COLUMBIA, S.C. – Benedict College's
Terae Sweeting and
Stephanie Rhoden have been named to the Capital One Academic All-District women's track & field/cross country team, while
Geovanni West was named to the men's track & field/cross country team.
They were all named to the Division II District 5 team. District 5 is composed of colleges and universities from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), Sunshine State Conference and Gulf South Conference. The three Benedict selections were the only representatives from the SIAC on the 13-member women's squad and 12-member men's squad.
Sweeting earns All-District honors for the second year in a row. A junior, she finished third in the javelin throw at the SIAC championship, where she was the conference's defending champion. She was named first-team All-Conference and All-Region in the javelin throw by the USTFCCCA. Sweeting is an accounting major with a 3.97 GPA.
Rhoden was the SIAC champion in the 400 meters and third in the 200 meters. She was first-team All-Conference in the 400 meters and was named All-Region in both the 200 and 400 meters. She is a sophomore majoring in computer engineering and has a 3.95 GPA.
West finished 23
rd overall at the SIAC men's cross country championship, and was eighth in the men's 1500 meter run at the SIAC track & field championship. He is a sophomore majoring in computer science with a 3.95 GPA.
All three will advance to the national ballot for the opportunity to make one of the Capital One Academic All-America® teams. The teams are selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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WOMEN
District 5
NCAA Division II | |
| Danielle Kissel | TAMPA, UNIVERSITY OF | | So. | Tampa, Fla. | 3.96 | Graphic Design |
| Terae Sweeting | BENEDICT COLLEGE | | Jr. | Nassau, Bahamas | 3.97 | Accounting |
| Kristin Howe | FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FLORIDA TECH) | | So. | Edgewater, Md. | 3.98 | Chemical Engineering |
| Alyson Vezina | FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FLORIDA TECH) | | So. | Oviedo, Fla. | 4.0 | Molecular Biology |
| Stephanie Rhoden | BENEDICT COLLEGE | | So. | St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | 3.95 | Computer Engineering |
| Vanessa Righeimer | TAMPA, UNIVERSITY OF | | Sr. | Park Ridge, Ill. | 3.52 | Advertising and Public Relations |
| Sarah Waller | TAMPA, UNIVERSITY OF | | Jr. | Valrico, Fla. | 3.77 | Elementary Education |
| Rebecca Urrutia | NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | | Jr. | Coral Springs, Fla. | 3.92 | Biology |
| Peri Bowman | NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | | Sr. | Virginia Beach, Va. | 3.94 | Marine Biology |
| Brittany Todaro | NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | | Jr. | Plantation, Fla. | 3.89 | Athletic Training |
| Aimee Sims | NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | | Jr. | St. Anne Ill. | 3.84 | Biology |
| Renea Porsch | WEST FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF | | Sr. | Land O' Lakes, Fla. | 3.43 | Athletic Training |
| Ashley Vezina | FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FLORIDA TECH) | | So. | Oviedo, Fla. | 4.0 | Chemical Engineering |
MEN
District 5
NCAA Division II | |
| David Tomchinsky | FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE | | Sr. | Englewood, Fla. | 3.60 | Communications |
| Carl Dunne | SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY | | So. | Monasterboice, Ireland | 3.99 | Accounting and Economics |
| David Drumm | WEST FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF | | So. | Palm Coast, Fla. | 3.98 | Undecided |
| Chris Yanichko | FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE | | Sr. | Grove City, Ohio | 3.93 | Biochemistry/Molecular Biology |
| Daniel Schultz | FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FLORIDA TECH) | | So. | Orlando, Fla. | 4.0 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Valentin Lenz | SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY | | So. | Duesseldorf, Germany | 3.76 | Accounting and Economics |
| Steven Dennig | TAMPA, UNIVERSITY OF | | Jr. | South Bend, Ind. | 3.65 | Marine Science/Biology |
| Mike Zwijacz | TAMPA, UNIVERSITY OF | | Sr. | Valrico, Fla. | 3.43 | Sport Management |
| Timo Kilp | NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | | Sr. | Tallinn, Estonia | 3.77 | Business Admin. |
| Jordan Halleib | FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FLORIDA TECH) | | So. | Auburn, Calif. | 3.75 | Business Administration |
| Justin McMaster | FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FLORIDA TECH) | | Jr. | Horseheads, N.Y. | 3.72 | Aeronautical Science |
| Geovanni West | BENEDICT COLLEGE | | So. | Portmore, Jamaica | 3.95 | Computer Science |
