Four Harriers Named to Academic All-ACC Cross Country Team
2/1/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Feb. 1, 2006
Winston-Salem, N.C. - Four Wake Forest cross country runners, seniors Shane Ahlers and Annie Bersagel, junior Michelle Sikes and freshman Nicole Schappert, were named to the Academic All-ACC Team as announced by the conference office on Wednesday. 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.
Bersagel was one of 11 runners that earned both all-conference honors as well as All-Academic honors. She also was one of only three runners to also earn All-American honors at the NCAA Championship. An economics and political science double major, Bersagel earned a 4.00 GPA in the fall and has a 3.94 cumulative GPA.
Ahlers, a biology major, registered a 3.24 GPA in the fall and has a 3.14 GPA for his career.
Schappert, the ACC Performer of the Week for Sept. 6, recorded a 3.37 GPA in her first semester at Wake Forest.
Sikes, a mathematical economics major, also recorded a perfect 4.00 GPA and has a cumulative mark of 3.94. Sikes joins Bersagel as one of 14 female runners to earn all-region and all-academic honors in 2005.
2005 All-ACC Academic Men's Cross Country Team Fall CareerName Class School GPA GPA MajorPaul Ahern Fr. Virginia Tech 3.80 3.80 University StudiesShane Ahlers Jr. Wake Forest 3.24 3.14 BiologyDavid Atkiss Sr. Virginia Tech 3.37 3.37 Masters of BusinessThomas Berry Jr. Miami 3.82 3.75 Motion PicturesAndrew Dumm Jr. Virginia 3.60 3.55 Foreign AffairsPablo Durana Sr. North Carolina 3.44 3.41 CommunicationsJan Foerster Jr. Virginia 3.10 3.10 EconomicsRyan Foster Jr. Virginia 3.10 3.13 Computer ScienceStephen Furst So. NC State 3.63 3.92 Aerospace EngineeringGreg Isaacs Jr. Clemson 3.76 3.28 Civil EngineeringChris Kollar So. NC State 4.00 3.63 Biological ScienceKeith Krieger Jr. Duke 3.65 3.42 EconomicsThomas Lancashire Jr. Florida State 4.00 3.92 Exercise ScienceAndrew Lemoncello Sr. Florida State 3.63 3.26 EducationTyler McCandless Fr. Maryland 3.81 3.81 Physical SciencesPatrick Mellea So. Boston College 3.20 3.28 FinanceAndrew Montgomery So. Virginia Tech 3.52 3.79 ArchitecturePhilip Nichols Jr. Florida State 3.50 3.50 EducationCharles Salmen Sr. Duke 3.92 3.94 EnglishJonathan Scheiner Jr. Miami 3.88 3.67 FinanceTristram Thomas Fr. North Carolina 3.68 3.68 UndecidedNazar Trilisky So. Georgia Tech 4.00 3.93 Computer EngineeringTibor Vegh So. NC State 4.00 4.00 Economics
2005 All-ACC Academic Men's Cross Country Team Fall CareerName Class School GPA GPA MajorWhitney Anderson Fr. Duke 3.25 3.25 UndeclaredJennifer Barton Sr. Clemson 4.00 3.91 Biological SciencesAnnie Bersagel Sr. Wake Forest 4.00 3.94 Economics/Political ScienceLaurel Burdick So. Boston College 3.89 3.69 Elementary EducationTasmin Fanning Fr. Virginia Tech 3.26 3.26 CommunicationsJemissa Hess Jr. NC State 3.75 3.75 Art ApplicationsClara Horowitz Sr. Duke 3.50 3.10 Visual ArtsLaurel Jefferson Jr. Maryland 3.80 3.88 English/FrenchMagin Kebert So. NC State 3.67 3.80 Biological SciencesCori Koch Sr. Maryland 3.40 3.13 KinesiologyNisha Kurian So. Georgia Tech 4.00 3.69 Chemical EngineeringNichole Lister So. Boston College 3.48 3.48 Env. Geological ScienceSally Meyerhoff Sr. Duke 3.42 3.29 HistoryNatasha Roetter Sr. Duke 3.92 3.97 Political ScienceShannon Rowbury Sr. Duke 3.85 3.83 English/Theatre StudiesMelanie Schultz Sr. Miami 3.47 3.61 Marine Science-BiologyNicole Schappert Fr. Wake Forest 3.37 3.37 UndeclaredMichelle Sikes Jr. Wake Forest 4.00 3.94 Mathematical EconomicsLaura Stanley Sr. Duke 3.92 3.24 PsychologyBrittany Tinsley Fr. NC State 3.38 3.38 First Year CollegeVirginia Wheeler Gr. NC State 3.56 3.56 Material Science/EngineeringAbigail Wilshire Jr. Florida State 3.75 3.75 MeteorologyElizabeth Wort Sr. Duke 3.75 3.17 Psychology
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