Five Student-Athletes Make CSC Academic All-District Team
May 31, 2023 05:49 PM | Track & Field
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Five members of the West Virginia University track and field team have been named to the 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, as announced by CSC on Wednesday.
Seniors Tessa Constantine and Katherine Dowie, redshirt senior Mikaela Lucki, junior Ceili McCabe and redshirt junior Charlotte Wood were named to the All-District Team for their athletic and academic performances.
"These five exceptional athletes continue to make WVU proud," coach Sean Cleary said. "All five have been named to the All-Big 12 Track and Field Team in additional to qualifying at one point for the NCAA Championships as individuals. What more could we ask from this incredibly talented group of young women?"
Constantine has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her undergrad and graduate academic careers. The Sydney, Australia, native also holds the fourth-best spot in program history in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.31. She has also earned All-Big 12 Indoor First Team, Academic All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll. Of note, she is a part of the fastest DMR team in West Virginia history.
Dowie has garnered awards in track and field and cross country since arriving in Morgantown. Constantine's compatriot from Carisbrook, Victoria, Australia, has competed in three consecutive NCAA Cross Country Championships and secured All-Big 12 and Academic All-Big 12 First Team in cross country. She also has earned Academic All-Big 12 on the track to go with All-Big 12 Outdoor First Team.
Lucki has earned All-Big 12 in track and field and cross country since transferring to West Virginia from Illinois. The Toronto, Ontario, Canada, native secured 14th at her first Big 12 Conference Cross Country Championship in 2021 and followed up with a 10th place finish in 2022. Lucki also has earned All-Mid-Atlantic Region and holds the WVU program record for the 1,200-meter DMR split with a time of 3:21.31.
McCabe holds the West Virginia University records for fastest mile and 3,000-meter run in indoor track and the fastest 3,000-meter run and 3,000-meter steeplechase in outdoor track. Additionally, she is a part of WVU's record-setting DMR team and claimed the second fastest DMR 1,600-meter split and fifth fastest DMR 1,200-meter split. She also has garnered All-American, Mid-Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Women's Runner of the Year honors, while excelling in the classroom with Academic All-Big 12 First Team for both sports and Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll. The Vancouver, British Columbia, Native continues her 2023 outdoor track and field campaign at the NCAA National Championships on June 8.
Wood added her name to the program's record book with a time of 33:45.95 in the 10,000-meter run at the Stanford Invitational this season. She also has qualified for three NCAA National Championships, earned five All-Big 12 Awards and been named an All-Mid-Atlantic Region athlete. In the classroom, the Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada, native has earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team, Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll and Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll.
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Seniors Tessa Constantine and Katherine Dowie, redshirt senior Mikaela Lucki, junior Ceili McCabe and redshirt junior Charlotte Wood were named to the All-District Team for their athletic and academic performances.
"These five exceptional athletes continue to make WVU proud," coach Sean Cleary said. "All five have been named to the All-Big 12 Track and Field Team in additional to qualifying at one point for the NCAA Championships as individuals. What more could we ask from this incredibly talented group of young women?"
Constantine has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her undergrad and graduate academic careers. The Sydney, Australia, native also holds the fourth-best spot in program history in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.31. She has also earned All-Big 12 Indoor First Team, Academic All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll. Of note, she is a part of the fastest DMR team in West Virginia history.
Dowie has garnered awards in track and field and cross country since arriving in Morgantown. Constantine's compatriot from Carisbrook, Victoria, Australia, has competed in three consecutive NCAA Cross Country Championships and secured All-Big 12 and Academic All-Big 12 First Team in cross country. She also has earned Academic All-Big 12 on the track to go with All-Big 12 Outdoor First Team.
Lucki has earned All-Big 12 in track and field and cross country since transferring to West Virginia from Illinois. The Toronto, Ontario, Canada, native secured 14th at her first Big 12 Conference Cross Country Championship in 2021 and followed up with a 10th place finish in 2022. Lucki also has earned All-Mid-Atlantic Region and holds the WVU program record for the 1,200-meter DMR split with a time of 3:21.31.
McCabe holds the West Virginia University records for fastest mile and 3,000-meter run in indoor track and the fastest 3,000-meter run and 3,000-meter steeplechase in outdoor track. Additionally, she is a part of WVU's record-setting DMR team and claimed the second fastest DMR 1,600-meter split and fifth fastest DMR 1,200-meter split. She also has garnered All-American, Mid-Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Women's Runner of the Year honors, while excelling in the classroom with Academic All-Big 12 First Team for both sports and Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll. The Vancouver, British Columbia, Native continues her 2023 outdoor track and field campaign at the NCAA National Championships on June 8.
Wood added her name to the program's record book with a time of 33:45.95 in the 10,000-meter run at the Stanford Invitational this season. She also has qualified for three NCAA National Championships, earned five All-Big 12 Awards and been named an All-Mid-Atlantic Region athlete. In the classroom, the Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada, native has earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team, Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll and Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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