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Joanna Archer of Monroe Spotlights 2019-20 CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division Women's At-Large Team
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Joanna Archer
AUSTIN, Texas – Sophomore track and field performer
Joanna Archer of Monroe College headlines the 2020 Academic All-America® College Division Women’s At-Large Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Archer was selected as the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for College Division women’s at-large.
The college division includes two-year institutions, Canadian institutions and any United States four-year institutions that are not affiliated with the NCAA or NAIA.
Despite the cancellation of spring competition during COVID-19, CoSIDA continued its sponsorship of the Academic All-America awards program. Student-athletes were selected based on career statistics.
Archer, a sophomore from West Bank Demerara, Guyana, was a six-time NJCAA National Champion. She captured the 4x800-meter relay at the 2020 indoor event, while capturing the 800 and 4x800 relay titles at the 2019 outdoor championship. She also won titles at the 2019 indoor championship in the 800, 4x800 relay and the distance medley relay events. She also was named NJCAA All-American seven times, including three each in the 800 and 4x800 relay as well as the DMR. Archer was also named an All-American eight times by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association.
Archer, who has a 3.90 GPA as a criminal justice major, was named to the 2019 NJCAA All-Academic second team. She was named twice as the USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Female Track Athlete of the Year (2020 indoor, 2019 outdoor). Archer earned the silver medal at the 2019 Carifta Games in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
The 10 members of the first team had an average GPA of 3.85 as three student-athletes had a perfect 4.0 GPA.
2020 Academic All-America® Women's At-Large Teams – College Division
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Track/XC |
Joanna Archer |
Monroe College |
So. |
3.9 |
Criminal Justice |
| Soccer |
Brianna Banks |
Penn State Brandywine |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Human Development & Family Studies |
| Volleyball |
Rylie Barnum |
Johnson County Community College |
So. |
3.95 |
Education |
| Softball |
Owen Bowers |
Florida SouthWestern State College |
So. |
3.79 |
Pre-Med |
| Soccer/Softball |
Madi Davis |
Moraine Valley Community College |
So. |
4 |
Exercise Science |
| Volleyball |
Giulia La Longa |
Monroe College |
So. |
3.7 |
Business Administration |
| Field Hockey |
Margaret Pham |
University of British Columbia |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Track/XC |
Genevieve Printiss |
Tallahassee Community College |
So. |
4 |
Forest Resources & Conservation |
| Lacrosse |
Natalie Sonntag |
Anne Arundel Community College |
So. |
3.68 |
Nursing |
| Softball |
Lauren Stringer |
Jones College |
So. |
4 |
Nursing |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Joanna Archer, Monroe College
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106