USTFCCCA ::: DII T&F Women's All-Academic -and- New Haven's Gagne Claims Unprec

USTFCCCA ::: DII T&F Women's All-Academic -and- New Haven's Gagne Claims Unprec

Aug 5, 2011 by FloTrack Staff
USTFCCCA ::: DII T&F Women's All-Academic -and- New Haven's Gagne Claims Unprec

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New Haven’s Gagne Claims Unprecedented Three National Scholar-Athlete Awards in Division II

In addition, 311 individuals receive All-Academic status for the track & field seasons

 

August 5, 2011

 

NEW ORLEANS – New Haven’s Shannon Gagne and New Mexico Highlands’ Jillisa Grant were named on Friday as Scholar Athletes of the Year in Division II for the 2011 track & field seasons by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The group represents collegiate track & field’s best in both athletics and academics. In addition, 311 were tapped as USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees.

 

Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards are determined from among those who earned All-Academic status and placed highest in individual events at the most recent NCAA Championships. Those who earn multiple individual championship titles rank higher in the tie-breaking process, and cumulative GPA is weighed as the final tiebreaker to establish a winner. Separate awards are given to track athletes and field athletes for the indoor and outdoor seasons, resulting in four categories.

 

Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year / Indoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year /

Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year –

Shannon Gagne, New Haven

 

Gagne, a graduate student from Meriden, Conn., is the first in USTFCCCA history to win three National Scholar-Athlete awards in a single track & field year as her academic and athletic performance throughout 2011 placed her ahead of the rest. Holding a 3.97 cumulative GPA and majoring in national security, Gagne won NCAA indoor titles in the 200 meters, 400 meters, and long jump. Outdoors, Gagne claimed additional crowns in the 200 and 400.

 

Earlier this week, Gagne was named by CoSIDA as the year’s all-around college division Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year. Gagne was also the USTFCCCA’s National Indoor and Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year in 2011.

 

Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year –

Jillisa Grant, New Mexico Highlands

 

Grant, a junior from Spanish Town, Jamaica, was the NCAA Division II outdoor long jump champion in 2011 and holds a 3.85 cumulative GPA in human performance.

 

Past Winners

 

Indoor Track & Field (track athlete)

2011: Shannon Gagne, New Haven

2010: Jessica Pixler, Seattle Pacific

2009: Jessica Pixler, Seattle Pacific

 

Indoor Track & Field (field athlete)

2011: Shannon Gagne, New Haven

2010: Darcie Schmitz, Fort Hays State

2009: Jenna Schmidt, Central Missouri

 

Indoor Track & Field (single award)

2008: Sheena Devine, Bemidji State

            Katelin Rains, Minnesota State

2007: Jessica Pixler, Seattle Pacific

 

Outdoor Track & Field (track athlete)

2011: Shannon Gagne, New Haven

2010: Jessica Pixler, Seattle Pacific

2009: Ashley Puga, Northwest Nazarene

2008: Nandelle Cameron, Lincoln (Mo.)

            Emma Erickson, South Dakota

 

Outdoor Track & Field (field athlete)

2011: Jillisa Grant, New Mexico Highlands

2010: Amanda Madden, Northern State

2009: Linda Rainwater, UC San Diego

2008: Jessica Selby-Tallman, Missouri Southern

 

Outdoor Track & Field (single award)

2007: Jessica Pixler, Seattle Pacific

 

311 Earn All-Academic Status

 

In addition to the Scholar Athletes of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced the women’s 2011 Division II All-Academic Track & Field team. A total of 311 student-athletes representing 80 institutions compose the group.

 

Grand Valley State led all squads with 20 team members named to the All-Academic list. Slippery Rock followed with 11 nods. In third place, Shippensburg, Ashland, Southern Connecticut, and Western State checked in with nine honorees.

 

NCAA champions Lindsay Lettow (Central Missouri), Monica Kinney (Grand Valley State), Barbara Szabo (Western State), Andria Nussey (Angelo State), Christa Bergmann (Fort Hays State), Lauren Stelten (Minnesota State), Cassie Mitchell (Adams State), Shermaine Williams (Johnson C. Smith), Monika Gruszecki (Western Washington), and Neely Spence (Shippensburg) joined Gagne and Grant on the All-Academic list.

 

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met an NCAA automatic or provisional qualifying mark in an individual or relay event at some point in either indoor or outdoor seasons.

