Three Deacons Named to All-ACC Academic Cross Country Team
3/29/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
March 29, 2007
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -
Three members of the Wake Forest men's and women's cross country teams were named to the 2006 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Teams as announced Thursday by Commissioner John D. Swofford. Junior John Compton and seniors Erin Franklin and Michelle Sikes garnered the conference honors.
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.
Sikes, also a recipient of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, was one of only five runners who earned the ACC academic honors in addition to finishing the season as a cross country All-American.
Compton and Franklin were each first-time honorees.
The 2006 All-ACC Academic Men's Cross Country team is as follows:
Sam Bryfczynski Clemson So. Computer Science
John Crews NC State Jr. Mechanical Engineering
Andrew Dumm Virginia Sr. Foreign Affairs
John Compton Wake Forest Jr. History
Stephen Furst NC State Jr. Aerospace Engineering
David Herren Georgia Tech Sr. Biology
Bryce Iverson Clemson So. Engineering
Andrew Jesien Virginia So. Undeclared
Greg Kelsey Maryland Fr. Kinesiological Science
Chris Kollar NC State Jr. Biological Sciences
Keith Krieger Duke Sr. Economics
Thomas Lancashire Florida State Sr. Exercise Science
Paul LaPenna Virginia Tech So. Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise
Andrew Lemoncello Florida State Sr. Sport Management
Andrew Montgomery Virginia Tech Jr. Architecture
Victor Ornelas North Carolina Sr. Exercise and Sports Science
Jonathan Scheiner Miami Sr. Economics
Taylor Smith Virginia Sr. History
Zachary Thomas Virginia Tech So. Mining and Minerals Engineering
Tibor Vegh NC State Jr. Economics
The 2006 All-ACC Academic Women's Cross Country team is as follows:
Mallory Champa Boston College So. Elementary Education
Mary Chind Georgia Tech Sr. Science, Technology & Culture
Kelly Clark Virginia Tech Fr. University Studies
Erin Franklin Wake Forest Sr. Health and Exercise Science
Fiona Gentles Virginia Tech Fr. Mechanical Engineering
Laura Hodges Virginia Gr. Education
Amy Huss Florida State Sr. Economics
Laurel Jefferson Maryland Sr. English/French/History
Bona Jones NC State Fr. First-Year College
Nichole Lister Boston College So. Environmental Geology
Emily McCabe Duke Gr. Humanities
Madeline McKeever Duke So. Undeclared
Nish Kurian Georgia Tech Jr. Chemical Engineering
Elena Linn Georgia Tech Jr. International Affairs
Elle Pishny Duke Sr. Public Policy Studies
Katherine Read Virginia Jr. Religious Studies
Natalie Sherbak Virginia Tech Jr. Marketing
Michelle Sikes Wake Forest Sr. Mathematical Economics
Laura Stanley Duke Sr. Psychology
Brittany Tinsley NC State So. First-Year College
Abigail Wilshire Florida State Sr. Sport Management
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