Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Ukabam named to Academic All-America Team
06/23/2006 | 12:00:00 | Track and Field
June 23, 2006
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CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois thrower Amarachi Ukabam was voted to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women's Track and Field/Cross Country second team, after earning Academic All-District First Team honors. The senior carries a 3.80 grade point average in health education.
Ukabam was also named the Mideast Regional Women's Field Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Ukabam successfully defended her 2005 Regional title in May in the shot put, throwing 58-11.50 to break her own Mideast Regional record, along with the school and Missouri Valley Conference all-time best. The senior also threw a career-best in the discus to set a new SIU and MVC record, while taking the meet title with a toss of 187-07. In 2005, Ukabam finished second in the discus at regionals.
She went on to the NCAA Championships where she finished ninth in the discus and 13th in the shot. Her finish in the discus was enough to earn her All-American honors, the ninth accolade of her career. Since transferring to SIU in 2004 from Ohio State, Ukabam has claimed six All-American awards.
Ukabam has qualified and will compete at the 2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. June 21-25 in the shot put and discus.
To be eligible, a student-athletes must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
The Academic All-America Teams program honors 816 male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA (the College Sports Information Directors of America), a 2,000 member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
FIRST TEAM
University Division
Angela Homan, AUBURN, Sr., Spencerville, Ohio, 3.90, Exercise Science
Anne Bersagel, WAKE FOREST, Sr., Greeley, Colo., 3.94, Economics and Politial Science
Jennifer Leatherman, PENN STATE, Sr., Yellville, Ark., 3.93, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Melanie Schorr, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Sr., Suffield, Conn., 3.96, genetic, cell and developmental biology
Beth Mallory, ALABAMA, Sr., Ashland, Ohio, 3.83, Physical Education
Dara Altman, FLORIDA, Sr., Tampa, Fla., 3.98, Exercise and Sport Sciences - Fitness Wellness
Michelle Prowse, OKLAHOMA STATE, Gr., Kamo, New Zealand, 4.0, Health & Human Performance
Lacy Janson, FLORIDA STATE, Sr., Sarasota, Fla., 3.68, Dietetics
Caroline Bierbaum, COLUMBIA, Sr., New York, NY, 3.74, History
Emily Anderson, RHODE ISLAND, Sr., Westerly, R.I., 3.97, Political Science & Economics
Serena Ramsey, MISSOURI, Sr., Waukesha, Wis., 4.00, Human Development & Family Services
Stacey Cowan, NOTRE DAME, Sr., Ferndale, Wash., 3.79, Pre-professional studies
Shannon Wommack, TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA, Gr., Conyers, Ga., 3.70, Physical Therapy (Doctoral Program)
Ashley Selig, NEBRASKA, Sr., Lincoln, Neb., 3.63, Exercise Science
SECOND TEAM
University Division
Amanda Bales, MISSOURI, Sr., Bettendorf, Iowa, 3.91, Physical Therapy
Andrea Luebbe, LEHIGH, Sr., Bozeman, Mont., 4.00, Earth and Environmental Science
Laci Heller, KANSAS STATE, So., Meriden, Kan., 4.00, Feed Science & Management
Meghan Chance, TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO, Sr., San Antonio, Texas, 3.97, psychology
Cassie Ficken, CHARLOTTE, Gr., Conifer, Colo., 3.68, Civil Engineering
Sharonda Johnson, CHARLOTTE, Sr., Raleigh, N.C., 3.87, Chemistry
Gunild Kreb, VIRGINIA TECH, Gr., Winterbach, Germany, 4.0, Undergrad: Health Management Graduate: Education - Health promotions.
Becka Mansheim, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE, Jr., Brookings, S.D., 4.00, Nursing
Amarachi Ukabam, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Sr., Maryland Heights, Mo., 3.80, Health Education
Jeanna Fascione, KENT STATE, Sr., North Royalton, Ohio, 3.94, Exercise Physiology
Lindsay Donaldson, YALE, So., Lincoln, Mass., 3.77, history
Stephanie Madia, NOTRE DAME, Sr., Wexford, Pa., 3.48, Finance
Katie Erdman, MICHIGAN, Jr., Cadillac, Mich., 3.76, English/Spanish.
Michele Jett, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE, Sr., House Springs, Missouri, 4.00, Nursing
Mandy Jenkins, MOUNT ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, Jr., Wallkill, N.Y., 3.93, Biochemistry and Chemistry
Sara O'Mara, ILLINOIS-CHICAGO, Sr.. Hinsdale, Ill., 4.00, Pre-Elementary Education
Cassie Hunt, ILLINOIS, Jr., Roachdale, Ind., 3.62, Sport Management
Maggie Bruggeman-Butler, MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY, Gr., Sullivan, Mo., 3.99, B.A. in Music Education/Psychology Master's in Music Education
THIRD TEAM
University Division
Brittany Brockman, BAYLOR, Jr., Houston, Texas, 3.86, Health Science Studies
Alyson Kohlmeier, MICHIGAN, So., Sarnia, Ontario, 3.97, Undeclared (College of Literature Science and Arts)
Katie Gwyther, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY, Sr., Madison, N.H., 3.65, Occupational Therapy
Keira Carlstrom, AMERICAN, Sr., Oakton, Va., 3.51, Mathematics
Amber Ferner, PURDUE, Gr., West Lafayette, Ind., 3.63, Veterinary Medicine
Jenny Green, NEBRASKA, So., Grand Island, Neb., 3.83, Advertising
Jamie Farley, FRESNO STATE, Sr., Clovis, Calif., 3.97, Mass Communication & Journalism
Kate Neeper, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Sr., Parker, Colo., 3.98, International Relations and Spanish
Naja Ferjan, BROWN, Jr., Ljubljana, Slovenia, 3.94, Neuroscience
Penny Splichal, ARKANSAS (Women's Communications), Sr., Dickinson, N.D., 3.87, Recreation
Michelle Kvernmo, WYOMING, Sr., Hookstown, Pa., 4.0, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Jennifer Barton CLEMSON , Sr., Toledo, OH, 3.91, Biological Sciences
Kirsten Andrews, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, Jr., New Holland, Pa., 3.88, Quantitative Economics
Melissa Stewart, DUQUESNE, Sr., Greenville, PA, 3.97, Health Management Systems
