Two Ladyjacks named to the 2011 All-Academic Team
8/5/2011 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
Aug. 5, 2011
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the 2011 Division I Track & Field team Thursday afternoon. Two of Stephen F. Austin's athletes were among the list of elite individuals that received the award. The group of athletes represents collegiate track and field's best competitors in both on the track and in the classroom.
Senior Kaitlyn Andrews is a five-time All-Southland Conference selection, who won two individual shot put titles during her career. Senior Amy Shackelford is not only a five-time All-SLC selection, but a two-time SLC individual champion. Shackelford was also named the SLC Track and Field Female Student-Athlete of the year in 2010.
The track and field team recorded one of its best seasons in program history this past year. The Ladyjacks recorded the rare conference triple crown winning the team titles in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, while the `Jacks won their first outdoor conference championship in school history.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and met either of the following athletic standards: for the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list, for the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships.
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