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March 5, 2008
La Salle's Rachel Papin and Ryan Jank of Charlotte have been named the Atlantic 10 Student-Athletes of the Year in men's and women's indoor track & field, respectively, in voting conducted among the Conference's sports information directors.
Papin earned Most Outstanding Track Performer honors at the 2008 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championship on Feb. 16 after winning the 5,000m run in a meet and facility record-time of 16:32.14. The time provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Indoor Championships on Mar. 14-15 at the University of Arkansas.
The Philadelphia, Pa., native also ran the anchor leg of the Explorers' distance medley relay which captured gold in a Championship and facility-record time of 12:05.44. A member of the Dean's List, Commissioner's Honor Roll and three-time Academic All-Conference selection, Papin boasts a 4.0 grade-point average in La Salle nursing graduate school program.
Jank finished second in the 5,000m run (14:33.98) and fourth in the 3,000m run (8:31.06) on Feb. 16 at the 2008 A-10 Indoor Track & Field Championships as Charlotte captured its second team title in three seasons. Jank also placed ninth overall in the 5,000m run at the Penn State National Open on Jan. 26 with a time of 14:50.72. A resident of Spartanburg, S.C., the junior maintains a 3.806 grade-point average while majoring in business.
| 2008 ATLANTIC 10 WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM | |||||
| Name | School | Cl. | Hometown | Major | |
| Sarah Allen | Dayton | So. | Springboro, Ohio | Psychology | |
| Brittany Bakanowski | Massachusetts | So. | Northboro, Mass. | School of Management | |
| Stacy Chew | Dayton | Jr. | Mason, Ohio | Fine Arts | |
| Laura Coyer | Saint Louis | Sr. | Burnsville, Minn. | Nursing | |
| Lamarra Currie | Charlotte | Jr. | Apex, N.C. | Psychology | |
| Christina DeRosa | Massachusetts | Sr. | Sound Beach, N.Y. | Kiniselogy | |
| Andrea Florida | Saint Joseph's | Jr. | Reading, Pa. | Food Marketing | |
| Stephanie Gregory | Rhode Island | So. | Hope Valley, R.I. | Chemical Engineering & Honors Program | |
| Laura Hamilton | Saint Louis | Jr. | Louisville, Ky. | Chemistry | |
| Samantha Howard | Duquesne | Sr. | Moon Township, Pa. | History | |
| Carolyn Lipovsky | La Salle | Sr. | Edison, N.J. | Chemistry | |
| Brittney McRae | Temple | So. | Bronx, N.Y. | Communications | |
| LaJarsha Moses | Charlotte | Sr. | Fayetteville, N.C. | Nursing | |
| Rachel Papin | La Salle | Gr. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Nursing | |
| Megan Sweeney | Dayton | Sr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Psychology/Religious Studies | |
| Student-Athlete of the Year: Rachel Papin, La Salle | |||||
| 2008 ATLANTIC 10 MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM | |||||
| Name | School | Cl. | Hometown | Major | |
| Brian Alexander | Rhode Island | Jr. | North Kingstown, R.I. | Electrical engineering | |
| Matt Alexander | Saint Louis | Jr. | Defiance, Mo. | Economics | |
| David Alfano | La Salle | Jr. | West Orange, N.J. | Education | |
| Thomas Barek | Rhode Island | Sr. | Portsmouth, R.I. | Mechanical Engineering | |
| Nathan Barksdale | Massachusetts | Sr. | Valparaiso, Ind. | Sport Management | |
| Michael Bernardo | Rhode Island | Sr. | South Attleboro, Mass. | Marketing | |
| Austin Critchlow | Saint Louis | Jr. | Cape Girandeau, Mo | Biology | |
| Ryan Durkin | Massachusetts | Sr. | North Andover, Mass. | Finance & Operations Management | |
| Ian Hackney | Massachusetts | So. | Stanford, Conn. | College of Arts & Sciences | |
| Clifton Hilario | Fordham | Jr. | Pine Bush, N.Y. | Accounting | |
| Ryan Jank | Charlotte | Jr. | Spartanburg, S.C. | Business | |
| Matt Lowenthal | Fordham | Sr. | East Meadow, N.Y. | Political Science | |
| Stephen Mateka | Rhode Island | Sr. | Sewell, N.J. | Psychology & Pre-Med | |
| Andrew Wagoner | La Salle | So. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Philosophy | |
| David Whelan | Saint Louis | So. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Biomedical Engineering | |
| Student-Athlete of the Year: Ryan Jank, Charlotte | |||||
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