Seven Named to Academic All-Conference Team
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Conference Carolinas is proud to announce the 2013 Indoor Track & Field Academic All-Conference award winners. Seven members of the King men's and women's indoor track & field teams were named to the list for their success on and off the track. League member institutions stress the role of "Academics and Athletics Working Together" and each sport's Academic All-Conference award winners exemplify this continued league-wide commitment.
Seth Peltier (Gate City, Va.), Aaron Smith (Bristol, Tenn./Tennessee H.S.), and Wesley Brillhart all represented the men's team while Carly Griffith (Charlotte, N.C.), Maegan Henry (Bluefield, Va.), Ashley Ruth (Cleveland, Tenn.), and Callie Todt (Bristol, Tenn./Sullivan East H.S.) were named Academic All-Conference on the women's side. The complete list of Academic All-Conference selections is below.
The 2013 Conference Carolinas Indoor Track & Field Academic All-Conference representatives have been awarded to the following junior and senior student-athletes with a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale in all work completed at their member institution that have played in a conference sponsored sport. The GPA is calculated based on the student-athletes cumulative average through the previous semester and each student-athlete must have attended their member institution for at least one academic year.
Each year the Academic All-Conference Team is released while closing out each regular season before starting the tournament championships. JDL Fast Track in Winston Salem, N.C. will host the 2013 Conference Carolinas Track & Field championships and participants will compete Saturday, February 16. Conference Carolinas championship will allow participants to post marks to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Click here for the preview story for the Indoor Championships.
2012-13 Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Teams
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Women's Indoor Track & Field Angel Pearsall, Barton Ericka Skinner, Barton Gabrielle Faraj-Musleh, Belmont Abbey Carly Griffith, King Maegan Henry, King Ashley Ruth, King Callie Todt, King Genay Miller, Lees-McRae Taryn Moorhead, Lees-McRae Emily Shields, Lees-McRae Katherine Shields, Lees-McRae Lauren Lanham, Limestone Brittany Lawson, Limestone Andreina Paige, Limestone Rebekah Sampson, Limestone Stephanie Wilson, Limestone Susan Wood, North Greenville Meridith Linch, Queens Emilia Skolubowicz, Queens |
Men's Indoor Track & Field JL Rolland, Belmont Abbey Wesley Brillhart, King Seth Peltier, King Aaron Smith, King Kevin Dever, Lees-McRae Tyler Dunn, Lees-McRae Bradley King, Lees-McRae Luke Beasley, Limestone Philip Cook, Limestone Marquis Greene, Limestone Michael Hellman, Limestone Lance Maxwell, Limestone Craig Mercier, Limestone Christopher Runnells, Limestone Joseph Smith, Limestone Brandon Stanley, Limestone Sebastian Jackson, Mount Olive Nicholas MacAdam, Mount Olive David Wilson, Mount Olive Justin Bishop, North Greenville Zachary Epting, North Greenville Timothy Scott, North Greenville Christopher Watson, Queens |