Wake Forest Athletics
Bersagel Wins NCAA's Highest Individual Academic Honor
6/16/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
June 16, 2006
(From the NCAA News) Annie Bersagel of Wake Forest and Bryan Christopher Norrington of The NCAA Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship Committee made the selections at its April 23-24 meeting in Bersagel, a four-year cross country and track and field student-athlete, and Norrington, a three-year track and field student-athlete, each will receive a $21,500 award from the Association. The Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship program, established in 1988, recognizes the contributions of the former longtime executive director of the Association and encourages academic excellence in student-athletes. Byers scholars are recognized as individuals who have combined the best elements of mind and body to achieve national distinction for their achievements, and who promise to be future leaders in their chosen fields. Award winners are chosen for their outstanding academic achievement as well as their potential for success in postgraduate study in their planned careers. They must have a 3.500 grade-point average (4.000 scale) and must show evidence of superior character and leadership and demonstrate that athletics participation has been a positive influence on their personal and intellectual development, among other qualifications. Bersagel A three-time all-American in cross country and a repeat Academic All-America honoree, Bersagel earned a bachelor's degree in political science and economics. She has completed internships with the U.S. State Department at the embassy in At She plans to pursue a master of public policy degree with a concentration in foreign affairs.
