Missouri Track Lands 26 on Academic All-Big 12 Teams :: Dailey, Kimball recorded 4.0s in Fall

Missouri Track Lands 26 on Academic All-Big 12 Teams

Dailey, Kimball recorded 4.0s in Fall

May 13, 2008

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Big 12 Conference named the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 Track & Field Teams on Tuesday. Missouri had 26 names on the list including seniors Tyler Dailey (Joplin, Mo.) and Kasey Kimball (Eureka, Mo.) who were specially recognized for recording a 4.0 GPA in the fall 2007 semester. The Tigers are just days away from competing in the Big 12 Track & Field Championships in Boulder, Colo.

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.

The 2008 Big 12 Track & Field Championships will take place at Potts Field in Boulder Colo., on Friday-Sunday, May 16-18. It will mark the first time Colorado has hosted the Big 12 meet and the first time to host any conference championship since hosting the Big Eight Championships in 1972.

MISSOURI ON THE ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 TEAMS

Men's First Team (3.20 GPA or better), * 4.0 GPA in Fall 2007

Nick Adcock, Accountancy, Kansas City, Mo.

Michael Barrows, Business Administration, Flint, Mich.

Tyler Dailey*, Biological Science, Joplin, Mo.

Chris Feitz, Business Administration, Carrollton, Mo.

Brian Graybill, Mechanical Engineering, Liberty, Mo.

Dan Hedgecock, English, St. Louis, Mo.

John Lenhart, Business Administration, Bethany, Mo.

Jason Miller, Biochemistry, Stafford, Va.

Tipper O'Brien, Communication, Kirkwood, Mo.

Steve Shimkus, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia, Mo.

Daniel Willingham, Political Science, Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Women's First Team (3.20 GPA or better), * 4.0 GPA in Fall 2007

Lauren Begany, Business, Fenton, Mo.

Meaghan Brougher, Business, Highland Village, Texas

Sara Burbee, Nutrition and Fitness, Trenton, Mo.

Kate Greer, Advertising, Marshalltown, Iowa

Kasey Kimball*, Biological Science, Eureka, Mo.

Krishna Lee, Business Administration, Kansas City, Mo.

Tommie Powers, Middle School Education, North Richland Hills, Texas

Emily Ramsey, Social Work, Waukesha, Wis.

Carolyn Rauen, Journalism, Cincinnati, Ohio

Ellen Ries, Nutritional Science, Ryan, Iowa

Kaela Rorvig, Education, Columbia, Mo.

Elizabeth Robe, Biological Science, Waukesha, Wis.

Katie Wenger, Physical Therapy, St. Joseph, Mo.

JaNay Woolridge, Biological Science, Baltimore, Md.

Women's Second Team (3.00-3.19 GPA)

Lindsey Boldt, Business, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa

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