Bersagel, Sikes Named Academic All-District
6/5/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
June 5, 2005
Winston-Salem, NC - Wake Forest senior Annie Bersagel and sophomore Michelle Sikes were named to the Academic All-District III Team announced College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Friday. Bersagel earned first team honors while Sikes was named to the second team.
Bersagel, double majoring in political science and economics, owns a 3.931 GPA. She was selected to the Academic All-District Team in 2002 and 2003 and went on to garner Academic All-America honors each of those years. Earlier this season, the Greeley, Colo., native set a new school record and ran the then-fastest time in 2005 in the NCAA in the 10,000 meter race; a performance that earned her ACC and NCAA Performer of the Week honors, as well as an automatic berth to the NCAA Championship. She was named All-ACC in the 5,000 meter and 10,000 meter races, finishing in second and first place, respectively in those events. She set a regional qualifying mark in the 5,000 meter race, placing 20th at the NCAA East Regional.
Sikes earns her first Academic All-District honors in 2005. The sophomore from Lakewood, Ohio ran a regional qualifying time in her first ever 3,000 meter steeplechase. She bettered that time weeks later and then went on finish seventh at the ACC Championship in the event. She regionally qualified for the 5,000 meter race as well. She was the only Deacon female to set two regional qualifying times during the outdoor season. Sikes is majoring in mathematical economics and has a 3.951 GPA.
Wake Forest, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Clemson and Charlotte placed the most athletes on the District III team, with two from each school. The Atlantic Coast Conference offered nine ladies overall. Nominees for the All-District Team came from 28 colleges and universities in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia
FIRST TEAM
Name - School
Dara Altman - University of Florida
Kelly Baker - James Madison University
Annie Bersagel - Wake Forest University
Astrid Claessens - University of Central Florida
Jenn Feenstra - Georgia State University
Laura Gerraughty - University of North Carolina
Leslie Jimison - North Carolina State
Jenny Lake - University of South Carolina
Danielle McNaney - Liberty University
Gisele Oliveira - Clemson University
SECOND TEAM
Name - School
Jennifer Barton - Clemson University
Lauren Burks - University of Georgia
Erin Donohue - University of North Carolina
Cassie Ficken - Charlotte
Kelly Fillnow - Davidson College
Sharonda Johnson - Charlotte
Jennifer Lentz - Georgia Tech
Adrienne Moss - University of Miami (Fla.)
Michelle Sikes - Wake Forest University
Jessica Walton - Longwood University
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