NEW ORLEANS − The Flagler College women’s cross country team was well represented on the 2009 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II All-Academic Team which was released this afternoon.
To qualify for All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must have completed at least 12 semester/quarter hours through the semester of competition at the institution to be eligible. The student-athlete must have at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average and have placed in the top 30% of the total number of athletes eligible to compete at the respective regional championships or have placed in the top 50% of the field at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships.
Flagler tied Georgia College & State University for the most runners represented from a Peach Belt Conference member institution. The University of Tampa placed seven runners on the team to lead all schools.
Representing Flagler were
Laura McKnight (Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter HS),
April Robinson (St. Augustine, Fla./Pedro Menendez HS),
Madeleine Wagner (New Port Richey, Fla./J.W. Mitchell HS),
Samantha Kunsch (Long Island, N.Y./Center Moriches HS),
Christa Lamond (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Brooke Point School) and
Caroline Young (Newnan, Ga./Stetson U.).
McKnight, a sophomore, is majoring in history/pre-law. She posted a season-best time of 21:47.62 at the 5K flrunners.com Invitational on Oct. 2.
Robinson, also a sophomore, has a perfect 4.00 grade point average and is majoring in elementary education. She ran a season-best time of 21:56.69 at the flrunners.com Invitational.
Wagner, a sophomore, is an art education major at Flagler. She posted a season-best time of 22:46 at the Stetson Hatter 5K Invitational on Oct. 16.
Kunsch, a sophomore, is an elementary education major. She ran a season-best time of 23:16.13 at the flrunners.com Invitational.
Lamond is a sophomore graphic design major at Flagler. She was consistently the team’s top runner and her season-best time was 20:30.34 at the flrunners.com Invitational.
Young, a junior, is a Spanish/communication major. Her season-best run came at the flrunners.com Invitational where she posted a time of 22:50.19.
McKnight, Robinson, Wagner, Lamond, Young and Jennifer Griner were all earned 2009 Peach Belt Conference All-Academic honors in December.
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