June 18, 2009

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LAURINBURG, N.C.—St. Andrews Presbyterian College senior graduate Alyson Trovato (Cedar Park, Texas) has been selected to the 2008/09 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Cross Country/Track & Field First Team sponsored by CoSIDA for the second straight year.

Senior Alyson Trovato (pictured) was named ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District First Team for women's cross country and track & field.

Trovato was voted to the District 3 College Division First Team of the ESPN the Magazine Academic All- America® Program, as voted upon by Sports Information Directors who are members of CoSIDA, after excelling as both a Lady Knights harrier and as a St. Andrews student.

The Cedar Park, Texas, resident had a successful three seasons for the Lady Knights after transferring to St. Andrews after her freshman season. Trovato was a three-time All-Conference and All-Region cross country award winner for the Royal Blue & White. She collected an impressive seven conference Runner of the Week honors in her career.

Trovato won the UNC Pembroke Invitational and had six top-5 finishes in 2008. Trovato capped her collegiate cross country career by qualifying for the NCAA National Championship for the second straight year.

In the spring, Trovato was a 2009 track & field First Team All-Conference award winner in the 1,500m run and Second Team All-Conference recipient in the 5,000m run after finishing first and second in those events in the inaugural Conference Carolinas Track & Field Championships. She was a two time conference Track Athlete of the Week.

The 2009 Carl F. Ullrich award winner graduated from St. Andrews in May, earning a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts with a 3.98 cumulative GPA. Trovato is a USTFCCCA Academic All-American and a Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll student-athlete.

NOTE: To be nominated the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) for his/her career. No athlete is eligible until he/she has reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution (thus, true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible transfers are not eligible).

2008/09 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District College Division First Team
Elizabeth Webb WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY
Rebecca Taylor WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY
Ashley Roane VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Katie Sheehan EMORY UNIVERSITY
Amber Hines WINGATE UNIVERSITY
Sarah Hakala GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY
Jordan Beall EMORY UNIVERSITY
Jennifer Abelin GUILFORD COLLEGE
Sarah Hickie SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY
Alyson Trovato ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
Melissa Jones EMORY UNIVERSITY
Andrea Freeze EMBRY-RIDDLE UNIVERSITY