Niamh Ashe Named 2016-17 CoSIDA Academic All-American

Full List 2016-17 Academic All-America Division I Cross Country/Track & Field

HAMDEN, Connecticut – Quinnipiac women's cross country and track and field senior Niamh Ashe (East Islip, New York) has been named to the 2016-17 Academic All-American Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Third Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), as announced by the organization on Friday, June 23, 2017. Ashe, who previously was named to the Academic All-District 1 First Team by CoSIDA, becomes just the fourth Bobcat in school history to earn Academic All-American honors.

Ashe accumulated a 3.66 cumulative grade-point average as a nursing major at the time of voting. She graduated in May with her bachelor's degree.

Ashe is one of only 46 cross country/track and field student-athletes in the nation to earn a spot on the Academic All-America Team. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important contributor with at least a 3.30 cumulative G.P.A. (on a 4.0 scale) at her current institution. Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's meets and must be in at least their sophomore season. Once nominations are received, CoSIDA membership (in the All-District selection process) then vote on deserving candidates. From the pool of All-District selections, CoSIDA determines the All-American choices via a chosen panel.

Ashe closes out her career as one of the most-distinguished and decorated student-athletes in school history as she is a four-time All-MAAC performer in cross country and is just the third student-athlete in Quinnipiac's history to earn two CoSIDA Academic All-District honors (All-District in 2015-16). Ashe's 2016 cross country season was another resounding success as she led Quinnipiac to 15^th place at the program's first-ever appearance at the Pre-National Invitational, a runner-up finish at the 2016 MAAC Championships held at Disney and a 14^th place showing at the NCAA Northeast Regionals (best team finish since 2009). Highlighted by her runner-up finish in leading Quinnipiac to the 2015 MAAC Championship, Ashe finished as the fastest Bobcat in 18 of her 19 career appearances and is just the second in program history to finish her career with four All-Conference honors.

QUINNIPIAC'S ALL-TIME CoSIDA ACADEMIC HONOREES
2002-03 – Sara Esidore , Women's Basketball (1st Team)
2004-05 – Jamie Holden, Men's Ice Hockey (1st Team)
2007-08 – Erin Kerner, Women's Basketball (2nd Team)
2009-10 – Furtuna Velaj, Women's Soccer (1st Team)
2010-11 - Joelle Jacobsen, Softball (2nd Team)
2014-15 - Tobias Esche, Men's Soccer (1st Team)
2014-15 – Soren Jonzzon, Men's Ice Hockey, At-Large (1st Team)
2014-15 – Tobias Esche, Academic All-American, Men's Soccer (1st Team)
2015-16 –Soren Jonzzon, Men's Ice Hockey At-Large (1st Team)
2015-16 – Sam Anas, Men's Ice Hockey, At-Large (1st Team)
2015-16 – Kristen Tamberg,Women's Ice Hockey, At-Large (1st Team)
2015-16 - Niamh Ashe, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (1st Team)
2015-16 - Soren Jonzzon, Academic All-American, Men's Ice Hockey, At-Large (1st Team)
2016-17 - Taryn Baumgardt, Women's Ice Hockey, At-Large (1st Team)
2016-17 - Angie King, Field Hockey, At-Large (1st Team)
2016-17 - Derek Smith, Men's Ice Hockey, At-Large (1st Team)
2016-17 - Niamh Ashe, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (1st Team)
2016-17 - Emily Wolff, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (1st Team)
2016-17 - Angie King, Academic All-American, Field Hockey, At-Large (2nd Team)
2016-17 - Niamh Ashe, Academic All-American, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (3rd Team)
Bold - 2016-17 Honoree

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