Track & field places 21 athletes on Academic Pac-10 lists
<p>The Pac-10 Conference released its annual academic award winners for track and field and 21 members of the Arizona State University program were selected, the Conference announced. The Sun Devils placed 11 women and 10 men on the lists after each earned over a 3.0 grade-point average while representing the team this year.</p><separator></separator><p>ASU placed six athletes on the Pac-10 All-Academic First Team, including one woman and five men. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/stevens_sarah00.html">S… Stevens</a> was the lone first-team honoree for the women after earning honorable mention each of the last two years and a second-team honor as a redshirt freshman. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/engelhardt_ben00.html">… Engelhardt</a> (second year in a row), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/helwig_jeff00.html">Jeff Helwig</a> (second year in a row), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/kremer_justin00.html">J… Kremer</a> (second year in a row), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/lewis_jason00.html">Jas… Lewis</a> (second year in a row) and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/petersen_thomas00.html"… Petersen</a> (first career selection) all earned first team honors for the men.</p><separator></separator><p>Three women and one man earned second team accolades with <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/whiting_ryan00.html">Ry… Whiting</a> earning a place on the second list for the third year in a row. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/navarro_cj00.html">Cj Navarro</a> (first career selection), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/regets_lissa00.html">Li… Regets</a> (second year in a row), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/spadafino_angela00.html… Spadafino</a> (second year in a row) and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/stringham_maureen00.htm… Stringham</a> (first career honor) all were selected to the second team as well.</p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/caloia_chelsea00.html">… Caloia</a> (first career selection), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/kielty_ali00.html">Ali Kielty</a> (third career honor), Dominique’ Maloy (first career honor), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/nelson_lisa00.html">Lisa Nelson</a> (second year in a row), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/pennes_nicole00.html">N… Pennes</a> (first career selection) and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/simington_erika00.html"… Simington</a> (second year in a row) all earned honorable mention honors for the women while the men’s list included <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/egboro_jeremy00.html">J… Egboro</a> (third year in a row), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/heller_joey00.html">Joey Heller</a> (fourth year in a row), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/hitchcock_kyle00.html">… Hitchcock</a> (first career honor) and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/mehlhorn_david00.html">… Mehlhorn</a> (third year in a row and fourth career honor).</p><separator></separator><p>The Sun Devils will return to the track next week as they will compete in the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships June 10-13 in Fayetteville, Ark.</p><separator></separator><p>2009 Academic All-Pac-10 Selection<br />First Team<br />Women: <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/stevens_sarah00.html">S… Stevens</a><br />Men: <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/engelhardt_ben00.html">… Engelhardt</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/helwig_jeff00.html">Jeff Helwig</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/kremer_justin00.html">J… Kremer</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/lewis_jason00.html">Jas… Lewis</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/petersen_thomas00.html"… Petersen</a></p><separator></separator><p>Second Team<br />Women: <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/navarro_cj00.html">Cj Navarro</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/regets_lissa00.html">Li… Regets</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/spadafino_angela00.html… Spadafino</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/stringham_maureen00.htm… Stringham</a><br />Men: <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/whiting_ryan00.html">Ry… Whiting</a></p><separator></separator><p>Honorable Mention<br />Women: <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/caloia_chelsea00.html">… Caloia</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/kielty_ali00.html">Ali Kielty</a>, Dominique’ Maloy, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/nelson_lisa00.html">Lisa Nelson</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/pennes_nicole00.html">N… Pennes</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/simington_erika00.html"… Simington</a><br />Men: <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/egboro_jeremy00.html">J… Egboro</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/heller_joey00.html">Joey Heller</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/hitchcock_kyle00.html">… Hitchcock</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/mehlhorn_david00.html">… Mehlhorn</a></p>