May 17, 2006

Duquesne University's senior Melissa Stewart (Indiana, Pa./Indiana) has been named to the 10-member Atlantic 10 Women's Track & Field Academic All-Conference team as voted upon by the Conference Athletic Media Relations Directors.

Stewart secures the Dukes' throws and boasts a 3.96 grade point average majoring in health management systems. She won silver in the discus, fifth in the shot put and seventh in the hammer at the 2006 Atlantic 10 outdoor championship. A 2003 and 2004 NCAA regional qualifier in the discus, she earned All-East honors in 2003 taking sixth in the discus at the ECAC Championship. Stewart has been an ECAC qualifier each season and holds the Dukes' school record in the indoor shot put (44' 3.50") and the outdoor marks in the shot put (45' 8.50") and discus (160' 9").

Stewart was named a 2004 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference pick and was a 2003-04 CoSIDA ESPN the Magazine District 2 Academic All-American. She has been nominated for the CoSIDA Academic All-America team this year which will be released June 2.

A Dean's List student, she is a member of Phi Eta Sigma, SAAC, Pre-Health Student Organization, Director of Athletics' and A-10 Commissioner's Honor Rolls.