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SMITH
NAMED FIRST TEAM VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA
DENTON,
TX—The 2003 Verizon Academic All-America College
Division Women's At-Large teams were announced and Texas
Woman's University gymnast Brandi Smith (Smithville,
TX/Smithville H.S.) was named to the first team.
Smith is the first TWU gymnast in team history to earn
First Team Verizon Academic All-America honors. She was
named to the third team in 2002.
Smith was
one of four Pioneer gymnasts to earn Academic All-District
VI First Team honors last week. She was named to the National
Dean's List from 1999-2002 and is a member of Who's Who Among
Students in American Universities and Colleges. Smith was
tabbed a USAG Scholar Athlete in 2002 and 2003 while also
earning All-American scholar honors from 1999-2002. She was
named to TWU's Dean's list every semester of school and was
a Gymnastics Association of Texas Merit Award winner in 2002.
Smith recorded a season-high of 9.675 on vault vs. Air Force
on March 16 and set a new personal best of 9.875 on beam
at the Midwest Independent Championships on March 29.
VERIZON
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
Name
|
School |
Sport |
Yr. |
Hometown |
Major |
| Colleen
Barber |
Skidmore
College |
Field
Hockey |
Jr. |
Fort
Ann, NY |
Psychology |
| Eleanor
Boyce |
Colby
College |
Crew |
Sr. |
Haines,
AK |
Geology |
| Patricia
Brooks |
Agnes
Scott |
Tennis |
Jr. |
Savannah,
GA |
Business/Economics |
| Victoria
Courmes |
Barry
University |
Tennis |
Sr. |
Bastia,
France |
Political
Science |
| Sarah
Dance |
Truman
State |
Swimming |
So. |
Lincoln,
NE |
Exercise
Science |
| Karen
Darveaux |
Winona
State |
Tennis |
Sr. |
Austin,
MN |
Management
Info. Syst. |
| Keli
Dudley |
Truman
State |
Swimming |
Sr. |
Topeka,
KS |
Exercise
Science |
| Megan
Grunert |
Indianapolis |
Swimming |
Jr. |
Menomonee
Falls, WI |
Biology/Chem./Pre
Med. |
| Kayla
Heising |
Wooster |
Swimming |
Jr. |
Wauseon,
OH |
Mathematics |
| Alison
Hover |
Wisc.-Eau
Claire |
Tennis |
Sr. |
St.
Cloud, MN |
Math/Finance |
| Bridget
Lee |
Scranton |
Lacrosse |
Sr. |
West
Nyack, NY |
Psych.& Phil./Art
History |
| Emily
Mason |
Wheaton
(IL) |
Swimming |
Sr. |
Norfolk,
VA |
Elementary
Education |
| Margaret
Moscato |
Emory |
Tennis |
Jr. |
Las
Cruces, NM |
Biology/French
Studies |
| Ashley
Rowatt |
Kenyon |
Swimming |
Sr. |
Louisville,
KY |
Molecular
Biology |
| Brandi
Smith |
Texas
Woman's |
Gymnastics |
Sr. |
Smithville,
TX |
Kinesiology |
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