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Sears and Sheffield Land on A-10 Academic All-Conference Team
11/14/2017 11:19:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Davidson women's cross country team added to their impressive 2017 season as senior's Sarah Sears and Laurel Sheffield were named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference team, announced by the league Tuesday.
Sears led the team from start to finish, claiming second at the A-10 Championship and helping pace her team to a third place result. A Latin-American Studies major from Arlington, Va., Sears earned All-Conference accolades for her high A-10 finish and ended her collegiate cross country career with a 29th place result at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship. She was a two-time A-10 Performer of the Week this season.
Sheffield earned an All-Conference spot for her 12th place finish at the A-10 Champs. A Psychology major from Lexington, Va., Sheffield set a new career 5k mark at the Queen City Invite, stopping the clock in 17:45.0, the fifth fastest time of the day.
"Sarah and Laurel continue to remind us that we can achieve excellence in the classroom and on the field," said Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Jen Straub. "Our mission as a program is to continue to recruit athletes that value the love of learning as well as excelling their sport.
Sears and Sheffield join four other A-10 student-athletes on the exclusive six-member Academic All-Conference team. To be eligible, students must have a GPA higher than 3.0 for their entire academic career and are voted on by the league's Sports Information Directors.
Be sure to follow the Wildcat cross country and track and field teams on Twitter and Instagram!
2017 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team
Sarah Sears - Davidson
Laurel Sheffield - Davidson
Taylor Vernot - Dayton
Jen DelSigniore - Duquesne
Heather MacLean - Massachusetts
Kylie Regan - Richmond
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Davidson women's cross country team added to their impressive 2017 season as senior's Sarah Sears and Laurel Sheffield were named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference team, announced by the league Tuesday.
Sears led the team from start to finish, claiming second at the A-10 Championship and helping pace her team to a third place result. A Latin-American Studies major from Arlington, Va., Sears earned All-Conference accolades for her high A-10 finish and ended her collegiate cross country career with a 29th place result at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship. She was a two-time A-10 Performer of the Week this season.
Sheffield earned an All-Conference spot for her 12th place finish at the A-10 Champs. A Psychology major from Lexington, Va., Sheffield set a new career 5k mark at the Queen City Invite, stopping the clock in 17:45.0, the fifth fastest time of the day.
"Sarah and Laurel continue to remind us that we can achieve excellence in the classroom and on the field," said Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Jen Straub. "Our mission as a program is to continue to recruit athletes that value the love of learning as well as excelling their sport.
Sears and Sheffield join four other A-10 student-athletes on the exclusive six-member Academic All-Conference team. To be eligible, students must have a GPA higher than 3.0 for their entire academic career and are voted on by the league's Sports Information Directors.
Be sure to follow the Wildcat cross country and track and field teams on Twitter and Instagram!
2017 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team
Sarah Sears - Davidson
Laurel Sheffield - Davidson
Taylor Vernot - Dayton
Jen DelSigniore - Duquesne
Heather MacLean - Massachusetts
Kylie Regan - Richmond
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