Otwell, Clark and Schulist Earn Academic Honors
5/22/2015 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
EAST LANSING, Mich - Cross country and track and field redshirt junior Lindsay Clark, senior Julia Otwell and redshirt sophomore Rachele Schulist were named to the Capital One 2014-15 Academic All-District Women's Track and Field/Cross Country Team on Friday. They represent Michigan State in District 5.
All three runners helped the Spartans to their first NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country Championship in program history in 2014, and the program's second Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field title this past weekend.
Clark, a native of West Bloomfield, Michigan, is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection for cross country. The First Team All-Big Ten honoree and All-American finished 11th overall at the NCAA Championships in cross country. In track and field, Clark is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, and a Second Team All-Big Ten selection. She finished 14th in the 5000 meter run with a time of 17:27.02 at the 2015 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Clark was also named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in the 2012-2013 academic year, studying mechanical engineering with a 3.77 GPA.
Hailing from Traverse City, Michigan, Otwell is a biosystems engineering major with a 3.82 GPA and a four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. She is a First Team All-Big Ten selection and All-American in cross country, placing 21st at the NCAA Championships. In track and field, Otwell is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and a two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. Otwell finished ninth in the 5000 meter run at the 2015 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 16:45.31.
Schulist, a native of Zeeland, Michigan, is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. She is has also been named First Team All-Big Ten and is an All-American in cross country, finishing fourth in NCAA Championships. She is also an Academic All-Big Ten selection and All-American in track and field. Schulist holds the school record in the 3000 meter run with a time of 9:01.25, and the 5000 meter run with a time of 15:36.33. She finished fifth in the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:18.88 and second in the 5000 meter run with a time of 16:13.22 at the 2015 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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