Nine Cross Country Runners Earn Big 12 Academic Honors
10/30/2002 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Oct. 30, 2002
DALLAS, Texas - Nine Baylor cross country runners earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 accolades, the conference office announced today.
To be eligible for first-team academic all-league recognition student-athletes must maintain a 3.2 or better GPA and must have participated in 60 percent of the team's races.
The Bears placed seven women and two men on the all-academic squads. Of those seven, junior Megan McCoin and sophomore Lindsey Price were recognized for maintaining perfect 4.0 GPA's throughout their Baylor careers. They were two of only 17 runners in the conference to achieve that honor. Other women earning the conference's academic accolades include Leah Marbach, Katherine Duncan, Stephanie Bennett, Emily Bonilla and April Hurst.
Juniors Matt Chance and Kyle King were the academic award winners for the men's squad. Both athletes earned first-team honors from the conference.
Baylor cross country will return to action Sat., Nov. 2 when the Bears travel to Columbia, Mo. for the 2002 Big 12 Conference Championships.
First Team (3.20-plus grade point average; *indicates nominated with a 4.0 GPA) Name Class Major Hometown Katherine Duncan Jr. Art History Roscoe, Texas Leah Marbach Sr. Child and Family Studies Kingwood, Texas Stephanie Bennett Jr. Biology Richmond, Ontario, Canada Megan McCoin * Jr. Biology Houston, Texas Lindsey Price * So. Biology Austin, Texas Emily Bonilla So. Undecided Corpus Cristi, Texas April Hurst So. International Studies Bowie, Texas Matt Chance Jr. Pre-Business Colleyville, Texas Kyle King Jr. Mathematics Sulphur Springs, Texas
