Sharonda Johnson and teammate Jane Daniels were named ESPN the Magazine Academic All-Americans. |
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Daniels and Johnson Named ESPN the Magazine Academic All-Americans
June 27, 2007
Charlotte, N.C. - Charlotte seniors Jane Daniels and Sharonda Johnson were both named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Teams. Daniels was awarded first-team status, while Johnson was selected to the national second-team. A full list of Universoty Level award-winners is below.
Daniels won the 3000-meter steeplechase and finished second in 5000-meter run at the 2007 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship, helping the 49ers to their second-straight A-10 title. The senior from Oostburg, Wis., also left her mark in the 49ers' record book with a share of the distance medley relay school record (11:43.96) and the 2000-meter steeplechase school record (7:25.06). For her efforts, she was named the A-10's Student-Athlete of the Year in both women's cross country and track & field. At the Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championship she placed eighth to earn All-Conference laurels this past season.
Daniels was one of seven student-athletes awarded the Coca-Cola NCAA Division I Community All-America Award for Community Service this summer. The president of the 49ers' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee has overseen two shoe drives per year, organized and marketed two blood drives per year, participated in tutoring with the Police Athletic League (PAL), organized annual Toys for Tots Drives and, on an annual basis, volunteered at Special Olympics track meets. She will pursue a Master of Science degree in health promotion at Indiana University.
Johnson won the high jump (5' 7") and finished third in the long jump (18' 9") at the 2007 A-10 Indoor Track & Field Championship. In the A-10 outdoor meet, the senior from Raleigh, N.C., broke an eight-year old Conference record to claim her third conference triple jump title, at 42' 5.5". A two-time All-America in the triple jump, she holds both the indoor and outdoor records at Charlotte. She is a four-time NCAA national qualifier in the event and also holds the school-record in the high jump.
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A chemistry major with a 3.89 grade point average, Johnson was the recipient of the 2005 Arthur Ashe Female Sports Scholar of the Year award. She is a previous first-team Academic All-American, winning the award in 2004. She was second-team All-District last season. Johnson also appeared on the 2005 National Track Coaches Association All-Academic Team.
"I'm extremely proud of Sharonda and Jane and all they have accomplished in the classroom and on the track and cross country course; they are two of the finest examples of student-athletes that any program could wish for," said Niners Track Coach Bob Olesen. "Their contributions to the university, athletic department and track and field and cross country programs and the recognition that comes with it are extremely valuable for our continued success and development and are greatly appreciated."
Academic All-America Teams are selected by CoSIDA The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) selects Academic All-America teams in 12 programs: football, women's volleyball, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's track & field/cross country, women's track & field/cross country, men's at-large and women's at-large. A first team, second team and third team are selected in both the University (Division I and I-AA) and College (Division II, III and NAIA) Divisions. Football consists of just first and second teams.
To be nominated, the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) for his/her career. No athlete is eligible until he/she has reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution (thus, true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible transfers are not eligible). In the cases of transfers, graduate students and junior college graduates, the athlete must have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution to be eligible.
FIRST TEAM University Division Arianna Lambie STANFORD UNIVERSITY Ashley Selig NEBRASKA Lindsay Donaldson YALE UNIVERSITY Kirsten Andrews U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY Jessica Gall INDIANA UNIVERSITY Becka Mansheim SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY Katie Erdman MICHIGAN Mandy Jenkins MOUNT ST. MARY'S COLLEGE Laci Heller KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Kaylene Wagner KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Jane Daniels CHARLOTTE Georgia Kloss NORTH CAROLINA Gunild Kreb VIRGINIA TECH Jenny Green NEBRASKA Shannon Rowbury DUKE UNIVERSITYSECOND TEAM University Division Marissa Daniels RICE UNIVERSITY Shannon Bell SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY Emily Anderson RHODE ISLAND Jillian Drouin SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Erika Jacobs SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY (PA) Arlene Zelinskas LIBERTY UNIVERSITY Sunni Olding NOTRE DAME Sharonda Johnson CHARLOTTE Landra Stewardson TEXAS Maryann Erigha NOTRE DAME Katie Flaute TENNESSEE Morgan Bonds KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Laura Mickelson LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY Lindsey Anderson WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY Kim Shubert NEBRASKA
