February 16, 2012

PBC Women’s Cross Country Runners, Teams Receive Academic Recognition

NEW ORLEANS, LA – 16 Peach Belt Conference women’s cross country runners and six teams were named All-Academic by the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).  Montevallo and UNC Pembroke led the league with four runners selected to the team while Augusta State and Clayton State had three each.

To qualify for the individual USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team in Division II, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or greater through the most-recent semester, completed at least 12 credit hours in the semester of cross country competition, and placed in the top 50 percent at the most recent NCAA National Championships or in the top 30 percent at the NCAA Regional Championships.

To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or better and have tallied a team score at the NCAA Regional Championships.

354 individuals and 124 teams were named to the list.

Individual USTFCCCA 2011 Division II Cross Country All-Academic Honorees

Jessica Carpenter, Augusta State University
Jacquelyn Nagel, Augusta State University
Lyndsay Nichols, Augusta State University
Paige Galvin, Clayton State University
Jessica Smith, Clayton State University
Samantha Walling, Clayton State University
Taylor Strekel,  Flagler College
Allison Lones, Georgia College
Haley Evans, University of Montevallo
In-Mi Matsunaga, University of Montevallo
Lauren Recchia, University of Montevallo
Katherine Schofield, University of Montevallo
Carrie Blankenship, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
 Kendra Dorn, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Ashlee Doughty, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
 Livia Mahaffie, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

USTFCCCA 2011 Division II Cross Country All-Academic Teams

Augusta State University
Clayton State University
Columbus State University
Flagler College
Georgia College
University of Montevallo
University of North Carolina at Pembroke

NEW ORLEANS, LA – 16 Peach Belt Conference women’s cross country runners and six teams were named All-Academic by the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).  Montevallo and UNC Pembroke led the league with four runners selected to the team while Augusta State and Clayton State had three each.

 

To qualify for the individual USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team in Division II, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or greater through the most-recent semester, completed at least 12 credit hours in the semester of cross country competition, and placed in the top 50 percent at the most recent NCAA National Championships or in the top 30 percent at the NCAA Regional Championships.

 

To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or better and have tallied a team score at the NCAA Regional Championships.

 

354 individuals and 124 teams were named to the list. 

 

Individual USTFCCCA 2011 Division II Cross Country All-Academic Honorees

 

Jessica Carpenter, Augusta State University

Jacquelyn Nagel, Augusta State University

Lyndsay Nichols, Augusta State University

Paige Galvin, Clayton State University

Jessica Smith, Clayton State University

Samantha Walling, Clayton State University

Taylor Strekel,  Flagler College

Allison Lones, Georgia College

Haley Evans, University of Montevallo

In-Mi Matsunaga, University of Montevallo

Lauren Recchia, University of Montevallo

Katherine Schofield, University of Montevallo

Carrie Blankenship, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

 Kendra Dorn, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Ashlee Doughty, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

 Livia Mahaffie, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

 

USTFCCCA 2011 Division II Cross Country All-Academic Teams

 

Augusta State University

Clayton State University
Columbus State University

Flagler College

Georgia College

University of Montevallo

University of North Carolina at Pembroke