DI Women’s Track & Field Scholar Athletes of the Year & All­ Academic Individuals Announced By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA July 17, 2015 Follow NEW ORLEANS – Emily Sisson of Providence, Sandi Morris of Arkansas, Colleen Quigley of Florida State and Keturah Orji of Georgia have been named the female Scholar Athletes of the Year in Division I for the 2014­15 track & field season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the association announced Friday. Combining their accomplishments in the classroom and in competition during the WOMEN’S SCHOLAR ATHLETE recently completed academic year, these four women were the most exceptional AWARD HISTORY among a group of 838 women who earned USTFCCCA All­Academic honors. The Indoor Track full breakdown of All­Academic selections can be found below. 2015: Emily Sisson, Providence 2014: Abbey D’Agostino, Dartmouth 2013: Abbey D’Agostino, Dartmouth PDF Release 2012: Deborah Maier, California 2011: Jordan Hasay, Oregon 2010: Phoebe Wright, Tennessee Scholar Athletes of the Year were selected as the highest­finishing performers at the 2009: Sarah Bowman, Tennessee NCAA Indoor & Outdoor Championships who also achieved USTFCCCA All­Academic 2008: Sarah Bowman, Tennessee Individual status. Those who earned multiple individual championship titles ranked Indoor Field higher in the tie­breaking process, and cumulative GPA is weighed as the final 2015: Sandi Morris, Arkansas 2014: Emily Grove, South Dakota tiebreaker to establish a winner. 2013: Brigetta Barrett, Arizona 2012: Brigetta Barrett, Arizona 2011: Brigetta Barrett, Arizona Separate awards are given to track athletes and field athletes for the indoor and 2010: Kylie Hutson, Indiana State outdoor seasons, resulting in four categories. 2009: Kylie Hutson, Indiana State 2008: Ellie Rudy, Montana State Sisson, a graduate student going for a masters in business administration with a Indoor Track & Field cumulative 3.53 GPA during her time at Providence, earned the indoor track award 2007: Sarah Stevens, Arizona State for her first career Scholar Athlete honor. The Chesterfield, Missouri, native broke Outdoor Track 2015: Colleen Quigley, Florida State the collegiate record at 5000 meters with a 15:12.22 to win the BIG EAST title, and 2014: Laura Roesler, Oregon 2013: Abbey D’Agostino, Dartmouth went on to win the NCAA indoor title in March. She also ran the fifth­fastest time in 2012: Abbey D’Agostino, Dartmouth history by a collegian at 3000 meters at 8:52.60. 2011: Sheila Reid, Villanova 2010: Lisa Koll, Iowa State 2009: Jenny Barringer, Colorado She is the first woman from Providence to earn Scholar Athlete of the Year honors 2008: Lisa Koll, Iowa State in track & field. Outdoor Field 2015: Keturah Orji, Georgia Morris, a senior broadcast journalism major with a 3.925 cumulative GPA at 2014: Julia Ratcliffe, Princeton 2013: Bethany Buell, South Dakota Arkansas, earned the indoor field award for her first Scholar Athlete award. The 2012: Brittany Borman, Oklahoma Greenville, South Carolina, native won the NCAA Division I Indoor pole vault title 2011: Trecey Rew, Northwestern State 2010: Evelien Dekkers, Florida with a height of 15­1 (4.60m) that tied the championships record. She cleared 15­ 2009: Kim Williams, Florida State 3½ (4.66m) to win the SEC title, giving her a share of the No. 2 vault in college 2008: Sarah Stevens, Arizona State indoor history. Outdoor Track & Field 2007: Michelle Sikes, Wake Forest She is the first woman from Arkansas to earn Scholar Athlete of the Year honors in track & field. Quigley, a senior dietetics major with a 3.877 cumulative GPA, earned the outdoor track award for the first time in her career. The native of St. Louis, Missouri, won the steeplechase crown in 9:29.32 to become the third woman in collegiate history to break the 9:30 barrier, defeating 2014 champ Leah O’Connor of Michigan State along the way. She is the second female Scholar Athlete of the Year in track & field for Florida State, joining 2009 field winner Kim Williams. Orji, a first­year communication studies major with a 3.96 cumulative GPA, earned the outdoor field award for her first career Scholar Athlete award. With a leap of 46­5¼ (14.15m), the native of Mount Olive, New Jersey, won the NCAA Division I outdoor triple jump title and moved into a share of the No. 4 spot on the all­time collegiate performers list. She is the first woman from Georgia to earn Scholar Athlete of the Year honors in track & field. All­Academic Individuals Minnesota Leads All­Academic Individuals List with 18 Honorees; SEC is the Top Conference Including the Scholar Athletes of the Year, a total of 838 women