Student-athletes who have excelled on tracks and fields -- and in the classroom -- throughout their careers have been named to the inaugural Verizon Academic All-America Men's and Women's Track/Cross Country Teams.

The teams, selected by the 1,800-member College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), represent an overall expansion of the Verizon Academic All-America program. Team members are varsity starters or key reserves who maintain a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.200 (4.000 scale). Sports information directors nominate eligible athletes from their schools who are named to district teams before being voted upon the national level.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Verizon Academic All-America program, which was founded by CoSIDA in 1952 to recognize collegiate student-athletes for their outstanding achievements in the classroom and on the playing field.

Teren Jameson of the University of Utah and Joel Klooster of Calvin College were named Team Members of the Year for the men's university and college divisions, respectively, while Andreina Byrd from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and Jill Theeler from North Dakota State University were named Team Members of the Year for the women's university and college divisions.

Jameson was the Mountain West Conference indoor and outdoor 5,000-meter champion and cross country runner of the year. He is an electrical engineering major with a near-perfect grade-point average.

Klooster led Calvin to a runner-up finish in the NCAA championships and is a two-time all-American. Klooster is an electrical engineering major with a near-perfect grade-point average.

Byrd and Theeler were two of 10 women's team members to have achieved perfect grade-point averages throughout their careers. Byrd is a middle-distance specialist who hails from Lambsheim, Germany. Theeler placed fourth in this year's 400-meter dash to help North Dakota place second at the Division II Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Following are the members of the inaugural Verizon Academic All-America Men's and Women's Track/
Cross Country Teams.

First team

Sonya Ahmed, UMKC, medicine; Siri Alfheim, Oklahoma State, occupational and adult education; Misty Ballard-Swan, Stephen F. Austin, English/Spanish; Stacia Beste, Illinois State, psychology; Ann Marie Brooks, Missouri, plant science; Andreina Byrd, Arkansas, microbiology; Debbie Cardenas, Tulsa, accounting; Tara Chaplin, Arizona, studio art; Gina Curtis, Iowa State, business administration; Whitney Evans, Washington State, finance; Marie LeJour, Arkansas, kinesiology; Heather Sagan, Liberty, secondary education; Charlotte Sanderson, Tulsa, biology; Austra Skujyte, Kansas State, kinesiology; Megan Westfall, Florida, zoology; Trish Young, Louisville, exercise physiology.

Second team

Lisa Aguilera, Arizona State, computer engineering/finance; Allison Beckford, Rice, kinesiology; Rachel Burns, Wake Forest, biology; Cicely Clinkenbeard, Washington State, communications; Brianna Glenn, Arizona, marketing; Jodie Hughes, Colorado, advertising; Kara Koppel, Coastal Carolina, psychology; Jenna Lucas, Nebraska, biological sciences; Amy Mortimer, Kansas State, accounting; Melissa Price, Nebraska, sociology; Ann Stechshulte, Purdue, movement/sport science; Laura Van Hoevelaak, Southeast Missouri State, medicine; Mary Varga, Akron, education; Jamie Walker, Arkansas, chemistry.

Third team

Caroline Annis, Stanford, human biology; Cleopatra Borel, UMBC, interdisciplinary studies; Tanya Brown, Duquesne, psychology/math; Marissa Colburn, Providence, education; Corrin Drakulich, Georgia, genetics; Emily Hogan, Holy Cross, biology/pre-med; Jenny Kenyon, Oregon, educational studies; Jackie Landess, Indiana/
Purdue-Indianapolis, journalism; Kate Livesey, Nebraska, biological sciences; Kathleen McCabe, Duquesne, psychology; Kelly McConnell, Bucknell, psychology/religion; Becki Marshall, Bucknell, civil engineering; Katie O'Neill, Yale, history; Laura O'Neill, Yale, anthropology; Lisa Reusser, Wisconsin, pre-pharmacy.

First team

Adam Bergquist, Oregon, exercise and movement science; Patrick Brooks, Lamar, pre-med; Balazs Csillag, Northern Iowa, economics; John Friedman, Harvard, economics; Christian Goy, Illinois State, management; Todd Grunander, Weber State, zoology; Troy Henderson, Alabama, environmental science; Thomas Hocker, Yale, biology; Teren Jameson, Utah, electrical engineering; Daniel Lincoln, Arkansas, biochemistry; Roman Oravec, Southern Methodist, marketing; Billy Pappas, Oregon, psychology; Zach Riley, Ball State, exercise science; Scott Russell, Kansas, pre-physical therapy; David Scott, Lipscomb, philosophy.

Second team

Dan Conti, Holy Cross, mathematics; James Adam Davis, Rice, economics/kinesiology; Mike Deibler, Connecticut, sports and leisure; Olivier Deigni, Georgia Tech, aerospace engineering; Dan Gibson, Davidson, philosophy; Mike Goodhart, Delaware, business; John Hedengren, Brigham Young, chemical engineering; Zach Jones, Montana State, health/human development; Nickie Peters, Coppin State, chemistry; Brian Rohrer, Alabama, biology; Kyle Rowley, Southern Utah, chemistry; Ryan Shay, Notre Dame, economics; Jeremy Tolman, Weber State, health administration systems; Luke Watson, Notre Dame, accounting; Kyle Wyatt, Nebraska, English.

