Senior Green Knights Smash School Record for All-ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼
Seven Green Knight seniors have been named All-Academic, smashing the previous college record for honorees in one class.
All seven track-and-field women finished in the top 50 nationally in their events – a requirement for the All-Academic designation granted by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
What’s more, these St. Norbert athletes showed the necessary academic chops, each earning a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.
In prior years, it was something to be celebrated if a handful of students were nominated from all classes, first-year through senior, says head coach Don Augustine. It is an extraordinary achievement to see seven All-ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ from one class.
This year’s ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Track & Field All-Academic nominations from the Indoor season were:
- Erin Artz ’17, who finished ranked 9 in the nation in the 5,000-meter run.
- Brittany Kozlowski ’17, who finished ranked 2 nationally in the 800-meter run.
- Samantha Morateck ’17, who finished ranked 10 in the nation in the high jump at the indoor national meet.
- Haley Joosten ’17, who finished ranked 15 in the nation in the 800-meter run.
Nominations from the Outdoor season were:
- Mallory Nickerson ’17, who finished ranked 24 nationally in the discus.
- Clarissa Jauregui ’17, who finished ranked 30 nationally in the 800-meter run.
- Erin Lang ’17, who finished ranked 36 nationally in the heptathlon.
Augustine says: “I think the expectation level has increased now because of the senior class that we just had. I think a lot more girls are motivated to try to get to the national level knowing that their teammates have done it.
“I just think it’s a testament to the student-athlete. They constantly talk about, in Division III, the importance of balancing both academics and athletics; so to have that big of a group meeting both the criteria of being ranked nationally because they’re really good at the sport, but also having a phenomenal GPA – I think says a lot.”
July 11, 2017