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Katie Bacher of MIT Leads 2020-21 Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Team
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Katie Bacher
AUSTIN, Texas – Graduate student
Katie Bacher of MIT headlines the 2020-21 Academic All-America® Division III Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Bacher, a native of Macungie, Pennsylvania, earned the Academic All-America® Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Team Member of the Year honor for the second-consecutive year. She is a graduate student at MIT, studying computer science with a 4.0 cumulative GPA. In 2020, she graduated from MIT with bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and computer science with a 4.0 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.
Among the 46 women selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III Track & Field/Cross Country teams, 13 carry a 4.0 grade-point average. The 16 members of the women’s first team possess a 3.91 average GPA.
Fourteen women repeat as Academic All-America® selections this year. Bacher is the lone four-time honoree. She was also a first team honoree in 2020 and 2019 with a second team recognition in 2018.
Three honorees are earning the selection for the third time.
Eka Jose of Washington University in St. Louis is on the first team for the third-straight year. Wheaton College (Ill.) senior
Favor Ezewuzie is a first team selection in 2021. She was a first team honoree in 2020 and earned a third team recognition in 2019.
Alexis Segura of LeTourneau is a third team honoree this year following second team honors in 2020 and a third team recognition in 2019.
Katie Collins of MIT,
Gina Dello Russo of Stevens Institute of Technology, Allegheny’s
Mica Hanish,
Sydney Packard of WPI and Messiah University’s
Esther Seeland 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 2020.
Parley Hannan of Ithaca College is on the first team this year after earning second team honors in 2020.
Aspen Rolfes of Nebraska Wesleyan, a first team honoree this year, was a third team pick in 2020.
Carina Collet of Wartburg,
Izzi Gengaro from MIT and Christopher Newport’s
Zoe Stauffer are each repeat honorees, picking up second team recognition for the second-consecutive year.
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 2020-21 Division III Academic All-America® teams.
2020-21 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 |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Computer Science |
| Katie Collins (1) |
MIT |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Brain & Cognitive Sciences |
| Gina Dello Russo (1) |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
Gr. |
3.94/4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering/Sociotechnical Systems |
| Helen Dolan |
Hamline University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Studio Arts |
| Favor Ezewuzie (1, &) |
Wheaton College (Illinois) |
Sr. |
3.71 |
Elementary Education |
| Mica Hanish (1) |
Allegheny College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Mathematics |
| Parley Hannan (2) |
Ithaca College |
Sr. |
3.59 |
Integrative Studies |
| Eka Jose (1, #) |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Biology: Anthropology/Global Health & Environment |
| Madison Mulder |
SUNY Geneseo |
Jr. |
3.84 |
Business Administration & Psychology |
| Sydney Packard (1) |
WPI |
Gr. |
3.95/4.00 |
Chemical Engineering |
| Emily Pomainville |
SUNY Geneseo |
Sr. |
3.80 |
English Literature/Gender & Women Studies |
| Aspen Rolfes (3) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Exercise Science |
| Melissa Rowland |
Tufts University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Electrical Engineering |
| Esther Seeland (1) |
Messiah University |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Sophia Slovenski |
University of Southern Maine |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Exercise Science |
| Sydney Thompson |
UW-Oshkosh |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Finance |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Elayna Bahl |
Loras College |
Jr. |
3.91 |
Finance & Accounting |
| Ella Baran |
Johns Hopkins University |
Jr. |
3.55 |
Environmental Engineering |
| Alison Beeman |
University of Dubuque |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Digital Art & Design |
| Ayana Blair |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Biochemistry |
| Michaela Burrell |
University of Rochester |
Sr. |
3.44 |
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology |
| Carina Collet (2) |
Wartburg College |
Sr. |
3.96 |
English |
| Marion Edwards |
Loras College |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Media Studies |
| Aubrie Fisher |
Wartburg College |
So. |
3.98 |
Psychology & Sociology |
| Izzi Gengaro (2) |
MIT |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Chemical-Biological Engineering |
| Meghan Matheny |
Ithaca College |
Jr. |
3.89 |
Business Administration |
| Annie Needs |
Calvin University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Chemical Engineering |
| Therese Olshanski |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.60 |
Public Health |
| Zoe Stauffer (2) |
Christopher Newport University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Cellular, Molecular, & Physiological Biology |
| Rachel TerHaar |
University of Chicago |
Jr. |
3.90 |
Neuroscience |
| Katie Williams |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Biological Engineering |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Eileen Bequette |
University of Rochester |
Sr. |
3.64 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Julia Dannenbaum |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Anthropology: Global Health & The Environment |
| Holly Dasher |
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor |
So. |
4.00 |
Education |
| Maria Gonzalez Guerra |
Texas Lutheran University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Administration/Accounting |
| Annie Gutierrez |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering |
| Jordan Hurlbut |
University of Rochester |
Gr. |
3.52 |
Microbiology |
| Olivia Hurtt |
John Carroll University |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Biology |
| Stevie Lambe |
Loras College |
Jr. |
3.78 |
Elementary Education |
| Birgen Nelson |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
So. |
3.97 |
Classics/Political Science |
| Lauren Preston |
Stockton University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Health Science |
| Valerie Reiling |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Alexis Segura (2, &) |
LeTourneau University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Administration |
| Brooke Stanley |
RIT |
Gr. |
3.98/4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Arden Tanner |
WPI |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Biomedical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering |
| Kelsey Wyman |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Neuroscience |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Katie Bacher, MIT
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2020
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2020
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2020
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2019
(%) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2019
(&) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2019
(@) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2018
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | CoSIDA Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
Schwartzy2@yahoo.com | (701) 793-0538
Brett Marhanka, Wheaton College | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
brett.marhanka@wheaton.edu | (630) 752-5747