March 1, 2010 Emily Boggs Named Academic All-American By US Track and Field And Cross Country Coaches AssociationBelmont Abbey senior cross country runner Emily Boggs was one of 286 student athletes to be named academic All-American by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. To qualify for All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must have completed at least 12 semester/quarter hours through the semester of competition at the institution to be eligible. The student-athlete must have at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average and have placed in the top 30% of the total number of athletes eligible to compete at the respective regional championships or have placed in the top 50% of the field at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships. Boggs, an education major, finished 18th at the NCAA Southeast Regional, and earned all-conference honors with an 11th place finish at the Conference Carolinas Championship. |