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Junior Jenny Gardynski is one of five Skyhawks named to the 2007 NCAA Division II USTFCCCA Women's All-Academic team. |
Five Skyhawks Named All-Academic
New Orleans, La. - Juniors Jenny Gardynski (Everett, Mass./Everett), Kristina Coriaty (Brockton, Mass./Brockton) and Jackie Oates (South Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames) are three of the five Skyhawks named to the 2007 NCAA Division II USTFCCCA Women's Cross Country All-Academic team. Joining them in representing Stonehill are sophomores Andrea Topalis (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) and Meaghan Murphy (North Conway, N.H./Kennett).
All-in-all there was 202 female student-athletes from 99 Division II programs on the All-Academic team. The University of Tampa led all Division II institutions on the list with seven All-Academic team members. Seattle Pacific and Kutztown each had six members on the All-Academic team. Missouri Southern State, Nebraska-Kearney, and Pittsburg State each had five student-athletes on the All-Academic team. Two schools from the Northeast-10 Conference, Bentley and Stonehill, each had five honorees.
Gardynski and Coriaty are both communication majors finishing up their third year at Stonehill College. The two are also members of the Indoor Track team along with Topalis, an education major, and Murphy, who is currently undeclared. Rounding out the list for Stonehill is junior Jackie Oates, who is studying health care administration.
To qualify for the individual All-Academic honors, the student-athlete must have completed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale. The student-athletes must also finish in the top 30 percent of individual participants at their respective regional cross country championships.
