14 Kansas runners earn Academic All-Big 12 honors
IRVING, Texas – The Kansas men’s and women’s cross country teams placed 14 runners on Academic All-Big 12 teams, announced by the conference office on Wednesday. Of the 14 individuals, 13 earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors, with George Letner, Chris Melgares, Hannah Driscoll, Cameron Gueldner, Lisa Lauschke and Megan Paule earning perfect 4.0 GPAs.
Nine Kansas women were honored, all of which earning first team accolades, while four of the five KU men earned a spot on the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
Men’s First Team Members
Quanah Gardiner
Major: Secondary History & Government Education
George Letner
Major: Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology and Psychology
Chris Melgares
Major: Master of Science – Exercise Science
Michael Melgares
Major: Marketing
Men’s Second Team Members
Ethan Donley
Major: Sport Management
Women’s First Team Members
Riley Cooney
Major: Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology/Environmental Studies
Hannah Driscoll
Major: Community Health and Psychology
Cameron Gueldner
Major: Exercise Science
Lauren Harrell
Major: Strategic Communications
Lisa Lauschke
Major: Mathematics
Catherine Liggett
Major: Human Biology and Anthropolgy
Megan Paule
Major: Accounting
Alaina Schroeder
Major: Exercise Science
Emmie Skopec
Major: Exercise Science
First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while the second team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 20 percent of their team’s scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
The Jayhawks will compete on Friday, Nov. 9 at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Peoria, Illinois, where they will be aiming to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships on November 17.
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