University of North Carolina Athletics
Ten Gymnasts Named To EAGL All-Academic Team
March 24, 2006 | Women's Gymnastics
March 24, 2006
Ten members of the University of North Carolina gymnastics team were named to the East Atlantic Gymnastics League All-Academic Team. A total of 89 student-athletes from the eight EAGL schools have been named to the 2006 EAGL All-Academic Team. Seniors Courtney Bumpers, Mikel Hester and Cecilia Liu were three of six total recipents who were named to the team for the fourth straight year.
The 89 honorees is the second-highest total in the 11-year history of the EAGL, as only last year's 95 recipients eclipsed the 2006 total.
In order to be named to the EAGL All-Academic team, student-athletes must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the two previous semesters. Freshmen are also eligible if they earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the fall semester.
The Tar Heels (17-8) are currently ranked twenty-fourth in the nation and rank second in the EAGL. Carolina's next meet is on Saturday, March 25 at the 11th Annual EAGL Championships at Rutgers (Louis Brown Athletic Center), 6 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA (16)
Name, Class, Hometown - Major
Courtney Bumpers (4) Sr., Stone Mountain, Ga. Environmental Health
Mikel Hester (4) Sr., Lexington, S.C. Psychology
Shawna Kelly** So., Chantilly, Va. Biology
Angela Lauten** So., Kernersville, N.C. General College
Cecilia Liu (4) Sr., Winston-Salem, N.C. Bio, Exercise/Sports Science
Christine Robella*** Jr., Alexandria, Va. Journalism
Miranda Ross*** Jr., Plano, Texas Mathematics
Claire Smith*** Jr., Chapel Hill, N.C. Psych., Exer./Sports Science
Courtney Turco** Jr., Springfield, Va. Journalism
Alice Xu** So., Rockville, Md. General College
** 2nd-time EAGL All-Academic selection *** 3rd-time EAGL All-Academic selection (4) 4th-time EAGL All-Academic selection
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