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Emily Kearney of Milligan Headlines CoSIDA Academic All-America® NAIA Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Team
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Emily Kearney
AUSTIN, Texas – Graduate student
Emily Kearney of Milligan University headlines the 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-America® NAIA Women's Track & Field/ Cross Country teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2020-21 NAIA Academic All-America® teams.
Kearney was named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for the NAIA Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Teams.
Kearney, a graduate student with a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average, made the most of her final semester of eligibility as she completed her incredible career with a pair of NAIA national titles in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The Wirral, United Kingdom native, won both the 5,000- and 10,000-meter races in late May and in the process set new national records in each event.
Emily, who is pursuing a master’s degree in humanities, finished the spring campaign in a Buffalo uniform by being named the Most Outstanding Performer at the NAIA National Championship and was named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NAIA Women's Track Athlete of the Year and Appalachian Athletic Conference Runner of the Year.
There are six repeat selections from a year ago as
Rachel Battershell (Concordia (Neb.) University),
Bailey Cossentine (William Jessup University) each garnered first-team selections once again while
Destiny Copeland (Indiana Tech),
Morgan Luedy (Cornerstone University) and
Julia Rohm (Southeastern University) all moved from second team to first.
Three members of the first team posted perfect 4.0 GPAs and together, the 11 honorees averaged a 3.92 GPA.
2020-21 Academic All-America® Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Teams – NAIA
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Rachel Battershell (1) |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Biology / Chemistry / Exercise Science |
| Alyssa Campbell |
Point Park University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Advertising & Public Relations |
| Destiny Copeland (2) |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Jr. |
3.73 |
Psychology |
| Bailey Cossentine (1) |
William Jessup University |
Gr. |
3.88/3.88 |
Kinesiology |
| Avery DeWolf |
Milligan University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Communications |
| Kaileigh Dill |
Tabor College |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Elementary Education |
| Emily Kearney |
Milligan University |
Gr. |
3.87/4.00 |
Humanities (G) |
| Morgan Luedy (2) |
Cornerstone University (Mich.) |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Exercise Science |
| Bekah Owen |
Milligan University |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Graphic Design |
| Josie Puelz |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
So. |
4.00 |
Elementary Education |
| Julia Rohm (2) |
Southeastern University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Nursing |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Emily Bayer |
Missouri Baptist University |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Nursing |
| Kelsey Billingsley |
Cornerstone University (Mich.) |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Humanities - Social Studies |
| Aileen Gurrola |
Friends University |
Sr. |
3.76 |
Elementary Education |
| Sarah Harden |
Taylor University |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Exercise Science |
| Erin Mapson |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
| Gabrielle Mardis |
Milligan University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Child & Youth Development |
| Namiah Simpson |
Southeastern University |
Jr. |
3.62 |
Nursing |
| Kelli Smith (1) |
Cornerstone University (Mich.) |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Elementary Education |
| Elizabeth Stottlemyre |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Biology (Pre-Medicine) |
| Lisa Voyles |
University of the Cumberlands |
So. |
3.64 |
Undeclared |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Emily Kearney, Milligan University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America NAIA first-team selection in 2019-20
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America NAIA second-team selection in 2019-20
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Chair for Publicity/Communications
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Aaron Sagraves, Cornerstone University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
Aaron.sagraves@cornerstone.edu | (616) 977-5415