A-Sun Men's Release I A-Sun Women's Release
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference honored
Michelle Quimby,
Ryan Burruss and
Rasmus Rooks of the Kennesaw State track and field program as 2013 A-Sun Academic All-Conference team selections on Tuesday morning.
The A-Sun introduced the new sport-by-sport Academic All-Conference teams in the 2011-12 academic year to recognize student-athletes who embody the conference’s mission of Building Winners for Life. All the members of the team boast a 3.30 cumulative GPA or better and participated in at least half of their team’s games.
“I am extremely proud of what these three have accomplished. To win an academic award, it shows your true work ethic to achieve success both in competition and in the classroom,” Head Coach
Andy Eggerth said. “What these three have accomplished on the track, in the classroom and in the community is commendable, and I have a high level of respect for all of them.”
Quimby, a senior physical and health education major carries a 3.52 GPA. She boasts top performances in the high jump and pole vault, nabbing second places finishes in both events at the 2013 Indoor Championship.
Quimby finished the indoor campaign with 11 top 10 finishes, including a win at the UAB Invitational in the pole vault. She holds the top mark in the high jump for 2013 at 1.70m, as well as the pole vault at 3.70m. This is the second consecutive year Quimby has received the selection.
Burruss, a senior criminal justice major holds a 3.80 GPA, earning him back-to-back All Academic Team selections. He competed in all six of the Owls indoor events and recorded six top 10 finishes. His best performance came at the UAB Invitational when he finished seventh in the 3000m with a time of 8:39.44.
Burruss also claimed top 10 finishes in the one-mile and 5000m, including a seventh place finish in the 5000m at the A-Sun Indoor Championship.
Rooks earned his first Academic All-Conference selection after an impressive indoor championship performance. A sophomore health and exercise science major with a 4.0 GPA, Rooks tallied 15 points at the 2013 A-Sun Indoor Championship. His best performance came in the long jump where he finished second at 7.42m.
Rooks finished the indoor season with nine top-10 performances, claiming titles at the Niswonger Invitational in the long jump, and taking top five honors at the prestigious Armory Collegiate Invitational in the 60m dash.
USC Upstate's Gilbert Kemboi was honored as the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Indoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Lipscomb's Dani Walker earned the 2013 Atlantic Sun Women's Indoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
The track and field teams will return to action on Mar. 8 when the 2013 Outdoor Season begins in Conway, S.C. at the Coastal Carolina Invitational.
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Kennesaw State University is celebrating 30 years of intercollegiate athletics during the 2012-13 academic year.
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHOLAR-ATHLETE of the YEAR
Gilbert Kemboi, USC Upstate
Senior | GPA: 3.545 | Major: Sociology | Hometown: Eldoret, Kenya
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
*Filip Jalovy, ETSU (Sophomore | GPA: 3.60 | Sport Management)
*Anders Ludvingsen, ETSU (Junior | GPA: 3.77 | Business)
*Chris Winkle, ETSU (Sophomore | GPA: 3.75 | Exercise Science)
*Ryan Burruss, Kennesaw State (Senior | GPA: 3.80 | Criminal Justice)
*Rasmus Rooks, Kennesaw State (Sophomore | GPA: 4.00 | Health & Exercise Science)
*Tucker Peabody, Lipscomb (Junior | GPA: 3.32 | Biology)
*Houston Ward, Lipscomb (Sophomore | GPA: 3.53 | Finance)
*Andrew Wolf, Lipscomb (Sophomore | GPA: 3.58 | Engineering)
*Zac Holtkamp, Northern Kentucky (Senior | GPA: 3.62 | Biological Science)
*Ross Oden, USC Upstate (Junior | GPA: 3.39 | Chemistry)
Riley Doherty, USC Upstate (Sophomore | GPA: 3.30 | Undeclared)
* Unanimous Selection
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHOLAR-ATHLETE of the YEAR
Dani Walker, Lipscomb
Junior | GPA: 3.41 | Major: Kinesiology | Hometown: Wichita, Kan.
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
*Lexie Burley, ETSU (Junior | GPA: 3.92 | Exercise Science)
*Charlene Charles, Jacksonville (Senior | GPA: 3.81 | Communications)
*Michelle Quimby, Kennesaw State (Senior | GPA: 3.52 | Physical and Health Education)
*Maggie Lawrence, Lipscomb (Sophomore | GPA: 4.00 | Bio Chemistry)
Bienna Freeman, Jacksonville (Senior | GPA: 3.50 | Exercise Science & Sociology)
Svenja Meyer, Jacksonville (Junior | GPA: 3.87 | Accounting & International Business)
Katie Bunker, Lipscomb (Junior | GPA: 3.71 | Chemistry)
Tessa Hoefle, Lipscomb (Junior | GPA: 4.00 | English)
April Terry, Lipscomb (Sophomore | GPA: 3.82 | Psychology)
Brenna Thompson, Lipscomb (Sophomore | GPA: 4.00 | Pre-Pharmacy)
Kelly Johnson, Northern Kentucky (Junior | GPA: 3.90 | Elementary Education)
* Unanimous Selection