Third team

Magnus Ahlen, Manhattan, engineering; Doug Ameigh, Clemson, mathematics teaching; Roberto Carvajal, Kansas State, industrial engineering; Ryan Gorman, Southwest Texas State, political science; Brandon Gulley, Morehead State, radiological sciences; Beryl Harris, Coppin State, computer science; Darren Hutchins, Oklahoma, mathematics/biology; Sean Kelly, Duke, biology, anthropology and anatomy; Adam Keul, Stephen F. Austin, geography/political science; Tom McArdle, Dartmouth, history; Nathan Rollins, Georgetown, social/public policy; Donald Sage, Stanford, economics; Josh Spiker, Wisconsin, pre-business; Adam Sutton, Providence, management; Philip Wiles, Wake Forest, biology.

First team

Adriane Blewitt, Ashland, physical education; Erinn Boot, Calvin, biology; Kelly Bowen, Nebraska Wesleyan, information systems; Jenny Cantu, Pittsburg State, information systems; Nicole Cassmeyer, Central Missouri State, secondary education; Ellen Findlay, Wisconsin-La Crosse, therapeutic recreation; Katerina Glosova, North Carolina Central, hospitality amd tourism; Maria Harriman, Indianapolis, psychology; Katie Hostetler-Farris, Northern Colorado, kinesiology; Jocelyn Loe, Wisconsin-La Crosse, chemistry; Beth Luebbering, Truman, agricultural science/pre-vet; Jeanette Mott, Pittsburg State, psychology; Brianne Schoonover, Wartburg, accounting/business administration; Jill Theeler, North Dakota State, business administration; Heidi Wolfsberger, Moravian, elementary education.

Second team

Jill Bishop, Angelo State, guidance and counseling; Erin Boyle, Moravian, graphic design; Marisa Clapp, Springfield, sports management; Megan Daymont, St. Olaf, math/economics; Tabitha Fendrick, Wisconsin-Whitewater, social work; Meredith Garner, Abilene Christian, human communication; Kasya Hahn, Truman, English; Susan Hardtke, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, elementary education; Princess Imoukhuede, MIT, chemical engineering; Stacie Koehler, Chadron State, human biology; Jessica Pentz, Indiana (Pennsylvania), health and physical education; Hannah Purdy, Baldwin-Wallace, English; Adrien Ricci, Elmhurst, business administration; Laura Rogers, Rensselaer, computer and systems engineering/computer science; Emily Shertzer, Moravian, biology; Audrey Song, UC San Diego, biochemistry/cell biology.

Third team

Jennifer Amoyt, Rensselaer, math/biology; Julia Bensen, Williams, history; Morgan Buckner, Ferris State, speech communication; Jody Butkowski, Wisconsin-Stevens Point, English; Sara Byrd, Emory, English/women's studies; Sue Denigris, North Central, psychology; Amanda Laytham, Ithaca, exercise science; Jessica Marx, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, elementary education; Kelli Miller, Wingate, communication studies; Cheyenne Oldham, McMurry, multidisciplinary studies; Jennifer Seminerio, Heidelberg, biology and chemistry; Mariko Tansey Holbrook, Brandeis, biology; Christy Tedrow, Grand Valley State, health communications; Healy Thompson, Williams, economics.

First team

Mike Backes, North Dakota, chemical engineering; Andy Basler, Wisconsin-La Crosse, art; Micah Beatty, Central Methodist, biology and Spanish; Matt Brown, Pittsburg State, technology education; Arturo Cabral, Lewis, criminal/social justice; Dan Feldman, MIT, civil and environmental engineering; Keith Hamilton, Franklin & Marshall, chemistry; Andrew Hilliard, St. Thomas (Minnesota), math; Christian Key, Cumberland, biology; Joel Klooster, Calvin, electrical engineering; Rudy Kovachevich, Augustana (Illinois), biology/pre-med; Jason Malmassari, Elmhurst, business logistics/transportation management; Sean Nolan, MIT, aeronautical and astronautical engineering; Scott Penick, Harding, economics; Tucker Woolsey, Northwest Missouri State, middle school education.

Second team

Todd Baldwin, Augustana (Illinois), business, economics and accounting; Kevin Doe, South Dakota State, electrical engineering; Mike Hinshaw, Western Oregon, physical education/health; Richard Hite, Emory, biology and mathematics; Dan Hoekstra, Calvin, secondary education and chemistry; Brian Klick, Widener, psychology; Erik Kochert, Mary Washington, chemistry; Jason Maus, Heidelberg, business administration; Eamon McKenna, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, education and Spanish; Tim Puetz, Pittsburg State, secondary education; David Ritsema, Calvin, biochemistry; Peter Rook, Haverford, classical languages; Tobias Schwoerer, Alaska Anchorage, economics; Jeremy Scott, Allegheny, neuroscience; Robert Ward, Widener, computer science/mathematics.

Third team

Blake Blackwell, Oklahoma Christian, information systems; Ben Botello, Texas A&M-Commerce, kinesiology/health; Jeremy Butler-Pinkham, Adrian, mathematics; Will Copeland, Sewanee (University of the South), economics; Brandon Downey, Newberry, economics; Craig Gunderson, Wisconsin-Stevens Point, elementary education; Bruce Kinsel, Ohio Wesleyan, economics management; Chris Ludwig, College of New Jersey, English; Marcus Murphy, Loras, mathematics; Remy Nsengiyumva, Wingate, math/computer science; Brice Roncace, Northwest Nazarene, computer science; Nick Schaurer, North Dakota State, statistics; George Sheppard, Texas A&M-Commerce, computer science; Erik Soderblom, University of Sciences, microbiology/pre-med; Neil Weare, Lewis and Clark, international affairs.