Marshall University Athletics
Abigail Short Named to C-USA All-Academic Team
10/25/2018 1:12:00 PM | Cross Country
Junior Cross Country Runner Honored
Conference Release
IRVING, Texas—Junior Abigail Short has been named to the 2018 Cross Country InTouch Credit Union Conference USA All-Academic Team, the league office announced Thursday.
Short, a native of Hurricane, West Virginia, carries a 4.0 GPA in the Marshall University Accelerated BS/MD seven-year medical program, while she majors in biology in undergraduate studies.
"I'm honored and excited to be recognized for the All-Academic Team," Short said. "It takes a lot of hard work and time management to balance academics and cross country."
Short's honor is the sixth time a Marshall cross country student-athlete has earned a spot on the C-USA All-Academic Team. She is the first recipient since both William Shaffer and Tony Hayes made the team in 2016. Hayes earned a spot in 2015 also, preceded by Henry Heisey (2009) and Kathleen Clark (2008).
Short, who has competed in every cross country meet since her freshman year, is a two-time C-USA Academic Medal recipient.
"Abbie is the definition of a student-athlete," assistant coach Caleb Bowen said. "She works endless hours perfecting her craft as a cross country runner while balancing the grueling workload of her BS/MD program. It's been awesome to have her part of our program and it's going to be fun to watch her become an outstanding doctor here in a few years."
The full list of honorees are as follows:
Men's
Todd Gunzenhauser, Charlotte
Lachlan Shiver, Florida Atlantic
Conner Killian, Louisiana Tech
Jack Beaumont, North Texas
Florian Lussy, North Texas
Clay Musial, Rice
Women's
Katie Tomasi, Charlotte
Sherilene Gelderblom, FIU
Elia Nero, Louisiana Tech
Abigail Short, Marshall
Cassidy Adams, North Texas
Rea Iseli, North Texas
Short and the Herd will compete in the Conference USA Cross Country Championships Saturday morning in Boca Raton, Florida.
IRVING, Texas—Junior Abigail Short has been named to the 2018 Cross Country InTouch Credit Union Conference USA All-Academic Team, the league office announced Thursday.
Short, a native of Hurricane, West Virginia, carries a 4.0 GPA in the Marshall University Accelerated BS/MD seven-year medical program, while she majors in biology in undergraduate studies.
"I'm honored and excited to be recognized for the All-Academic Team," Short said. "It takes a lot of hard work and time management to balance academics and cross country."
Short's honor is the sixth time a Marshall cross country student-athlete has earned a spot on the C-USA All-Academic Team. She is the first recipient since both William Shaffer and Tony Hayes made the team in 2016. Hayes earned a spot in 2015 also, preceded by Henry Heisey (2009) and Kathleen Clark (2008).
Short, who has competed in every cross country meet since her freshman year, is a two-time C-USA Academic Medal recipient.
"Abbie is the definition of a student-athlete," assistant coach Caleb Bowen said. "She works endless hours perfecting her craft as a cross country runner while balancing the grueling workload of her BS/MD program. It's been awesome to have her part of our program and it's going to be fun to watch her become an outstanding doctor here in a few years."
The full list of honorees are as follows:
Men's
Todd Gunzenhauser, Charlotte
Lachlan Shiver, Florida Atlantic
Conner Killian, Louisiana Tech
Jack Beaumont, North Texas
Florian Lussy, North Texas
Clay Musial, Rice
Women's
Katie Tomasi, Charlotte
Sherilene Gelderblom, FIU
Elia Nero, Louisiana Tech
Abigail Short, Marshall
Cassidy Adams, North Texas
Rea Iseli, North Texas
Short and the Herd will compete in the Conference USA Cross Country Championships Saturday morning in Boca Raton, Florida.
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