 

Those institutions given All-Academic Team status will be named on Tuesday, August 9 (women) and Thursday, August 11 (men).

 

USTFCCCA 2011 Division II Track & Field All-Academic Honorees, WOMEN

 

Student-Athlete

Institution

Jenna Bohnen

Adams State College

Lindsey Grasmick

Adams State College

Katie Kruger

Adams State College

Kelly Lamb

Adams State College

Kristen McGlynn

Adams State College

Cassie Mitchell

Adams State College

Annelise Pradal

Adams State College

Bidemi Balogun

American International College

Starr Nathan

American International College

Kambryn Williams

American International College

Whitney Bishoff

Anderson University (South Carolina)

Kati  Holly

Angelo State University

Andria Nussey

Angelo State University

Cathryn Rittenberry

Angelo State University

Chrystal Ruiz

Angelo State University

Summer Sutherland

Angelo State University

Kimberly Williams

Angelo State University

Kelsey Wilson

Angelo State University

Stephanie Abbott

Ashland University

Leah Allen

Ashland University

Kendra Bassitt

Ashland University

Cheryl Bourne

Ashland University

Ashley Gregory

Ashland University

Abby Kacsandi

Ashland University

Lisa Roth

Ashland University

Stephanie Stoffel

Ashland University

Stephanie Tinney

Ashland University

Noel Bentele

Augustana College (South Dakota)

Colleen Everson

Augustana College (South Dakota)

Katie Guse

Augustana College (South Dakota)

Leah Hansen

Augustana College (South Dakota)

Molly Kokesh

Augustana College (South Dakota)

