By: By: Bill Morgal, Sports Information Director
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Junior
Stephen Schelander was selected to the 2010-11 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Second Team for the College Division of District 2, which encompasses all Division II, Division III, NAIA and junior colleges in the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
It is the second consecutive year that Schelander, Shippensburg University's 2010-11 Men's Student-Athlete of the Year, has received Academic All-District Second Team recognition from CoSIDA.
Athletically, Schelander was Shippensburg's No. 2 runner at the NCAA Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships and NCAA National Cross Country Championships after finishing stride-by-stride with three other teammates as SU's No. 1 runner at the PSAC Cross Country Championships. SU won its first conference title in school history this season.
Individually, Schelander helped the team post a seventh-place finish at the 2010 NCAA National Championships – he ran the snow-covered 10K course in 31:53 to finish 50th overall. The time was a 69-second improvement from his previous run at the national championships in which he was SU's No. 1 runner in 2009. Schelander finished eighth at the 2010 NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships.
During the indoor season, Schelander finished third in the mile and seventh in the 3K – his time of 4:12 in the mile was an indoor career PR and a NCAA provisional qualifying mark.
In outdoor competition, Schelander finished second in the 1,500 meters and third in the 5K at the PSAC Championships to help Shippensburg culminate its season with the first PSAC “Triple Crown” in league history. He also ran a 5K PR of 14:28 at the Bison Outdoor Classic.
Overall, Schelander is a 12-time PSAC placewinner and a 7-time All-PSAC award winner.
SU had a total of four athletes receive academic all-district accolades for track & field/cross country: Schelander,
Bryan Beegle (first team),
Neely Spence (women's first team) and
Erica Hess (women's first team).
2010-11 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District Award Winners
Football
Riley Bowen (Second Team; LB)
Women's Soccer
Alison Dowdrick (Second Team)
Women's At-Large
Amy Fisher (First Team; swimming)
Kristen Brooks (First Team; field hockey)
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
Bryan Beegle (First Team)
Stephen Schelander (Second Team)
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Neely Spence (First Team)
Erica Hess (First Team)
