GOLDEN EAGLES RICHARD NAMED TO DISTRICT 2 ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT FIRST TEAM
Clarion University’s Erin Richard (Erie/McDowell) was recently named first team District 2 College Division ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District women’s track and field and cross country.
During the outdoor track season, Richard earned two NCAA Division II All-American awards (3rd in the 5,000 and 4th in the 10,000) at the NCAA Championships while also winning PSAC titles in the 3,000 and 5,000. It gave the junior three All-American awards and three PSAC titles during the 2006-07 school year. She was an indoor All-American in the 5,000 (7th place) while winning the indoor PSAC title in the Mile.
In her career, Richard has seven PSAC titles and three All-American award on her resume.
An Elementary Education major, Richard has a 3.81 GPA.
NOTES – Richard will now be considered for the Academic All-America team … The Academic All-America program annually honors over 1,600 student-athletes who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through a voting by CoSIDA (the College Sports Information Directors of America), a 2,000-member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Since the programs’ inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in NCAA Divisions I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter of key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3,20 on a scale of 4,0, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings and his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director … ESPN The Magazine, winner of the 2006 and 2003 National Magazine Award for General Excellence, is a provocative and innovative sports publication. Full of insight, analysis, impact and wit, the oversized bi-weekly with a circulation of 1.9 million looks ahead to give fans a unique perspective on the world of sports … For more information about the Academic All-America Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.
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FIRST TEAM |
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ALL EVENTS |
Erin Fisher |
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE |
II |
Jr. |
McEwensville, Pa. |
3.98 |
Biology, Mathematics |
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ALL EVENTS |
Sarah Bray |
GROVE CITY COLLEGE |
II |
Sr. |
Monroeville, Pa. |
3.93 |
Business Management |
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ALL EVENTS |
Amber Hackenberg |
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY |
II |
Jr. |
Middleburg, Pa. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
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ALL EVENTS |
Nicole Blaesser |
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
II |
Sr. |
Oxford, Pa. |
3.79 |
Health and Physical Education |
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ALL EVENTS |
Aislinn Sowash |
HAVERFORD COLLEGE |
II |
Sr. |
Finksburg, MD |
3.54 |
Biology |
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ALL EVENTS |
Ashley Parker |
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA |
II |
Sr. |
Pleasantville, NJ |
3.74 |
Health Science |
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ALL EVENTS |
Cara Pierce |
GROVE CITY COLLEGE |
II |
Sr. |
Ogdensburg, N.Y. |
3.91 |
English/Spanish |
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ALL EVENTS |
Megan Grover |
WAYNESBURG COLLEGE |
II |
So. |
Arvada, Col. |
3.96 |
Biology |
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ALL EVENTS |
Kelli Gee |
WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON COLLEGE |
II |
Jr. |
Washington, Pa. |
3.92 |
Biology |
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ALL EVENTS |
Erin Richard |
CLARION UNIVERSITY |
II |
Jr. |
Erie, PA |
3.81 |
Elementary Education |
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SECOND TEAM |
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ALL EVENTS |
Alicia Canzanese |
SALISBURY UNIVERSITY |
II |
Jr. |
Chadds Ford, Pa. |
3.92 |
Athletic Training |
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ALL EVENTS |
Mary Majchrowicz |
GROVE CITY COLLEGE |
II |
Jr. |
Sunnyvale, Calif. |
3.81 |
Marketing/Management |
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ALL EVENTS |
Stephanie Herrick |
NEW JERSEY, THE COLLEGE OF |
II |
So. |
Wayne, NJ |
3.91 |
Communications |
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ALL EVENTS |
Katie Creme |
DICKINSON COLLEGE |
II |
Jr. |
Lancaster, PA |
3.81 |
American Studies |
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ALL EVENTS |
Julia Seward |
GROVE CITY COLLEGE |
II |
So. |
Elizabethton, Tenn. |
3.95 |
English |
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ALL EVENTS |
Jennifer Hansen |
SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY |
II |
So. |
Charleston, WV |
4.0 |
Exercise Science |
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ALL EVENTS |
Jessica Bonelli |
NEW JERSEY, THE COLLEGE OF |
II |
Jr. |
Sewell, NJ |
3.43 |
Marketing |
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ALL EVENTS |
Leanna Stitt |
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE (PA) |
II |
Jr. |
Pittsburgh |
3.96 |
English |
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ALL EVENTS |
Kristen Van Sickel |
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE (PA) |
II |
So. |
Pittsburgh |
3.89 |
Biology |
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ALL EVENTS |
Emily Lepley |
SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY |
II |
Sr. |
Lewistown, Pa. |
3.23 |
English |
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ALL EVENTS |
Ashley Douglas |
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA |
II |
Sr. |
Crisfield, MD |
3.65 |
Health Science |
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ALL EVENTS |
Lauren Weinheimer |
WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON COLLEGE |
II |
Jr. |
Derby, N.Y. |
3.76 |
Business Administration |
