Seven Spartans Receive USTFCCCA All-Academic Recognition
7/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
July 30, 2010
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State track & field team had seven members receive All-Academic honors, announced by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) this week. Receiving recognition is senior Leah Elenbaas (Greenville, Mich.), as well as juniors Carlie Green (Milford, Mich.), Emily MacLeod (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Ashley Smith (Ceresco, Mich.). Sophomore Becca Buchholtz (East Troy, Wis.) rounds out the list of women receiving honors. On the men's side, junior Anthony Agrusa (St. Clair Shores, Mich.) and freshman Isaiah VanDoorne (Grant, Mich.) were honorees for the Green and White.
MSU's five women ranks tied for third-most in the Big Ten Conference with Wisconsin. MacLeod leads the way for the women as a three-time recipient. This marks Elenbaas second honor, while Buchholtz and Smith receive honors for the first time in their career. Although Green All-Academic recognition for cross country this year, this also marks her first appearance for track & field.
Agrusa joins MacLeod as a three-time honoree as they both have received recognition each year they have competed. This season marks VanDoorne's first USTFCCCA honor.
Leading the Big Ten on both the men's and women's list is Minnesota with 10 and 13, respectively. In total, the conference saw 102 honorees for the year.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field Team, the respective student-athletes must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met either the NCAA Division I indoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard, or the NCAA Division I outdoor regional or national qualifying standard in their respective event. In all, there were 357 men and 551 women selected to the All-Academic team.
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