Posted at 1:42 p.m., Thursday, July 5, 2007
Four UH track and field athletes on all-academic team
Advertiser Staff
Four University of Hawai'i-student-athletes were named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association all-academic team, released today.Annett Wichmann, Emily Sheppard, Jessica Trujillo, and Mallory Gilbert were among 415 athletes representing 117 Division I universities. To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team, student-athletes need a cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 and an NCAA automatic or provisional qualifying mark for the most recent indoor championships or an outdoor regional qualifying mark in their respective event.
Last week, Wichmann was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America third team, in addition to District VIII first-team honors earlier in the month. Wichmann became the first track and field athlete to earn Academic All-America recognition in school history.
Arizona State's Sarah Stevens and Wake Forest's Michelle Sikes were named the 2007 Division I Indoor and Outdoor Scholar Athletes of the Year.
