Lagasse, Mosser Earn America East All-Academic Accolades
November 18, 2008 | Women's Cross Country
Nov. 18, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Boston University juniors Erin Lagasse and Sarah Mosser have been selected to the America East Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team, the conference office announced on Tuesday. Lagasse and Mosser were among 10 women's cross country student-athletes honored by the conference who excel equally in the classroom and on the cross country course.
Lagasse is an all-conference and all-region selection in addition to her all-academic accolades. The Cranston, R.I., native finished in the top ten in all five races she entered this season, including a first-place finish at the Dartmouth Invitational on Sept. 13, fourth place at the America East Championship on Nov. 1 and eighth at the NCAA Northeast Regional on Saturday. She will be competing in the NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country Championship on Monday (Nov. 24) in Terre Haute, Ind. Lagasse is majoring in communication and has a 3.46 grade point average.
One of the captains of the women's cross country team, Mosser has three top-ten finishes this season, winning the Central Connecticut State Mini Meet on Oct. 25, finishing seventh at the Ted Owen Invitational on Sept. 20 and crossing eighth at the America East Championship. A native of East Aurora, N.Y., Mosser has a 3.33 GPA and is majoring in communication.
The All-Academic squads are a product of the June 2005 Athletics Director meetings, where faculty representatives and athletics directors from each of the conference's nine member institutions decided to honor the league's top student-athletes. Student-athletes worthy of consideration are nominated by member sports information directors and voted on by a committee of SIDs, academic advisors and faculty representatives from all nine member institutions.
To be nominated for the distinction, student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve for their team and participate in at least 50 percent of their team's games or competitions. In the classroom, student-athletes must have a 3.30 GPA and have completed at least one calendar year at their institution. Freshmen are not eligible for consideration.
