Women's Cross Country 6/27/2013 8:25:00 AM

Boedeker & McCarroll Selected Capital One Academic All-America

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Seniors Debbie Boedeker and Rachel McCarroll of the Truman Women's Track & Field team have been named to the Capital One Academic All-America team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Boedeker (Florissant, Mo./McClure North HS) was named to the second team Academic All-America team and had a 4.00 cumulative grade-point average while majoring in Math at Truman. She earned the Dean's Academic Excellence Award for being the senior with the top cumulative grade-point average among Truman female student-athletes this year and ran the 3000 meter steeplechase during the outdoor season and the mile run in the indoor season. She was also a member of the Bulldog Cross Country team. Boedeker has been named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and is an MIAA Scholar-Athlete.

McCarroll (Lawson, Mo./Excelsior Springs HS) was a third team Academic All-America selection while earning All-America honors in the weight throw at the 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships with a sixth place finish and broke the conference and school record in the weight throw during while winning the MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. During the outdoor season, McCarroll competed in the shot, discus and hammer and finished fifth in the Hammer at the MIAA Outdoor Championships. She has a 3.59 grade-point average while majoring in Physics.

To qualify for the Capital One Academic All-America team a student-athlete must be a sophomore or older in athletic eligibility, have a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average and be a starter or key reserve on their team.
Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 16,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports. For more information about the Academic All-America® Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.

Truman State University has produced 105 Academic All-Americans, the most by any NCAA Division II school and among the top 25 of all four-year schools.

Capital One, an NCAA Corporate Champion, began its affiliation with college sports with the sponsorship of the 2001 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl (now the Capital One Bowl) and ESPN's Capital One Bowl Week. In addition, Capital One sponsors the ABC College Football Halftime Report, Capital One All-America Mascot team, Capital One Academic All Program, and supports all 89 NCAA Championships including the Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Championships, and numerous other collegiate athletics programs.

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