Sears and Yarbrough Named USTFCCCA All-Academic
7/26/2018 11:59:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
USTFCCCA Release | DavidsonPhotos.com
NEW ORLEANS – Davidson women's track and field landed a pair of student-athletes on The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I All-Academic Team for the 2017-18 indoor and outdoor seasons, announced Thursday.
Sarah Sears and Caroline Yarbrough hauled in more honors for the Wildcats to cap a dominant year for the distance running duo. Sears, who graduated in May with a degree in latin American studies, and Yarbrough, an art history major, combined to score 26 points for the Wildcats at the A-10 Outdoor Championship. Both landed on the leagues All-Academic team, while Yarbrough also earned a spot on the Google Cloud Academic All-District team.
Sears shined in her final season, winning both the 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs at the A-10 Championship at George Mason. Her personal best time of 16:21.56, set at the Duke Invitational, qualified her for the NCAA East Preliminary Round for the first time in her career.
Yarbrough posted a stellar junior campaign for the 'Cats that included a school record 5k run of 16:20.70 at the Raleigh Relays. Yarbrough took second in both the 5k and 10k at the A-10 Outdoor Championship to finish with five All-Conference nods in 2017-18.
The women also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic team recognition.
Be sure to follow the Wildcat cross country and track and field teams on Twitter and Instagram!
NEW ORLEANS – Davidson women's track and field landed a pair of student-athletes on The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I All-Academic Team for the 2017-18 indoor and outdoor seasons, announced Thursday.
Sarah Sears and Caroline Yarbrough hauled in more honors for the Wildcats to cap a dominant year for the distance running duo. Sears, who graduated in May with a degree in latin American studies, and Yarbrough, an art history major, combined to score 26 points for the Wildcats at the A-10 Outdoor Championship. Both landed on the leagues All-Academic team, while Yarbrough also earned a spot on the Google Cloud Academic All-District team.
Sears shined in her final season, winning both the 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs at the A-10 Championship at George Mason. Her personal best time of 16:21.56, set at the Duke Invitational, qualified her for the NCAA East Preliminary Round for the first time in her career.
Yarbrough posted a stellar junior campaign for the 'Cats that included a school record 5k run of 16:20.70 at the Raleigh Relays. Yarbrough took second in both the 5k and 10k at the A-10 Outdoor Championship to finish with five All-Conference nods in 2017-18.
The women also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic team recognition.
Be sure to follow the Wildcat cross country and track and field teams on Twitter and Instagram!
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