

Villanova’s Sheila Reid Adds D-I Scholar Athlete of the Year to 2010 Cross Country Scrapbook
NEW ORLEANS – Sheila Reid of Villanova University was named the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women’s Scholar Athlete of the Year for the 2010 cross country season on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Reid was the individual national champion at the 2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships in the fall and led the Wildcats to a team national title as well.
Scholar Athletes are determined from among those who earned All-Academic status and placed highest individually at the most recent NCAA Championships.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I
Cross Country Women’s Scholar Athlete of the Year – Sheila Reid, Villanova
Reid, a senior from Newmarket, Ontario, not only won her first NCAA national cross country crown in the fall, but she also led the Wildcats of Villanova to their second-straight, and eighth overall, NCAA team title.
Reid has earned a 3.37 cumulative GPA and majors in English.
At the NCAA meet, with a 20:06.9 run in the 6k race, she topped Georgetown’s Emily Infeld by just over two seconds in the closest finish in NCAA women’s Division I history. Reid was also the first since Villanova’s Jennifer Rhines to win the individual NCAA title while leading their team to victory. Reid also won the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional by 16 seconds to win a second-consecutive region title. Reid was also this year’s Big East Conference champion and a winner at the Penn State National.
Past Winners
2010: Sheila Reid, Villanova |
2009: Angela Bizzarri, Illinois |
2008: Tasmin Fanning, Virginia Tech |
2007: Jenny Barringer, Colorado |
2006: Jenny Barringer, Colorado |
99 Earn All-Academic Status
In addition to the Scholar Athlete of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced those women who earned 2010 Division I All-Academic Cross Country status.
A total of 99 student-athletes represent 62 institutions that compose the group. Syracuse led all teams with five All-Academic nods while Florida State followed with four. Among all conferences, the Big East picked 16 plaudits while the Big 12 was next in line with 15.
Six of the top ten finishers at the 2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships earned All-Academic status, including Reid, Jordan Hasay (Oregon), Risper Kimaiyo (UTEP), Lucy Van Dalen (Stony Brook), Holly Van Dalen (Stony Brook), and Amanda Marino (Villanova). In addition, six of nine NCAA Regional Champions from the 2010 season earned All-Academic standing.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have either earned USTFCCCA All-America status or finished in the NCAA region’s top 15 (or top 10 percent) in 2010.
USTFCCCA 2010 Division I Cross Country All-Academic Honorees, WOMEN
NAME | INSTITUTION |
Holly Knight | Auburn University |
Robyn Bennett | Baylor University |
Cate Westenhover | Baylor University |
Jillian King | Boston College |
Hope Krause | Boston College |
Margaret Connelly | Brown University |
Katie Clark | Butler University |
Raeanne Lohner | Central Michigan University |
Alyssa Kulik | Clemson University |
Kim Ruck | Clemson University |
Elise DeRoo | Colgate University |
Kelsey Karys | Cornell University |
Devin McMahon | Cornell University |
Juliet Bottorff | Duke University |
Courtney Calka | Eastern Michigan University |
Hannah Brooks | Florida State University |
Jennifer Dunn | Florida State University |
Jessica Parry | Florida State University |
Amanda Winslow | Florida State University |
Emily Jones | Georgetown University |
Joanna Stevens | Georgetown University |
Renee Tomlin | Georgetown University |
Mary Kate DuBard | Georgia Institute of Technology |
Heidi Gregson | Iona College |
Semehar Tesfaye | Iowa State University |
Sydney Messick | Kansas State University |
Mackenzie Howe | Kennesaw State University |
Jennifer Klugh | Liberty University |
Tara Erdmann | Loyola Marymount University |
Sheree Shea | Loyola Marymount University |
Rachel Patterson | Miami University (Ohio) |
Carlie Green | Michigan State University |
Emily MacLeod | Michigan State University |
Haley Greenwell | Mississippi State University |
Renee Masterson | Mississippi State University |
Laura Hoer | North Carolina State University |
Annie Beecham | Ohio University |
Felicity Milton | Oklahoma State University |
Natalja Piliusina | Oklahoma State University |
Alex Banfich | Princeton University |
Sarah Cummings | Princeton University |
Ashley Higginson | Princeton University |
Charlotte Ffrench O’Carroll | Providence College |
Samantha Roecker | Providence College |
Britany Williams | Rice University |
Mary Alenbratt | Southern Methodist University |
Alex Dunne | Stanford University |
Kathy Kroeger | Stanford University |
Stephanie Marcy | Stanford University |
Stephanie Ganter | Stephen F. Austin State University |
Hayley Green | Stony Brook University |
Holly Van Dalen | Stony Brook University |
Lucy Van Dalen | Stony Brook University |
Natalie Busby | Syracuse University |
Catherine DeSarle | Syracuse University |
Katie Hursey | Syracuse University |
Lauren Penney | Syracuse University |
Heather Stephens | Syracuse University |
Tara Upshaw | Texas A&M University, College Station |
Purity Biwott | Texas Tech University |
Caroline Jepleting | Texas Tech University |
Winrose Karunde | Texas Tech University |
Ellen Birmingham | The Ohio State University |
Meredith Wagner | The Ohio State University |
Elvin Kibet | University of Arizona |
Megan Meyer | University of Arizona |
Miranda Walker | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville |
Deborah Maier | University of California, Berkeley |
Laura Tremblay | University of Colorado, Boulder |
Maura Bulgrin | University of Dayton |
Rebecca Lowe | University of Florida |
Kristie Krueger | University of Georgia |
Rebeka Stowe | University of Kansas |
Kim Grieshaber | University of Louisville |
Conner Corey | University of Maine, Orono |
Missa Varpness | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
Ashley Schnell | University of North Carolina, Greensboro |
Jordan Hasay | University of Oregon |
Alexandra Kosinski | University of Oregon |
Jana Stolting | University of San Francisco |
Julie Amthor | University of Texas at Austin |
Mia Behm | University of Texas at Austin |
Marielle Hall | University of Texas at Austin |
Risper Kimaiyo | University of Texas at El Paso |
Amanda Mergaert | University of Utah |
Stephanie Garcia | University of Virginia |
Morgane Gay | University of Virginia |
Christine Babcock | University of Washington |
Kailey Campbell | University of Washington |
Justine Johnson | University of Washington |
Caitlin Comfort | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
Jordan White | Vanderbilt University |
Amanda Marino | Villanova University |
Sheila Reid | Villanova University |
Alison Smith | Villanova University |
Sarah-Anne Brault | West Virginia University |
Kaitlyn Gillespie | West Virginia University |
Vasity Chemweno | Western Kentucky University |
Tonya Nero | Wichita State University |