2005 All-ACC Academic Women's Cross Country Team Announced
Feb. 1, 2006
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Coral Gables, Fla. – Senior Melanie Schultz earned a spot on the 2005 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Women’s Cross Country Team as announced today by Commissioner John D. Swofford.
Schultz, a Marine Science-Biology major, earned a 3.47 grade point average this semester and has a cumulative average of 3.61 during her academic career.
In cross country, Schultz was an All-South Region selection the last two seasons and she placed fourth at the 2005 NCAA South Region Cross Country Championships to become the first Hurricane in school-history to qualify for the NCAA Championships. She also finished 15th at the 2005 ACC Cross Country Championships with a time of 19:56.1, becoming the first Hurricane woman to run a sub-20 minute time over six kilometers.
In her track career, Schultz was the first woman in UM history to qualify for NCAA Regional competition in a distance event. She also finished fourth in the 1,500-meters (4:26.03) and fifth in the 5,000-meters (16:44.10) at the 2005 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships setting school-records and NCAA Regional qualifying marks in both events.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during her academic career.
The 2005 All-ACC Academic Women’s Cross Country team is as follows:
2005 All-ACC Academic Women’s Cross Country Team
Semester Career
Name, Class, School GPA GPA Major
Whitney Anderson, Fr., Duke 3.25 3.25 Undeclared
Jennifer Barton, Sr., Clemson 4.00 3.91 Biological Sciences
Annie Bersagel, Sr., Wake Forest 4.00 3.94 Economics/Political Science
Laurel Burdick, So., <?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>BostonCollege 3.89 3.69 Elementary Education
Tasmin Fanning, Fr., Virginia Tech 3.26 3.26 Communications
Jemissa Hess, Jr., NC State 3.75 3.75 Art Applications
Clara Horowitz, Sr., Duke 3.50 3.10 Visual Arts
Laurel Jefferson, Jr., Maryland 3.80 3.88 English/French
Magin Kebert, So.,NCState 3.67 3.80 Biological Sciences
Cori Koch, Sr., Maryland 3.40 3.13 Kinesiology
Nisha Kurian, So., Georgia Tech 4.00 3.69 Chemical Engineering
Nichole Lister, So., BostonCollege 3.48 3.48 Env. Geological Science
Sally Meyerhoff, Sr., Duke 3.42 3.29 History
Natasha Roetter, Sr. Duke 3.92 3.97 Political Science
Shannon Rowbury, Sr., Duke 3.85 3.83 English/Theatre Studies
Melanie Schultz, Sr., Miami 3.47 3.61 Marine Science-Biology
Nicole Schappert, Fr., WakeForest 3.37 3.37 Undeclared
Michelle Sikes, Jr. Wake Forest 4.00 3.94 Mathematical Economics
Laura Stanley, Sr., Duke 3.92 3.24 Psychology
Brittany Tinsley, Fr., NC State 3.38 3.38 First Year College
Virginia Wheeler, Gr., NC State 3.56 3.56 Material Science/Engineering
Abigail Wilshire, Jr., Florida State 3.75 3.75 Meteorology
Elizabeth Wort, Sr., Duke 3.75 3.17 Psychology
