ANCHORAGE - Alaska Anchorage senior Laura Carr was named Thursday to the 2009-10 ESPN The Magazine Academic District VIII College Division Women's Track & Field / Cross Country First Team.
The team, voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America, recognizes the top female student-athletes in terms of both academic and athletic accomplishment from among NCAA Div. II, III and NAIA schools.
Carr, an art major with a 3.59 GPA, helped the women's cross country team to its first ever Great Northwest Athletic Conference and West Region titles last fall. In track & field, Carr registered her fourth all-conference accolade with a second-place finish in the 5,000 meters, followed by her third trip to the NCAA Championships.
The South Bend, Ind., local was also a member of the GNAC Academic All-Conference squad for the third time in her career.
To be eligible for the Academic All-District Team, a student-athlete must a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, and have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his or her current institution. District VIII encompasses nine states - AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT and WA - and two Canadian Provinces.
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College Division
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FIRST TEAM
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ALL EVENTS
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Jessica Pixler
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SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
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VIII
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Sr.
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Sammamish, Wash.
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3.93
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English
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ALL EVENTS
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Lisa Anderberg
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SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
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VIII
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Sr.
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Edmonds, Wash.
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3.92
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Global Development Studies
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ALL EVENTS
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Jane Larson
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SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
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VIII
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Sr.
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Fall City, Wash.
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3.83
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English
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ALL EVENTS
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Kimber Mattox
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WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY
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VIII
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Jr.
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Bend, Ore.
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3.91
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Exercise Science
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ALL EVENTS
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Suzie Strickler
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SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
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VIII
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Sr.
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Richland, Wash.
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3.99
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Exercise science
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ALL EVENTS
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Caitlin McGrane
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PUGET SOUND, UNIVERSITY OF
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VIII
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Sr.
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Colville, Wash.
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3.76
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Politics and Government
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ALL EVENTS
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Kelsey Bermudez
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REDLANDS, UNIVERSITY OF
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VIII
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Sr.
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La Verne, Calif.
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3.83
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History & Liberal Studies
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ALL EVENTS
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Laura Carr
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ALASKA ANCHORAGE, UNIVERSITY OF
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VIII
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Sr.
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South Bend, Ind.
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3.59
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Art
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ALL EVENTS
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Cindy Walsh
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GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY
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VIII
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Gr.
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Dayton, Ore.
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3.90, 3.85 (grad)
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Health and Human Performane, MBA Finance
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ALL EVENTS
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Kara Lubieniecki
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT CHICO
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VIII
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Jr.
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Lakewood, Colo.
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3.67
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Kinesiology
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