March 5, 2009
RYAN, DOLPHINS EARN USTFCCCA WOMEN'S ALL-ACADEMIC
HONORS
New Orleans, La. - Senior Kelsey Ryan (Warsaw,
N.Y./Livonia) was named to the 2008 NCAA Division II
USTFCCCA Women's All-Academic Team for cross country as announced
by the association Wednesday. In addition to Ryan making the
All-Academic team as an individual, the Le Moyne women's cross
country team was selected to the 2008 NCAA Division II USTFCCCA
Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team. The 12 runners combined
for a 3.200 grade point average.
Ryan, a political science and psychology major with a 3.91 GPA, was
previously recognized with Northeast-10 All-Academic honors for the
third consecutive season. She registered four top-10 finishes as a
competitor in all eight meets in her final collegiate season. Ryan
closed out her career with a 10th-place effort at the Northeast-10
Championship and a ninth-place performance at the NCAA East
Regional to earn Second Team All-Northeast-10 Conference honors and
First Team All-Region accolades, respectively.
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 in the top 50% of the field at the NCAA Division
II Cross Country Championships.
