Ten Earn Academic All-Big 12 Honors
December 02, 2020 11:02 AM | Cross Country
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –Ten members of the West Virginia University cross country team were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Women's Cross Country First Team, the conference announced on Wednesday.
Three Mountaineers earned spots on the team with a 4.0 grade point average: redshirt senior Antigone Archer (digital and social media), redshirt senior Bree Warren (communication sciences and disorders) and redshirt junior Marianne Abdalah (biology).
Senior Hayley Jackson (multidisciplinary studies), junior Charlotte Wood (physical education and kinesiology), redshirt sophomore Katherine Dowie (exercise physiology), redshirt sophomore Samantha Hatcher (nursing), redshirt sophomore Hannah Lipps (elementary education), redshirt sophomore Mikenna Vanderheyden (psychology) and sophomore Ceili McCabe (sports and adventure media) also represented WVU on the team.
In all, 149 student-athletes, including 84 women, were recognized on the all-academic teams. A total of 28 honorees garnered a 4.0 GPA.
First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, while second-team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 20 percent of their team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Three Mountaineers earned spots on the team with a 4.0 grade point average: redshirt senior Antigone Archer (digital and social media), redshirt senior Bree Warren (communication sciences and disorders) and redshirt junior Marianne Abdalah (biology).
Senior Hayley Jackson (multidisciplinary studies), junior Charlotte Wood (physical education and kinesiology), redshirt sophomore Katherine Dowie (exercise physiology), redshirt sophomore Samantha Hatcher (nursing), redshirt sophomore Hannah Lipps (elementary education), redshirt sophomore Mikenna Vanderheyden (psychology) and sophomore Ceili McCabe (sports and adventure media) also represented WVU on the team.
In all, 149 student-athletes, including 84 women, were recognized on the all-academic teams. A total of 28 honorees garnered a 4.0 GPA.
First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, while second-team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 20 percent of their team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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