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Anna Cockrell of Southern California Headlines 2019-20 CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Team
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Anna Cockrell
AUSTIN, Texas – Graduate student
Anna Cockrell of the University of Southern California headlines the 2020 Academic All-America® Division I Track & Field/Cross Country teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Cockrell, who carries a 4.00 GPA in a public policy graduate program and earned her undergraduate degree with a 3.98 GPA in communications, has been named the 2020 Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division I women’s track & field/cross country. Day, a journalism major with a 3.75 GPA, has been named the 2020 Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division I men’s track & field/cross country.
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.
Cockrell, from Charlotte, North Carolina, was the 2019 NCAA 400m hurdles champion and is a 10-time All-American. A three-time captain, she ranks third on both of USC’s 100-meter hurdle and 400-meter hurdle lists. Cockrell has run on three of USC’s all-time top-10 4x400m relays and ranks third in the 60-meter hurdles and seventh in the 200-meters on USC’s all-time indoor list.
Of the 47 members on the Academic All-America® Division I women’s track & field/cross country team, 17 boast a perfect 4.0 GPA. The 15 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.90. Twelve others join Cockrell as repeat selections on Academic All-America® Division I men’s track & field / cross country team from previous years –
Ariane Ballner (Oklahoma State University),
Abby Bateman (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga),
Shelby Gunnells (North Dakota State University)
, Sage Hurta (University of Colorado),
Taylor Knibb (Cornell University),
Daija Lampkin (University of Alabama),
Bria Matthews (Georgia Tech),
Lotte Meyberg (Georgia State),
Alicia Monson (University of Wisconsin)
, Lynne Mooradian (United States Military Academy),
Twanisha “TeeTee” Terry (University of Southern California) and
Taylor Werner (University of Arkansas).
2019-20 Academic All-America® Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Teams – NCAA Division I
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Ariane Ballner (1) (#) |
Oklahoma State University |
Sr. |
4 |
Management / Marketing |
| Carmela Cardama Baez |
University of Oregon |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Psychology |
| Anna Cockrell (2) (#) |
University of Southern California |
Gr. |
3.98 |
Communications (U) / Public Policy (G) |
| Olivia Gruver |
University of Washington |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Early Childhood & Family Studies |
| Lisa Gunnarsson |
Louisiana State University |
Jr. |
4 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Shelby Gunnells (2) |
North Dakota State University |
Sr. |
4 |
Geology |
| Sage Hurta (2) |
University of Colorado |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Dani Jones |
University of Colorado |
Sr. |
3.33 |
Psychology / Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences |
| Daija Lampkin (2) |
University of Alabama |
Sr. |
4 |
Public Health |
| Alicia Monson (3) |
University of Wisconsin |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Nutritional Sciences |
| Lynne Mooradian (1) (%) |
United States Military Academy |
Sr. |
4 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Samantha Noennig |
Arizona State University |
Sr. |
4 |
Health Sciences |
| Fiona O'Keeffe |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Earth Systems |
| Twanisha "TeeTee" Terry (3) |
University of Southern California |
Jr. |
3.66 |
Communications |
| Taylor Werner (1) |
University of Arkansas |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Kinesiology / Exercise Science |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Nia Akins |
University of Pennsylvania |
Sr. |
3.51 |
Nursing / Nutrition Sciences |
| Emilie Berge |
University of South Alabama |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Biology |
| Courtney Brenner |
Lipscomb University |
Sr. |
4 |
Dietetics |
| Lucy Bryan |
University of Akron |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Sport Management |
| Savannah Carnahan |
Furman University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Chemistry / Applied Mathematics |
| Devin Clark |
University of Arkansas |
Gr. |
3.53/4.00 |
Recreation & Sports Management (G) |
| Jessica Drop |
University of Georgia |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Cellular Biology |
| Ty'Juana Eason |
Southern Illinois University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Social Work |
| Annie Fuller |
Michigan State University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Kinesiology |
| Alice Hill |
University of Michigan |
Jr. |
4 |
Neuroscience / Ecology, Evolution & Biodiversity |
| Kaylee Hinton |
Texas Tech University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Mass Communications |
| Katie Izzo |
University of Arkansas |
Gr. |
3.78/4.00 |
Recreation & Sports Management |
| Katie Rainsberger |
University of Washington |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Anthropology |
| Anna Rohrer |
University of Notre Dame |
Gr. |
3.34/3.55 |
Neuroscience & Behavior (U) / Management (G) |
| Samantha Zelden |
University of Alabama |
Jr. |
4 |
Human Performance Exercise Science |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Mackenzie Andrews |
University of Akron |
Gr. |
3.88/4.00 |
Exercise Physiology (U) / PE-Adult Fitness (G) |
| Abby Bateman (3) |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
Sr. |
4 |
Business / Marketing |
| Lindsey Blanks |
U.S. Air Force Academy |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Operations Research |
| Abby Bolt |
University of Delaware |
Gr. |
3.88 |
Molecular Biology / Genetics (G) |
| Rachel Dadamio |
University of Notre Dame |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Applied & Computational Math & Statistics (G) |
| Ella Donaghu |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
3.65 |
Human Biology |
| Simi Fajemisin |
Harvard University |
Sr. |
3.69 |
History & Literature |
| Katherine Germann |
Valparaiso University |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology / Spanish / Humanities |
| Paige Harris |
North Dakota State University |
Sr. |
4 |
Biological Sciences |
| Bethany Hasz |
University of Minnesota |
Gr. |
3.96/4.00 |
Kinesiology (U) / Sport & Exercise Science (G) |
| Millie Howard |
Temple University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Economics |
| Hannah Jackson |
Rice University |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Bioengineering |
| Taylor Knibb (1) |
Cornell University |
Sr. |
4 |
Psychology |
| Cailie Logue |
Iowa State University |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Kinesiology |
| Shanice Love |
Florida State University |
Sr. |
3.4 |
Accounting |
| Bria Matthews (2) |
Georgia Tech |
Gr. |
3.66/3.76 |
Electrical & Computer Engineering (G) |
| Lotte Meyberg (1) (@) |
Georgia State University |
Sr. |
4 |
Nutrition |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Anna Cockrell, University of Southern California
(1) – 2019 1st team Academic All-America®
(2) – 2019 2nd team Academic All-America®
(3) – 2019 3rd team Academic All-America®
(%) – 2018 1st team Academic All-America®
(#) – 2018 2nd team Academic All-America®
(@) – 2018 3rd team Academic All-America®
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Mex Carey, Michigan State University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
carey@ath.msu.edu | (917) 576-7445