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Katie Bacher of MIT Headlines 2019-20 Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Team
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Katie Bacher
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior
Katie Bacher of MIT headlines the 2019-20 Academic All-America® Division III Track & Field/Cross Country Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Despite the cancellation of spring competition as a result of COVID-19, CoSIDA continued its sponsorship of the Academic All-America awards program. Student-athletes were selected based on career statistics/results.
Bacher, a native of Macungie, Pennsylvania, is the Academic All-America® Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Team Member of the Year. She recently graduated from MIT with degrees in electrical engineering and computer science with a 4.00 GPA.
Bacher competed in four NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships in her career and was a four-time NEWMAC All-Conference performer in cross country. She is a four-time United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region honoree in cross country. She qualified for the 2020 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championship in the mile run.
Among the 46 student-athletes selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III Track & Field/Cross Country women's team, 16 carry a 4.0 grade-point average. The 17 members of the women’s track & field/cross country first team carry an average GPA of 3.94.
There are 13 women who repeat as Academic All-America® selections this year including four three-time performers.
Bacher highlights the quartet of three-time selections on the women’s track & field/cross country team. She is a first team selection in 2020 and 2019 with second team recognition in 2018.
Jenna Melanson of MIT is on the first team this season following first team honors in 2019 and she was a member of the second team in 2018. Both
Emma Roberts of Benedictine University and
Emmalyn Lindsey of Carnegie Mellon are on the first team this season, after garnering second team honors in 2019 and third team recognition in 2018.
Eka Jose of Washington University in St. Louis,
Michelle Karabin of Carnegie Mellon and MIT’s
Margaret Trautner are each repeat honorees on the first team of the women’s track & field/cross country team this season after also earning first team recognition in 2019.
Paige Lawler of Washington University in St. Louis and Suffolk University’s
Emily Manfra are each on the first team this year after earning second team honors in 2019. Wheaton College (Ill.) senior
Favor Ezewuzie, a first team honoree this year, was a third team pick in 2019.
Alexis Segura of LeTourneau is a repeat honoree, picking up second team recognition this year after earning third team honors in 2019. Ithaca’s
Maggie Nickerson and
Michelle Petkovsek of UW-Stevens Point are each on the third team in 2020 after third team designations in 2019.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2019-20 Division III Academic All-America® teams.
2019-20 Academic All-America® Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Teams – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Katie Bacher (1,*) |
MIT |
Sr. |
4 |
Electrical Engineering/Computer Science |
| Kelly Brennan |
Baldwin Wallace University |
Gr. |
3.97/3.86 |
Accounting & Finance(U)/Accountancy (G) |
| Katie Collins |
MIT |
Jr. |
4 |
Brain & Cognitive Sciences |
| Gina Dello Russo |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Favor Ezewuzie (3) |
Wheaton College (Ill.) |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Elementary Education |
| Mica Hanish |
Allegheny College |
Jr. |
4 |
Mathematics |
| Eka Jose (1) |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Biology/Global Health |
| Michelle Karabin (1) |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
4 |
Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering |
| Paige Lawler (2) |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.65 |
Biology/Neuroscience |
| Emmalyn Lindsey (2,$) |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
4 |
Materials Science & Engineering/Biomedical Engineering |
| Emily Manfra (2) |
Suffolk University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Biology |
| Jenna Melanson (1,*) |
MIT |
Sr. |
4 |
Biological Engineering |
| Sydney Packard |
WPI |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Chemical Engineering |
| Emma Roberts (2,$) |
Benedictine University |
Sr. |
4 |
Mathematics |
| Esther Seeland |
Messiah College |
Jr. |
4 |
Engineering |
| Caroline Shipley |
Bowdoin College |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Environmental Studies/Government & Legal Studies |
| Margaret Trautner (1) |
MIT |
Sr. |
4 |
Mathematics |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Analee Bradach |
Piedmont College |
Sr. |
4 |
Exercise Science |
| Carina Collet |
Wartburg College |
Jr. |
3.95 |
English |
| Laura Darcey |
University of Chicago |
Sr. |
3.52 |
Economics |
| Izzi Gengaro |
MIT |
So. |
4 |
Chemical Engineering |
| Parley Hannan |
Ithaca College |
Sr. |
3.42 |
Integrative Studies |
| Katie James |
George Fox University |
Sr. |
4 |
Computer Science/Mathematics |
| Chelsea Miskelley |
Hope College |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology |
| Gabrielle Noland |
Loras College |
Sr. |
3.4 |
Neuroscience/Psychology/Criminal Justice |
| Julia Provenzano |
RIT |
Sr. |
4 |
Chemical Engineering |
| Cirrus Robinson |
Ohio Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.63 |
Early Childhood Education |
| Alexis Segura (3) |
LeTourneau University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Sport Management (U)/MBA (G) |
| Summer-Solstice Thomas |
Williams College |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Environmental Studies |
| Sophie Watterson |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Spanish/Environmental Policy |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Calista Ariel |
Bridgewater College |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Health/Exercise Science |
| Emma Becker |
Kenyon College |
So. |
3.95 |
Biochemistry |
| Heather Beecher |
UW-Stout |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Applied Science/Human Physiology |
| Rebecca Grusby |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering |
| Maggie Krause |
Ohio Northern University |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Pre-Med/Biology |
| Audrey Miller |
Loras College |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Chemistry |
| Julia Myers |
University of Rochester |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Digital Media Studies |
| Maggie Nickerson (3) |
Ithaca College |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Occupational Therapy |
| Anna Passannante |
Williams College |
Sr. |
3.65 |
Economic |
| Michelle Petkovsek (3) |
UW-Stevens Point |
Sr. |
4 |
Dietetics |
| Elizabeth Prevedello |
University of La Verne |
Gr. |
3.91/3.88 |
Business Management (U)/MBA (G) |
| Erica Rittgers |
Wartburg College |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Mathematics |
| Aspen Rolfes |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
3.86 |
Exercise Science |
| Katie Snodgrass |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Cognitive Neuroscience |
| Zoe Stauffer |
Christopher Newport University |
Jr. |
4 |
Cellular, Molecular, & Physiological Biology |
| Mariah Terhaar |
University of St. Thomas (Minn.) |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Biology/Spanish |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Katie Bacher, MIT
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2019
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2019
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2019
(*) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2018
($) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2018
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | CoSIDA Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Brett Marhanka, Wheaton College | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
brett.marhanka@wheaton.edu | (630) 752-5747