Gill led a group of 11 other track and field standouts on the LSC Men’s All-Academic Team, while Rittenberry, who earned her second straight Athlete of the Year honor, was joined by 11 stars on the LSC Women’s All-Academic Team.

      To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.30 grade point average and have reached sophomore status both athletically and academically. The Academic Player of Year award and All-Academic Team are selected from the list of academically qualified players, with the league’s sports information directors voting on the basis of both academic and athletic achievement.

      Joining Gill on the men’s all-academic team was fellow Cardinal Adan Narvaez, Abilene Christian’s Matthew Stark, Parker Petty and Erik Forrister, Texas A&M-Commerce’s Alex Kimp and Hank Smith, Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Dylan Riedesel, Angelo State’s Clinton Bippert and Ethan West and West Texas A&M’s Dane Hamrick.

      Gill was a repeat selection, while Bippert was named to the all-academic team for the third straight year.

      On the women’s team with Rittenberry were teammates Emeline Crutcher, Kelsey Coffman and Summer Sutherland, WTAMU’s Katie Jones and Tara Tarrant, Midwestern State’s Cara Mack, Tarleton State’s Kyndall Trnka, TAMUK’s Samantha Alvarez and UIW’s Shaneve Swift and Stephanie Glatt.

      Jones, Tarrant, Glatt, Alvarez and Sutherland each earned a spot on the all-academic team for the second consecutive year.

      Overall, 22 men and women were selected to the All-Academic teams.                    

2012 LSC TRACK & FIELD ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS