Four Mountaineers Named to All-District Teams
May 30, 2006 02:05 PM | General
May 30, 2006
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| Koontz |
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University landed one athlete on the first team academic all-district at-large women’s team and three others to the second team academic all-district at-large teams, as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and ESPN The Magazine.
Tennis player Catherine Koontz earned a first team nod, while tennis player Ashley Constantine, gymnast Janáe Cox and wrestler Matt Lebe were those selected for the second teams.
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| Constanine |
Koontz is a two-time recipient of the award as she was a first-team selection in 2004-05. The Lexington, N.C., native compiled a career record of 54-41 during her tenure and won the Jane Little Memorial Award twice during her career. In an effort to concentrate on academics, Koontz declared the 2006 season her last. With a cumulative GPA of 3.97, the biology major is set to graduate in May 2007 with plans of attending medical school.
Koontz now moves on to consideration for the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America team.
Constantine owns a career record of 38-20 and was a mainstay in doubles for the 2006 season. The Binghamton, N.Y., resident has already won a plethora of awards, including the Martha T. Thorn and Most Improved Awards in 2006, and the Jane Little Memorial Award in 2004. A junior elementary education major, Constantine has a cumulative GPA of 3.91.
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| Cox |
Cox put together her third impressive season for the Mountaineers in 2006 by earning first team all-EAGL honors on all four events as well as the all-around. The junior has qualified for nationals twice in her career (2004, 2005) and was the 2005 EAGL all-around champion.
A native of Otisco, Ind., Cox has compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.82 as a Mountaineer. She is double majoring in Multidisciplinary Studies and Elementary Education.
Lebe graduated in May after putting together an impeccable career on the wrestling mat and in the classroom. The 157-pounder finished with a record of 120-33 to rank second in school history behind only Greg Jones for career wins at West Virginia. He ranks in the Top 10 in seven different categories in the WVU record books.
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| Lebe |
Earlier this spring the Jeannette, Pa., native became the first wrestler in school history to be named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic team three times. The 2005 NCAA All-American graduated earlier this month with a 3.48 cumulative GPA and a degree in Physical Education and Teacher Education and a minor in Health Education.
