USTFCCCA Announces Division I Women’s XC Scholar Athlete of the Year

NEW ORLEANS – Virginia Tech senior Tasmin Fanning has been named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Women’s NCAA Division I Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year, the Association announced on Monday.

The Charlottesville, Virginia native finished third overall at 2008 NCAA Division I Cross Country National Championships. Earlier in the season, she finished as runner-up at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships and then won the Southeast Regional title. Fanning is the first Hokie to ever win an NCAA Cross Country Regional title, male or female.

Fanning maintains a 3.40 cumulative grade point average and is majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise at Virginia Tech.

The senior was named the 2008 USTFCCCA Southeast Region Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year.

A total of 77 Division I female student-athletes received 2008 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic honors, representing 52 Division I institutions. University of Minnesota placed the most student-athletes on the list with five, followed closely by West Virginia University with four student-athletes receiving All-Academic recognition.

The Big Ten Conference had the most conference student-athletes on the 2008 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic list with 13, followed by the Big East Conference and Southeastern Conference with eight student-athletes each, and the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 Conference, each with six conference student-athletes on the list.

The award honors those student-athletes who have succeeded both academically and athletically. To be eligible for the award a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average and must finish in the top 15 finishers (or top 10%) of the field at their respective NCAA regional meet or attain All-American status at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.

Galen Rupp of the University of Oregon is the 2008 NCAA Division I USTFCCCA Men’s Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year.

The 2008 NCAA Division I USTFCCCA Women’s All-Academic Team

NAME	MAJOR	INSTITUTION
Meghan Gaffney	Education	Appalachian State University
Ali Kielty	Marketing	Arizona State University
Erin Bedell	Exercise Science	Baylor University
Danielle Bradley	Health Science	Baylor University
Angela Wagner	Broadcast Journalism	Brigham Young University
Jenna Baker	Nursing	Clemson University
Ellen Rastall	English	Colorado State University
Megan Lessard	Women’s Studies	Columbia University
Alaina Miller	Economics	Columbia University
Caroline Sanker	Psychology	Davidson College
Brittany Copeland	Recreational Therapy	East Carolina University
Lydia Willemse	Chemistry	Florida State University
Elizabeth Maloy	Psychology	Georgetown University
Janel Blancett	Computer Science	Georgia State University
Claire Richardson	Undeclared	Harvard University
Sarah Pease	Exercise Science	Indiana University, Bloomington
Wendy Robinson	Exercise Science	Indiana University, Bloomington
Crystina Martinez	Business	Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne
Crystal Martinez	Business	Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne
Ashling Baker	Speech Pathology	Iona College
Beverly Ramos	Physical Sciences	Kansas State University
Rebekah Ricksecker	Music	Liberty University
Kelsey McHugh	Zoology	Miami University (Ohio)
Emily Langenberg	Undecided	Michigan State University
Lisa Senakiewich	English	Michigan State University
Veronica Pohl	Educational Leadership	Northern Arizona University
Annie Beecham	Journalism	Ohio University
Kari Summers	Biological Sciences	Ohio University
Bridget Franek	Kinesiology	Pennsylvania State University
Allison Pye	N/A	Rice University
Eleanor Waite	Psychology	Rice University
Silje Fjortoft	Undecided	Southern Methodist University
Alicia Follmar	Human Biology	Stanford University
Katie Harrington	American Studies	Stanford University
Lucy Van Dalen	Arts and Sciences	Stony Brook University
Holly Van Dalen	Arts and Sciences	Stony Brook University
Anne Ronoh	Nursing	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Larisa Arcip	Psychology	University of Akron
Denise Bargiachi	Business	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Catherine White	Nutrition	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Kaitlin Gregg	International Relations/Econ	University of California, Davis
Ali Crabb	Biology	University of Florida
Jacy Kruzel	Marketing	University of Florida
Angela Bizzarri	Molecular and Cellular Biology	University of Illinois, Champaign
Chantelle Groenewoud	General Curriculum	University of Illinois, Champaign
Jessica Ortman	Communications	University of Kentucky
Jenna Ortman	Communications	University of Kentucky
Tarah McKay	Exercise Science	University of Louisville
Heather Dorniden	Kinesiology	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Megan Duwell	Marketing	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Amy Laskowske	Global Studies	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Felicitas Mensing	Mechanical Engineering	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Mallory VanNess	Architecture	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Rachel Carrizales	Elementary Education	University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Lara Crofford	Nutrition Science & Dietetics	University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Michelle Corrigan	University Studies	University of New Mexico
Kelly Waters	Chemical Engineering	University of Oklahoma
Nicole Blood	Journalism	University of Oregon
Alexandra Kosinski	Undeclared	University of Oregon
Leah Brogan	N/A	University of Pennsylvania
Nicol Traynor	Psychology	University of Richmond
Jackie Areson	Biology	University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Sarah Bowman	Business Administration	University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Alyssa Abbott	Exercise and Sport Science	University of Utah
Lauretta Dezubay	Kinesiology	University of Virginia
Amanda Miller	Communications	University of Washington
Gwen Jorgensen	Accounting	University of Wisconsin, Madison
Emily Higgins	Exercise Science	University of Wyoming
Callie Hogan	Psychology	Villanova University
Kaitlyn Tallman	Human Services	Villanova University
Tasmin Fanning	Human Nutrition/Foods & Exercise	Virginia Tech
Mary Elizabeth Burns	Health and Exercise Science	Wake Forest University
Ganna Nosenko	Undeclared	Wake Forest University
Marie Louise Asselin	Bio-Chemistry	West Virginia University
Keri Bland	Mathematics	West Virginia University
Kaylyn Christopher	Journalism	West Virginia University
Ahna Lewis	Education	West Virginia University