ATLANTA – Seven Colonels were selected to the Academic All-ASUN Team, including Jan Badia, Maria Cano, Samuel Carter, Kristian Imroth, Saskia Pingpank, Jackson Siddall, and Lucy Thornton, the conference announced on Friday.
 
Badia excels in the classroom, boasting a 4.0 GPA while pursuing his master's degree in Exercise and Sport Science.
 
The junior qualified for the NCAA East First Rounds for the 1,500 meters, posting a personal-best time of 3:41.89 at the Wake Forest Invitational, which is the second-best in school history. His time ranks No. 2 in the ASUN and No. 60 in the East Region. Badia won a silver medal for the 1,500 meters at the ASUN Outdoor Championships.
 
Cano shines in the classroom with a 3.85 GPA while pursuing her master's degree in Exercise and Sport Science.
 
The Priego de Cordoba, Spain native earned a silver medal for the 5,000 meters at the ASUN Outdoor Championships, recording a personal-best time of 16:51.79, ranking No. 7 in the ASUN. She clocked a college-best 1,500-meter time of 4:25.01 to finish fourth at ASUN outdoors, which ranks No. 6 in the ASUN.
 
Carter boasts a 3.87 GPA while pursuing his master's degree in Exercise and Sport Science.
 
The Savannah, Ga. product won a gold medal in the triple jump for the third time in his EKU career at the ASUN Outdoor Championships, leaping a personal-best 15.42m, which ranks No. 1 in the ASUN, No. 36 in the East Region, and is the fifth-best in program history. He won the long jump at the Rick Erdmann Twilight, jumping a personal-best 7.41m, ranking No. 2 in the ASUN.
 
Imroth has a 4.0 GPA while pursuing his master's degree in Exercise and Sport Science.
 
The Birmingham, England native won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Penn Relays with a personal-best time of 8:35.32. His time ranks No. 2 in the ASUN, No. 7 in the East Region, and No. 13 in the nation. He won a gold medal in the steeplechase at the ASUN Outdoor Championships. He posted a personal-best 1,500-meter time of 3:45.89 at the EKU Spring Meet, ranking No. 8 in the ASUN.
 
Pingpank boasts a 4.0 GPA while pursuing her master's degree in Exercise and Sport Science.
 
The Barsinghausen, Germany product achieved a personal-best 5,000-meter time of 16:58.77 to finish sixth at the Wake Forest Invitational, which ranks No. 9 in the ASUN. She ran a personal-best 10,000-meter time of 37:01.52 to finish seventh at the ASUN Outdoor Championships.
 
Siddall shines in the classroom with a 4.0 GPA while pursuing his master's degree in Literacy P-12.
 
The Lebanon, Ohio native earned a bronze medal in the 5,000 meters at the ASUN Outdoor Championships, posting a time of 14:23.18. He recorded a personal-best 10,000-meter time of 29:03.54 at the Penn Relays, ranking No. 3 in the ASUN.
 
Thornton has a 4.0 GPA while pursuing her master's degree in Exercise and Sport Science.
 
The Lincoln, England product ran a personal-best 5,000-meter time of 16:58.04 to finish fifth at the Wake Forest Invitational, which ranks No. 8 in the ASUN. She achieved a personal-best 1,500-meter time of 4:37.01 at the Rick Erdmann Twilight. Thornton clocked a personal-best 10,000-meter time of 38:03.40 at the ASUN Outdoor Championships.
 
Next Up
Eleven Colonels will compete at the NCAA East First Rounds on May 22-25 at the UK Outdoor Track & Field Complex in Lexington.
 
Men's Academic All-ASUN Team
Ahmed Magour, Kennesaw State
Ike Boling, Bellarmine
Kobe Gill, Central Arkansas
Armonte Paulk, Central Arkansas
Jan Badia, EKU
Samuel Carter, EKU
Kristian Imroth, EKU
Jackson Siddall, EKU
Grant Crabtree, Kennesaw State
Caleb Hartley, Kennesaw State**
Malik Hussie, Kennesaw State***
Zachary Peterson, Kennesaw State
 
* denotes the number of career Academic All-ASUN selections
 
Women's Academic All-ASUN Team
Smilla Kolbe, North Florida
Chloe Freilinger, Bellarmine**
Natalie Louw, Central Arkansas
Sara Steimel, Central Arkansas
Maria Cano, EKU
Saskia Pingpank, EKU
Lucy Thornton, EKU
Hannah Judge, Kennesaw State
Laysha Tunti, Kennesaw State
Mackenzie Barnett, Lipscomb**
Aislinn McElhaney, Lipscomb**
Celine D'Anna, North Florida
 
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