HOUGHTON, Mich. - Michigan Tech senior Andrea Metz was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team for cross country and track and field Thursday (June 5).
“Andrea embodies what a student-athlete should be,” said Michigan Tech athletic director Suzanne Sanregret. “This award represents all the hard work she puts in both athletics and academics.”
Metz, a 3.99 student in chemical engineering, won the 1,500 meter run at the GLIAC Championships in a school record time of 4:38.33. Her time also provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Track and Field Championships. The Marathon, Wis., native also ranks fifth in school history in the 3,000 meter run (10:31.20) and eighth in the 5,000 meter run (18:35.86).
Metz joins Rachelle Malette of Wayne State as the only athletes (men or women) to be named to the first team for cross country and track and field.
The district team is divided into two categories, University (Div. I) and College (Div. II, III and NAIA). There is a first and second team selected for each category. The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams are selected from the first-team all-district selections from the eight districts.
To be nominated, the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) for her career. No athlete is eligible until she has reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at her current institution.
The All-America teams will be announced on June 25th.
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