May 14, 2003
Four Duquesne student-athletes have been named to the 2003 Atlantic 10 Track & Field Academic All-Conference Team as announced today by the league office. Junior Shea McMillan (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon) and sophomore Alison Buchanan (Ravenna, Ohio/St. Thomas Aquinas) were chosen to the women's team while junior Pat McGuire (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) and sophomore Ryan Bender (Indiana, Pa./Indiana) were named to the men's squad.
McMillan earns her fourth academic all-conference accolade after being named to the 2002 indoor team and the 2001-02 indoor and outdoor Academic All-Conference squads. This past outdoor season, she took bronze in the triple jump, eighth as a member of the 4 x 100 relay and ninth in the long jump at the A-10 championship. McMillan helped set a new 4 x 100 Duquesne record (49.55) at Akron and a new indoor stands in the 60 meter with her time of 8.03 at the WVU Holiday Classic. A 2001-02 Verizon XC/Track & Field District II selection, she boasts a 3.78 GPA in finance.
Buchanan captured bronze as a member of the 4 x 800 relay and took sixth in the 800 meter at this year's A-10 outdoor championship. She was a member of the 4 x 800 relay, which ran an ECAC qualifying mark of 9:11.96 at the Penn Relays. Buchanan also helped set two new Duquesne relay records as a member of the 4 x 800 and Distance Medley Relay. A physical therapy major, she has a 3.78 GPA.
McGuire set a new Duquesne record and qualified for the IC4A championship with his time of 9:13.82 in the 3,000m steeplechase at this year's A-10 meet. He also helped establish a new school mark as a member of the 4 x 1500 relay and was one of the Dukes top competitors during the cross country season. McGuire has a 3.62 GPA in secondary education/math and is a member of the Dean's List, Director of Athletics Honor Roll and A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Bender placed fifth in the 5,000 meter at the Atlantic 10 outdoor championships, an event he holds the Duquesne record in. He was a two-time A-10 Performer of the Week and was 10th overall at the A-10 cross country championship. Bender was tabbed a cross country Academic All-Conference selection and is a member of the Dean's List, Director of Athletics Honor Roll and A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll. He boasts a 3.98 GPA in pharmacy.
2003 Atlantic 10 Women's Track & Field Academic All-Conference Team
Name School Cl. GPA Major
Aderonke Adeniyi TU Jr. 3.80 Biochemistry
Jodi Borges UD Sr. 3.10 Exercise Science
Alison Buchanan DUQ So. 3.78 Physical Therapy
Rachel Clinton TU So. 3.76 Education
Sarah Conway SJU Sr. 3.63 Finance
Pascale Delaunay URI Jr. 3.30 Electrical Eng./French
Shea McMillan DUQ Jr. 3.78 Finance
Samantha Porter TU Jr. 3.76 Political Science/German
Erica Prigg UD Sr. 3.64 Communications
Kara Storage UD Sr. 3.85 Chemical Engineering
Tara Storage UD Sr. 3.86 Chemical Engineering
Student-Athlete of the Year - Aderonke Adeniyi, Temple
Atlantic 10 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Conference Team
Name School Cl. GPA Major
Ryan Bender DUQ So. 3.98 Pharmacy
Tim Caramore UR Jr. 3.90 Chemistry
Nick Carras SJU Jr. 3.50 Pharmaceutical Marketing
Kwesi Frimpong-Boateng UM Sr. 3.55 Microbiology
Tim Fisher SJU Sr. 3.66 Accounting
Andrew Holzheimer FOR Sr. 3.57 Accounting
Pat McGuire DUQ Jr. 3.62 Secondary Education
Seann Mulcahy UR Jr. 3.92 Chemistry
John O'Neil UM Jr. 3.56 Communications
Todd Witzleben LAS Sr. 3.40 Finance
Student-Athlete of the Year - Kwesi Frimpong-Boateng, Massachusetts