from 207 institutions earned USTFCCCA All­Academic honors for their combined academic and athletic accomplishments. To qualify for the USTFCCCA All­Academic Track and Field Team, the student­athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met at least one of the following athletic standards: For the indoor season, a student­athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org For the outdoor season, a student­athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds). For the second year in a row, Minnesota led all teams with 18 honorees. Both North Dakota State and Nebraska earned 15 awards apiece, followed by Harvard and New Mexico with 14 each. In total, 17 programs were represented by 10 or more honorees, including indoor national champion Arkansas with 12. With 99 total female honorees, the SEC was the top conference in the country, followed by the slimmest of margins by the Big Ten with 98. The Pac­12 and Big 12 rounded out the podium with 78 and 73 honorees, respectively. Forty­six different women recorded a cumulative GPA of 4.0. The full list of All­Academic selections is provided below, arranged alphabetically by team name. 2015 USTFCCCA All­Academic Individuals NCAA Division I Women’s Track & Field Name Institution Athlete’s Major Jessica Delic Akron Nursing Claudia Garcia Jou Akron Exercise Science – Masters Weronika Gaudyn Akron Fashion Merchandising Caroline Hasse Akron Psychology Claire Lucas Akron Corporate Ana Martin­Sacristan Akron Middle Level Education Jaclyn Siefring Akron Biomedical engineering Rebecca Szabo Akron Biomedical engineering Nia Barnes Alabama Media Production Quanesha Burks Alabama Elementary Education Lacey Dent Alabama Communicative Disorders Filippa Fotopoulou Alabama Biology Alex Gholston Alabama English Katelyn Greenleaf Alabama Nutrition Danielle McConnell Alabama Public Health Meropi Panagiotou Alabama Fashion Retail Anna Rawles Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Management Haley Teel Alabama Exercise Science Sarah Thomas Alabama Operations Management Merilyn Uudmae Alabama Marketing Solene Bastien Albany Nanoscale Engineering (Chemistry minor) Alexandra Baum Albany Public Health Brianna Tate Appalachian State Biology Tristin Van Ord Appalachian State Sustainable Development Kristina Aubert Arizona Public Health Tiana Bonds Arizona Undecided Jasper Gray Arizona Literary, Learning & Leadership Lisanne Hagens Arizona Engineering Elvin Kibet Arizona Public Health Morgan Struble Arizona Mechanical Engineering Kiera Bulluck Arizona State Biological Sciences (Honors College) Shaina Corbin Arizona State Sports Business Melese Crozier Arizona State BioChemistry Haleigh Fritts Arizona State Finance Alex Hartig Arizona State Accountancy Shelby Houlihan Arizona State Interdisciplinary Studies Ginger Jarchow Arizona State Sociology Keyasia Tibbs Arizona State Art Chelsey Totten Arizona State Healthy Life Sciences Ashley Weber Arizona State Psychology Leigha Brown Arkansas Kinesiology Taylor Ellis­Watson Arkansas Psychology Alexandria Gochenour Arkansas Agricultural Business Therese Haiss Arkansas Chemistry Jessica Kamilos Arkansas Kinesiology Shannon Klenke Arkansas International Economics Sandi Morris Arkansas Broadcast Journalism Tamara Myers Arkansas Accounting Valerie Reina Arkansas Elementary Education Diane Robison Arkansas Dietetic Regan Ward Arkansas Geology Megan Zimlich Arkansas Marketing and Supply Chain Management Calea Carr Arkansas State English Kristina Knott Arkansas State Undecided Rachel Dincoff Auburn Physical Activity and Health Brianna Heilsnis Auburn Horticulture Alyssa Kopp Auburn Rehab Services Kendra Mitchell Auburn Civil Engineering Ebony Morrison Auburn Radio, TV and Film Samantha Scarlett Auburn Economics Jonielle Smith Auburn Pre­business Breigh Jones Austin Peay Psychology Lauren Cook Baylor Marketing Justise Dayries Baylor General Studies Kiana Hawn Baylor Exercise Physiology Rachel Johnson Baylor Exercise Physiology Kehri Jones Baylor Exercise Physiology Juanita Mainoo Baylor Pre­Med Maggie Montoya Baylor Pre­Med Jenna Pfeiffer Baylor Accounting Jessica Purtell Baylor Environmental Science Annie Rhodes Baylor Exercise Physiology Raena Rhone Baylor Pre­Med Karyna Armstrong Boise State Criminal Justice and Political Science Mackenzie Flannigan Boise State Communication Marisa Howard Boise State Nursing Courtney Hutchinson Boise State Kinesiology and Psychology Allison Jeffries Boise State Communication Tessa Murray Boise State Finance and Marketing Jordan Ward Boise State Graphic Design Madeleine Davidson Boston College Communication Isabelle Kennedy Boston College English & Secondary Education Katherine O’Keefe Boston