THE FLATS – 15 members of the Georgia Tech cross country programs have been named to the 2022 All-ACC Academic Teams, as announced by the conference on Thursday.
Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0-grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. In addition, student-athletes must compete in either the ACC Championship or NCAA Championships in the sport of cross country.
Eight members of women’s team were recognized, including USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees Liz Galarza, Kate Jortberg and Helena Lindsay. At the 2022 ACC Championships, the women finished 10th and their top performer, Lindsay, just missed the cutoff for All-ACC honors with a 24th place finish. Tech had three athletes finish in the top 50 runners. All three women earn All-South Region honors and Galarza qualified for the 2022 NCAA Championships.
Women’s Honorees:
Mary Brady (Biomedical Engineering), Katy Earwood (Neuroscience), Liz Galarza (Mechanical Engineering)**, Kate Jortberg (Industrial Engineering), Helena Lindsay (Geographic Info Science Technology), Reagan Mahoney (Literature, Media & Communications), McKenna Trapheagen (Business Administration) and Mackenzie Walls (Literature, Media & Communications)
** Two-time Honoree