ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College women’s track & field team was named as a 2008 All-Academic Track & Field Team by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association and sprinters Laura Gallup (Charles O. Dickerson/Trumansburg) and Laura Morehouse (Shenendehowa/Clifton Park), who will both be sophomores this year, were named to the Division III All-Academic Track and Field team, which recognizes individuals who have compiled a cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 and have met the NCAA Division III indoor or outdoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard in their respective event.

 

Gallup was a part of three championship relay teams during the outdoor track & field season, as she helped Ithaca capture titles in the 400-meter and 1,600-meter relay events at the Empire 8 Outdoor Championships and was also a part of the winning 400-meter relay team for Ithaca at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference (NYSCTC) Outdoor Championships. The 400-meter relay team also earned all-Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) status by finishing fourth at the ECAC Outdoor Championships.

 

Morehouse won the 100-meter dash and finished second in the 200-meter dash at the Empire 8 Outdoor Championships in addition to being part of the winning 400-meter and 1,600-meter relay teams at the Empire 8 meet. She was also part of the winning 400-meter relay team at the NYSCTC Outdoor Championships, where she also earned all-conference honors in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, and 1,600-meter relay. At the ECAC Outdoor Championships, Morehouse finished fourth in the 100-meter dash and 400-meter relay and sixth in the 1,600-meter relay.

 

Gallup and Morehouse were joined in the 400-meter relay team by classmate Marcia McCord and recently-graduated team captain Leigh Klumpp, and the quartet set a new school record in the 400-meter relay with a time of 48.58 during the NYSCTC Outdoor Championships held at the University of Rochester in April. That time was also an NCAA provisional qualifying time.

 

A total of 233 student-athletes representing 85 Division III institutions made up the women’s 2008 All-Academic team. Ithaca College’s women’s team was one of 93 teams that earned the team honor from the national coaches’ association. The Bombers attained a team grade-point average of 3.328 during the 2007-08 indoor and outdoor seasons.

 

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