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Cross Country Places Two on Academic All-MAC Squad
November 18, 2016 | Cross Country
CLEVELAND, Ohio - - Two members of the Ball State cross country program were named to the 2016 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Cross Country Team as announced by the league office Friday (Nov. 18).
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Student-athletes with a minimum 3.20 grade-point average who participate in at least 50 percent of their team's meets are automatically named to the squad. First-year players and junior college transfers are not eligible.
Senior Ericka Rinehart (Angola, Ind./Angola), who scored in two of the six meets she competed in for the Cardinals this season, earns the honor for the third consecutive season. A nursing major with a 3.591 GPA, Rinehart was Ball State's third-best runner at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 14), crossing the 6K finish line in 22:40.3. She finished her cross country career with a career-best 6K time of 22:39.1 to place fifth on the team at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 11).
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Junior Jessica Bryzek (Brownsburg, Ind./Indiana Academy), who scored in five of the six meets she competed in for the Cardinals this season, earns the award for the second time. A biology major with a 3.681 GPA, Bryzek led the Cardinals to the finish line at the Indiana Intercollegiate (Sept. 16) with a 5K time of 19:31.41. She was Ball State's second-fastest runner at the Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 30) with a career-fast 5K time of 18:24.8. She also finished fourth on the team at the season-opening Butler Open (Sept. 2), and fifth on the team at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 14) and the MAC Championship (Oct. 29).
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With the cross country season now wrapped up, the pair of Ball State distance runners will turn their attention to training for the indoor track & field season which is set to begin Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Mastodon Opener in Fort Wayne.
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For the most up-to-date news on Ball State cross country and track & field, follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateTFXC and @CoachE_BSU.
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Student-athletes with a minimum 3.20 grade-point average who participate in at least 50 percent of their team's meets are automatically named to the squad. First-year players and junior college transfers are not eligible.
Senior Ericka Rinehart (Angola, Ind./Angola), who scored in two of the six meets she competed in for the Cardinals this season, earns the honor for the third consecutive season. A nursing major with a 3.591 GPA, Rinehart was Ball State's third-best runner at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 14), crossing the 6K finish line in 22:40.3. She finished her cross country career with a career-best 6K time of 22:39.1 to place fifth on the team at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 11).
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Junior Jessica Bryzek (Brownsburg, Ind./Indiana Academy), who scored in five of the six meets she competed in for the Cardinals this season, earns the award for the second time. A biology major with a 3.681 GPA, Bryzek led the Cardinals to the finish line at the Indiana Intercollegiate (Sept. 16) with a 5K time of 19:31.41. She was Ball State's second-fastest runner at the Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 30) with a career-fast 5K time of 18:24.8. She also finished fourth on the team at the season-opening Butler Open (Sept. 2), and fifth on the team at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 14) and the MAC Championship (Oct. 29).
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With the cross country season now wrapped up, the pair of Ball State distance runners will turn their attention to training for the indoor track & field season which is set to begin Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Mastodon Opener in Fort Wayne.
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For the most up-to-date news on Ball State cross country and track & field, follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateTFXC and @CoachE_BSU.
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