Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Toni Whitfield named Academic All-American
06/24/2010 | 12:00:00 | Track and Field
June 24, 2010
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CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois track and field athlete Toni Whitfield was named to the 2009-10 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Whitfield, a native of Johnston City, was named to the third team after carrying a 4.00 grade point average in civil engineering with a minor in business administration and mathematics. She was named a 2009 Student Laureate at the Lincoln Academy of Illinois. The senior was a two-time Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete, a three-time recipient of the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and a four-time member of the MVC Honor Roll, earning Dean's List honors every semester at SIU.
On the track, Whitfield was a three-time All-Missouri Valley Conference performer in the javelin and 800-meter run. In 2010, she was a West Regional preliminary qualifier in the javelin. She ranks fourth all-time in the indoor and outdoor javelin at SIU and fourth in the indoor and 10th all-time in the outdoor 800m.
To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 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.
Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 15,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.
ESPN The Magazine - winner of the 2006 and 2003 National Magazine Award for General Excellence - is a provocative and innovative sports publication. Full of insight, analysis, impact and wit, the oversized biweekly with a circulation of 1.9 million looks ahead to give fans a unique perspective on the world of sports.
For more information about the Academic All-America® Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.
FIRST TEAM • University Division
Phoebe Wright • TENNESSEE • Sr., Signal Mountain, Tenn., 3.96, Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Amy Backel • OKLAHOMA • Sr., Dillsburg, Pa., 3.98, Civil Engineering
Carrie Burggraf • AUSTIN PEAY STATE • Sr., Marion, Ohio, 4.0, Political Science and History
Heather Dorniden • MINNESOTA • Sr., Inver Grove Heights, 3.95, Kinesiology
Katie Stripling • ARKANSAS • Sr., Jonesboro, Ark., 3.95, kinesiology
Angela Bizzarri • ILLINOIS • Sr., Mason, Ohio, 3.62, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Lisa Koll • IOWA STATE • Gr., Fort Dodge, Iowa 3.82, Veterinary Medicine
Jenny Barringer • COLORADO • Sr., Oviedo, Fla. 3.71, Political Science & Economics
Whitney Carlson • NORTH DAKOTA STATE • Jr., Buchanan, N.D., 4.0, Zoology
Caitlin Clancy • TULSA • Sr. Tuscon, Ariz., 4.0, Mechanical Engineering
Kimberly Williams • FLORIDA STATE • Jr. Kingston, Jamaica, 3.38, Sport Management
Whitney Kerth • ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK • Sr., Perryville, Ark., 4.0, Economics
Liane Weber • CLEMSON • Sr., Wangen, Germany, 3.78, Health Science
Kylie Hutson • INDIANA STATE • Sr., Terre Haute, Ind., 3.46, Physical Education-Exercise Science
Jackie Areson • TENNESSEE • Sr., Delray Beach, Fla., 3.62, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
SECOND TEAM • University Division
Evelien Dekkers • FLORIDA • Sr., Etten-Leur, Netherlands, 3.84, Food Science and Human Nutrition
Kristi Dahlheimer • NORTH DAKOTA • Gr., Anoka, Minn.,4.0, 4.0 (grad), Physical Therapy
Lauren Bonds • KANSAS • Sr., Hutchinson, Kan., 3.93, Political Science
Annie Taft • U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY • Sr., Medford, N.J., 3.97, Management
Allix Lee-Painter • IDAHO • Sr., Moscow, Idaho, 3.86 English, Secondary Education
Shamai Larsen • AUSTIN PEAY STATE • Sr., Dillingham, Alaska, 4.0, Health and Human Performance
Bridget Franek • PENN STATE • Sr., Hiram, Ohio, 3.52, Kinesiology, Movement Science
Ashley Cattran • DAYTON • Jr., Centerville, Ohio, 3.99, Pre-Medicine
Amanda Frohling • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE • Sr., Yankton, S.D., 4.00, Biology/Pre-Physical Therapy
Marie-Louise Asselin • WEST VIRGINIA • Sr., Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, 3.66, Biochemistry
Diana Norden • CAMPBELL • Sr., Nykoping, Sweden, 4.0, Chemistry
Brittany Morreale • U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY • Sr., Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., 3.77, Physics
Alex Becker • TULSA • Sr., Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 3.69, Elementary Education
Nicole Blood • OREGON • Sr., Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 3.47, Journalism
Megan Duwell • MINNESOTA • Sr., West Bend, Wis., 3.86, Marketing and Operations Management
Terry Phillips • MISSOURI STATE • Jr., Kansas City, Mo., 4.00, Chemistry/Biochemistry
RTHIRD TEAM • University Division
Wendi Robinson • INDIANA • Gr., Danville, Ind., 3.90, 3.88 (grad), Exercise Physiology (MS)
Alyssa Bradford • VALPARAISO • Sr., Mukwonago, Wis., 3.98, Secondary Education
Erin Bedell • BAYLOR • Sr., Plano, Texas, 3.68, Health Science Studies
Erin Stratton • UTAH STATE • Sr., Aurora, Colo., 3.98, Exercise Science
Brittany Thune • BELMONT • Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D., 3.95, Business Administration
Kelly Phillips • VIRGINIA TECH • Sr., Blacksburg, Va., 4.00, Biology
Natalie Willer • NEBRASKA • Jr. Elkhorn, Neb., 3.89, Biological Sciences & Psychology
Eleni Kafourou • BOISE STATE • Sr., Athens, Greece, 3.32, Civil Engineering
Kaitlyn Peale • MICHIGAN • Jr., Columbus, Ohio, 3.91, Industrial and Operations Engineering
Kaylyn Christopher • WEST VIRGINIA • Jr., Kingwood, W.Va, 3.94, Journalism and philosophy
Dana Mecke • TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO • Jr., Bulverde, Texas, 3.88, mechanical engineering
Brandi Gervais • TOWSON • Jr., Cape Girardeau, Mo., 4.00, Pre-Dentistry
Toni Whitfield • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS • Sr., Johnston City, Ill., 4.0, Civil Engineering
Shannon Leinert • MISSOURI • Sr., Eureka, Mo., 4.00, Special Education
Patricia Mamona • CLEMSON • Sr., Lisbon, Portugal, 3.47, Health Science
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