Molly Culbertson

Bellarmine University

Kristin Hamrick

Bellarmine University

Carissa Martin

Bellarmine University

Angela Musk

Bellarmine University

Meghan Shagena

Bellarmine University

Kristi Buerkle

Bemidji State University

Amy Varsell

Bentley University

Tiffany Dinh

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Anna Eicholtz

California State University, Chico

Alia Gray

California State University, Chico

Kara Lubieniecki

California State University, Chico

Shannon Rich

California State University, Chico

Ashley Webster

California State University, Chico

Justina Sadauskaite

California State University, Los Angeles

Sandy Estep

California University of Pennsylvania

Shakeria Love

California University of Pennsylvania

Jordyn Reagan

California University of Pennsylvania

Amber Saunders

California University of Pennsylvania

Shaina Afoa

Central Washington University

Rebecca Clark

Central Washington University

Katharine Lotze

Central Washington University

Torrie Self

Central Washington University

Julia Bayer

Chadron State College

Stacee Craig

Chadron State College

Megan Harrell

Chadron State College

Alyssa Norton

Chadron State College

Ashley Riesen

Chadron State College

Jazmyn Webster

Chadron State College

Alexis Carter

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Kaysee Nesmoe

Concordia University, St. Paul

Trina Carito

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Corinne Fitzgerald

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Rose Mascoli

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Lynn Mayer

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Katie Mona

Emporia State University

Elizabeth Stover

Emporia State University

Zoey Hohmann

Ferris State University

Samantha Johnson

Ferris State University

Amy Joostberns

Ferris State University

Christina Muir

Ferris State University

Paige Onweller

Ferris State University

Alyssa Osika

Ferris State University

Anna Rudd

Ferris State University

Christa Bergmann

Fort Hays State University

Kyleigh Edwards

Fort Hays State University

Kristen Fleharty

Fort Hays State University

Carissa Heim

Fort Hays State University

Kelsey Martin

Fort Hays State University

Makayla McPhail

Fort Hays State University

Darcie Schmitz

Fort Hays State University

Amy Berry

Georgian Court University

Justine Elardo

Georgian Court University

Shavine Hodges

Grand Canyon University

Brianne Kee

Grand Canyon University

Brittany Warren

Grand Canyon University

Ashley Botham

Grand Valley State University

Adrienne Chandler

Grand Valley State University

Kylen Cieslak

Grand Valley State University

Eileen Creutz

Grand Valley State University

Kelly Crowley

Grand Valley State University

Katelyn Fox

Grand Valley State University

Lisa Galasso

Grand Valley State University

Sarah Gryniewicz

Grand Valley State University

Kristen Hixson

Grand Valley State University

Brittney Jackson

Grand Valley State University

Monica Kinney

Grand Valley State University

Jocelyn Kuksa

Grand Valley State University

Autumn Lantz

Grand Valley State University

Megan Maceratini

Grand Valley State University

Karie McDonald

Grand Valley State University

Julia Nowak

Grand Valley State University

Hannah Osborn

Grand Valley State University

Sara Parks

Grand Valley State University

Kayla Vallar

Grand Valley State University

Amanda Whowell

Grand Valley State University

Catherine Nass

Hillsdale College

Amanda Putt

Hillsdale College

Marta Scheiwe

Hillsdale College

Jennifer Shaffer

Hillsdale College

Amber Smith

Hillsdale College

Chelsea Wackernagel

Hillsdale College

Naffene Briscoe

Johnson C. Smith University

Rosemarie Carty

Johnson C. Smith University

Sasha-Gay Cunningham

Johnson C. Smith University

Monique Kelly

Johnson C. Smith University

Xahnn-Georgia Reid

Johnson C. Smith University

Danielle Williams

Johnson C. Smith University

Shermaine Williams

Johnson C. Smith University

Keri Brown

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Katie Colburn

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

April Doyle

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Rachel Eshleman

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Colleen Bednar

Lake Erie College

Kaitlyn Holland

Lake Erie College

Kate Griewisch

Lenoir-Rhyne University

Julie Jarrett

Lewis University

Molly Szilard

Lewis University

Jhanell Brown

Lincoln University of Missouri

Michelle Cumberbatch

Lincoln University of Missouri

Lindsey Lambert

Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Alaina Leonard

Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Brenae Edwards

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Alexa Tsiknas

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Elicia Anderson

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Mona Reuter

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Brittany Yanora

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Kristina Anderson

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Nicole Hall

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Kendra Mooberry

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Kara Nygaard

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Anna VanWechel

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Kirby Vossler

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Lauren Stelten

Minnesota State University, Mankato

Lindsey Bragg

Missouri Southern State University

Ashley Bunch

Missouri Southern State University

Kylie Cornman

Missouri Southern State University

Nicole Green

Missouri Southern State University

Kelly McKay

Missouri Southern State University

Carita Riutta

Missouri Southern State University

Rachel Schrader

Missouri Southern State University

Lisa Vengels

Missouri Southern State University

Jillisa Grant

New Mexico Highlands University

Sheneika Rochester

New Mexico Highlands University

Catherine Angeli

Northern Michigan University

Yvonne Freese

Northern State University

Samantha Fender

Northwest Missouri State University

Rachel Lewis

Northwest Missouri State University

Brittany Poole

Northwest Missouri State University

Chelsea Barr

Northwest Nazarene University

Jaclyn Puga

Northwest Nazarene University

Keisha Etienne

Nova Southeastern University

Emily Ballock

Pittsburg State University

Gretchen Clark

Pittsburg State University

Lesli Gilbert

Pittsburg State University

Shannon Lynch

Pittsburg State University

Michelle Mitchell

Pittsburg State University

Heidi Smith

Pittsburg State University

Tessa Westoff

Pittsburg State University

Monica Wuertz

Pittsburg State University

Elizabeth Willford

Saginaw Valley State University

Alycia Wright

Saginaw Valley State University

Unique Connor

Saint Augustine's College

Sheena Johns

Saint Augustine's College

Dominique Knowles

San Francisco State University

Felicia Terwilliger

San Francisco State University

Carrie Thomas

San Francisco State University

