Young Named to Verizon Academic All-America First Team
June 20, 2002 | Women's Track and Field
June 20, 2002
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Louisville senior Trish Young can add another academic honor to her list of accomplishments as she was named to the Verizon Academic All-America Women's Track & Field/Cross Country First Team Thursday.
Young compiled a 3.91 undergraduate GPA and a 4.0 graduate GPA as she obtained her bachelor's degree in exercise science and sports medicine and a master's in exercise physiology from U of L. The two-time Conference USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year and two-time C-USA javelin champion finished second in the event at the 2002 C-USA Championship.
Young, who holds the school record in the javelin with a throw of 160 feet, 10 inches, was a three-year captain for the Cardinals and won the Ed Kallay Award, U of L's highest honor to a graduating senior student-athlete.
A member of Phi Kappa Phi and Golden Key National Honor Societies, Young was also active in community service through CardsCARE, the Student-Athlete Advisory Council and as a physiotherapy volunteer at Floyd Memorial Hospital.
Last month, Young was one of six student-athletes to receive the Conference USA Postgraduate Scholarship Award.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Verizon Academic All-America program, which was founded by the College Sports Information Directors of America in 1952 to recognize collegiate student-athletes for their outstanding achievements in the classroom and on the playing field. Over the past 50 years, the Verizon Academic All-America program has grown into one of the most recognized and prestigious collegiate scholar-athlete awards nationwide, honoring student-athletes from all NCAA championship sports.
The Verizon Academic All-America Teams are selected by a vote of the 1,800-member CoSIDA. To be eligible, an athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.20 on a scale of 4.00. Sports information directors nominate eligible athletes from their schools who are named to district teams prior to being voted upon the national level.
"This group of student-athletes typifies the kind of individuals the founders had in mind when the Academic All-America program was formed in 1952. In this, our 50th anniversary year, the members of CoSIDA are proud to play a part in this tremendous program," said Dick Lipe, CoSIDA's Academic All-America chairman.
Under an agreement with CoSIDA, Verizon, formerly GTE, has been the exclusive sponsor of the Academic All-America program since 1985. Verizon, America's literacy champion, strongly believes that literacy is a key ingredient to success and outstanding achievements in life. The Academic All-America program is an integral part of Verizon Reads, the company's national campaign to promote literacy through corporate philanthropy, partner collaboration, community outreach, and customer and employee participation.
