NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Conference teams were announced on Thursday, comprised of student-athletes who were selected based on their athletic and academic performance. To be nominated, student-athletes must have a GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) for their entire academic career. The teams were selected through voting conducted by the league's Sports Information Directors.
Making up the women's team are Dayton's Mary List, Rebecca Maj and Chelsea VanHook, Duquesne’s Sherie Key and Valerie Palermo, George Mason's Amanda Denger and Heather Selheimer, Rachel Hilliard of Massachusetts, Annika Gomell of Saint Louis and VCU's Kiara Porter.
On the men's side, Davidson's Whitner Chase, Walker Mogen and Daniel Samet are joined by Duquesne’s Evan Gomez, Mason's Michael Conway and Ayodeji Raymond, Paolo Tavares of Massachusetts, Saint Joseph's Aaron Leskow, and Michael Scolarici and Tim Zellmer of Saint Louis.
Women’s Academic All-Conference
Mary List, Dayton
Rebecca Maj, Dayton
Chelsea VanHook, Dayton
Sherie Key, Duquesne
Valerie Palermo, Duquesne
Amanda Denger, George Mason
Heather Selheimer, George Mason
Rachel Hilliard, Massachusetts
Annika Gomell, Saint Louis
Kiara Porter, VCU
Men’s Academic All-Conference
Whitner Chase, Davidson
Walker Mogen, Davidson
Daniel Samet, Davidson
Evan Gomez, Duquesne
Michael Conway, George Mason
Ayodeji Raymond, George Mason
Paolo Tavares, Massachusetts
Aaron Leskow, Saint Joseph’s
Michael Scolarici, Saint Louis
Tim Zellmer, Saint Louis