USTFCCCA Release |
MIAC Release
NEW ORLEANS - Three members of Bethel's women's track and field team have been named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic team.
Marie Borner (Sr., Cottage Grove, Minn.),
Heather Jelen (Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.), and
Vanessa Moore (Sr., Grantsburg, Wis.) join 15 other student athletes from the MIAC also on the list.
Borner most recently won her third national championship in the last 15 months by being the fastest runner in the 1500 meter race, breaking her own personal best school record and Marietta College's Don Drumm Stadium record with a time of 4:27.41.
Jelen finished the 1500 meter race in sixth place, thus earning NCAA All-American status, with a time of 4:31.35. Jelen's finish helps her cap off a phenomenal senior year that saw her compete at the cross country, as well as the indoor track and field national meets.
Vanessa Moore (Sr., Grantsburg, Wis.) also competed in the finals of the high jump at the national meet. Moore finished in a tie for 12th place with the fourth highest jump, clearing 1.59 meters (5 feet, 2.5 inches). It was her second appearance at the national meet for outdoor track and field. She previously earned All-American status in 2007 and 2009 for indoor track and field, as well as 2007 for outdoor track and field, all in the high jump.
A total of 274 student-athletes representing 91 Division III colleges and universities made up the 2009 All-Academic team. Calvin College led the way with the most student-athletes on the list with 13, followed by Wartburg College and University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, each with 12 student-athletes on the list. For conferences, the WIAC had the most student-athletes on the list with 35 followed by the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with 31, and the New England Small College Athletic Conference and New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference, each with 19.
The USTFCCCA honors Division III individuals for their academic and athletic achievements during the indoor and outdoor track and field season. To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 and have met the NCAA Division III Indoor or Outdoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard in their respective event.