Katy Gross

Seattle Pacific University

Jennifer Pike

Seattle Pacific University

Alison Worthen

Seattle Pacific University

Lindsay Bingaman

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Megan Breski

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Emily Dubs

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Laura Henzy

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Erica Hess

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Abby Huber

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Amanda Raudabaugh

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Neely Spence

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Katie Spratford

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Lexie Arnold

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Crystal Burnick

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Kim Goth

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Caitlin Hancox

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Jen Harpp

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Rachel Knapp

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Angela Schroeder

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Amanda Seigworth

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Allison Smith

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Kayla Snyder

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Jayme Stanek

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Shaina Barr

Southern Connecticut State University

Ashley Bell

Southern Connecticut State University

Alasia Griebel

Southern Connecticut State University

Sarah Hill

Southern Connecticut State University

Kimberly Johnson

Southern Connecticut State University

Brittany Niemczyk

Southern Connecticut State University

Samantha Spindel

Southern Connecticut State University

Jaclyn Sullivan

Southern Connecticut State University

Titilayo Vanriel

Southern Connecticut State University

Corie Chuning

Southwest Baptist University

Katie Dusenberg

Southwest Baptist University

Emma Shell

Southwest Baptist University

Tyrahnique Thomas

Southwest Baptist University

Samantha Hull

St. Martin's University

Samantha Alvarez

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Katie Dugie

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Erin Calvelage

The University of Findlay

Randi Depp

The University of Findlay

Lindsey Schmitmeyer

The University of Findlay

Catherine Wiemers

The University of Findlay

Christine Zimmermann

The University of Findlay

Lynzi Daughenbaugh

Tiffin University

Amanda Tooley

Tiffin University

Shaina Dochterman

Truman State University

Lisa Kucharski

Truman State University

Rachel McCarroll

Truman State University

Dimonique McGruder

Truman State University

Anne Ratermann

Truman State University

Jennifer Zweifel

Truman State University

Latrice Johnson

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Ardrienna Everett

University of Alaska Anchorage

Kelsea Johnson

University of Alaska Anchorage

Ruth Keino

University of Alaska Anchorage

Miriam Kipngeno

University of Alaska Anchorage

Haleigh Lloyd

University of Alaska Anchorage

Kelly Fogarty

University of California, San Diego

Erin Alewine

University of Central Missouri

Jessica Donovan

University of Central Missouri

Lindsey Kunkel

University of Central Missouri

Lindsay Lettow

University of Central Missouri

Kayla Muyskens

University of Central Missouri

Jenna Schmidt

University of Central Missouri

Angela Selby

University of Central Missouri

Sotrm Simons

University of Central Missouri

Lauren Graham

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Courtney Kuzmicz

University of Indianapolis

Haley Miller

University of Indianapolis

Kenya Owens

University of Indianapolis

Valorie Wagner

University of Indianapolis

Katy Watson

University of Indianapolis

Melissa Agnew

University of Mary

Kayla Carlson

University of Mary

Nicketa Coombs

University of Mary

Kristen Nelson

University of Mary

Kristen Stewart

University of Mary

Samantha Williams

University of Mary

Dakota Wolf

University of Mary

Karie Judge

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Elisabeth Monty

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lauren Raimondi

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Elizabeth Crane

University of Minnesota Duluth

Bridget Hines

University of Minnesota Duluth

Megan Stroh

University of Minnesota Duluth

Marissa Bongers

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Jena Isaacson

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Erica Pirog

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Jackie Ziemke

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Jody-Ann Coore

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Kayla Koepke

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Lianne McNaughton

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Maja Mihalinec

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Heather Minssen

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Celeste Robinson

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Sami Spenner

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Shannon Gagne

University of New Haven

Shraya Manick

University of New Haven

Ada Udaya

University of New Haven

Monica Yanez

University of New Haven

Jackie Henderson

University of Southern Indiana

Kaylee McClanahan

University of Southern Indiana

Latoya Allen

University of the District of Columbia

Lauren Pratt

University of the Incarnate Word

Shaneve Swift

University of the Incarnate Word

Hope Christie

University of Wisconsin, Parkside

Heidi Ertl

University of Wisconsin, Parkside

Roxanne Stratenwerth

University of Wisconsin, Parkside

Nicole Brungardt

Wayne State College (Nebraska)

Christina King

Wayne State College (Nebraska)

Paige Pollard

Wayne State College (Nebraska)

Melanie Ruff

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Nicole Smith

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Jadiah Riley

West Texas A&M University

Bailee Skeen

West Texas A&M University

Annan Applebee

Western Oregon University

Justine Mosher

Western Oregon University

Ashley Potter

Western Oregon University

Melanie Becic

Western State College of Colorado

Hillory Davis

Western State College of Colorado

Jessica Hadford

Western State College of Colorado

Jesse Howe

Western State College of Colorado

Lauren Kleppin

Western State College of Colorado

Sophie McNeely

Western State College of Colorado

Tara Richardson

Western State College of Colorado

Barbara Szabo

Western State College of Colorado

Rachel Webb

Western State College of Colorado

Lauren Breihof

Western Washington University

Monika Gruszecki

Western Washington University

Rachael Johnson

Western Washington University

Elisa Moenkedick

Winona State University

Caitlyn Zepczyk

Winona State University

 

 

 

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