Barwise Named PL Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
July 9, 2014 | Women's Track & Field
July 9, 2014
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Graduate student Allison Barwiseof the Boston University women's track & field team has been named Patriot League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as announced by the league office on Wednesday.
Barwise, who was the Patriot League Women's Outdoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year, maintained a 3.85 grade-point average while pursuing a master's degree in speech-language pathology. In addition to the academic honors bestowed upon her by the league, Barwise also received CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District I First Team accolades.
Not only has she excelled in the classroom, but Barwise has been equally as impressive in scarlet and white. She was a USTFCCCA First-Team All-America selection after finishing sixth in the high jump at the NCAA Championships, becoming just the second Patriot League female with that distinction in the outdoor season and first since 1993.
The Orange, Connecticut, native was also named Patriot League Field Athlete of the Meet after setting two league records and three school records at the conference championships. She ranked third in the NCAA in the high jump after achieving a record height of 1.89 meters and was also ninth in the nation in the heptathlon after amassing a record 5628 points. Barwise also set a school record in the javelin with a throw of 44.38 meters and was honored as the USTFCCCA Northeast Regional Field Athlete of the Year.
Barwise was selected as the winner in a vote of sports information directors from all 10 Patriot League full member schools. Each school had one vote and could not select its own student-athletes.
