Bowling Green State University Athletics
Three BGSU Athletes Make 2008 Women's Cross Country Academic All-MAC Team
December 03, 2008 | Women's Cross Country
Dec. 3, 2008
CLEVELAND - The Mid-American Conference announced its 2008 Men's and Women's Cross Country Academic All-MAC teams Tuesday, Dec. 2. Bowling Green State University athletes Kara Butler, Kylie Korsnack and Jamie Roflow were voted onto the team by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions. The women also had nine runners named to the honorable mention team, while the men picked up three honorable mention awards as well.
"I am very proud of the women's team and the many academic accomplishments they have achieved over the years," said head coach Cami Wells, "To have Jamie, Kara and Kylie all earn academic All MAC honors their senior year is a wonderful way to finish the season and their cross country careers."
In order to be qualified for the Academic All-MAC teams athletes must have above a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and have competed in at least 50 percent of this season's cross country meets.
Butler has achieved a 3.69 cumulative grade point average in her major, biology. This season she has also been the first finisher for the falcons in every meet. Butler had four top-10 finishes, including two first place finishes, this season. She set a new 3k personal best time, 10:29, at the University of Toledo Dual and a new 6k personal record, 21:41, at the Falcon Invite. Butler's performance this season has also placed her fourth on the top-25 5k time list and twice on the top-30 6k time list, placing third and 13th (also 29th in 2007). This is Butler's second Academic All MAC cross country selection and third overall, one in track.
Korsnack has the highest grade point average of the three BGSU athletes on the Academic All-MAC team. She has a 3.91 cumulative grade point average majoring in Adolescent /Young Adult/Secondary Education. During this season, she had two top-10 finishes for the Falcons. Korsnack ran personal best records in the 3k, 5k and 6k this season. At the University of Toledo Dual, Korsnack set a new 3k personal best record with a time of 10:44. She ran a personal best 6k time of 22:43 at the Falcon Invite. This placed her 26th on the top-30 6k time list. Korsnack rounded off the season by running a time of 18:29 at the MAC Championships, setting a new personal best time in the 5k. This is Korsnack's first Academic All MAC cross country selection.
Roflow has also has performed well in and out of the classroom with a 3.67 cumulative grade point average in masters of accountancy. She consistently was one of the first three runners to finish for the Falcons this season, including three top-10 finishes. At the University of Toledo Dual, Roflow ran a new personal best time of 10:48 in the 3k. She also set a new personal best time in the 6k, 21:55, at the Falcon Invite. This season Roflow once again placed herself in the on the top-25 5k time list making her both eighth and 25th. She also placed on the top-30 6k list twice in 2008, sixth and 18th, this is in addition to her five other times that has placed on this list. This is Roflow's third Academic All MAC cross country selection and seventh overall, four in track.
BGSU also had nine women on the honorable mention list. These athletes include Heather Conger, Megan Kelsey, Courtney Krummert, Andrea Pereira de Almedia, Barbara Powers, Andrea Scharer, Lyndi Springer, Tara Weiss and Carly Wells.
"These 12 young women and their teammates do a great job of balancing their academic and athletic obligations over the course of the season," said Wells.
The men also had three athletes that made the honorable mention list. This included Chris Moody, Aaron Smuda and Jesse Smuda.
"I am very pleased that Aaron, Jesse and Chris earned Academic All MAC honorable mention status this season. All three men have worked hard in the classroom and in practice to push themselves to get the most they can out of their careers here at BGSU as cross country student athletes," said Wells, "It is nice to see all the hard work these athletes put in recognized in this way."
