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Track and Field Places 18 on All-Academic Team
May 13, 2008
WACO, Texas - The Baylor men's and women's track and field teams placed 18 student athletes on the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 team, including 16 first-team selections, the league office announced on Tuesday. The 18 selections ties the most in Baylor track and field history, as the 2007 squad also placed 18 student-athletes on the Academic All-Big 12 team. The 16 first-team selections marks a new program record. Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the men's track & field academic all-league squad consisted of 82 first team members combined with 21 on the second team, while the women had 109 first team recipients and 22 student-athletes on the second team. First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have 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 60 percent of his/her 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.
Lyndsy Bedell and Brittany Devereaux earned their third-straight first-team selections, while Lauren Hagans received her third honor and first selection to the first-team. The 2008 Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships will take place at Potts Field in Boulder Colo. on Friday-Sunday, May 16-18. It will mark the first time Academic All-Big 12 First-Team Jessi Barnes, Economics Erin Bedell, Health Science Studies Lyndsy Bedell, Health Science Studies Kathryn Benvegnu, Biology/Pre-Heath Care Danielle Bradley, Health Science Studies Josh Camp, Mechanical Engineering Brittany Devereaux, Biology/Pre-Medicine Lauren Hagans, Exercise Physiology Trey Harts, Business Nichole Jones, Exercise Physiology Ashley Korol, Early Childhood Katie Shaw, Psychology Kayla Smith, Biology Kaleigh Teel, Biology/Pre-Medicine Renae Van Wyhe, Math Erik Vance, Health Science Studies Academic All-Big 12 Second-Team Carla Grace, Health Science Studies Loren Hodges, Health Science Studies |
