University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Claudia Prieto named to Big South Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team
05.14.2020 | Track and Field
CHARLOTTE – Claudia Prieto of the UNC Asheville women's track and field team landed a spot on the Big South's Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team, the league office announced on Thursday afternoon.
During her sophomore season in 2019-20, Prieto set the Bulldog indoor long jump record with a leap of 5.78m at the Buccaneer Invitational in late January. She also finished third in the long jump at the 2020 Big South Indoor Track and Field Championships in late February. As a freshman, Prieto placed fifth in both the long and triple jump at the 2019 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
As a student, Prieto is a biology major at UNC Asheville and currently has a grade point average of 3.968.
The Big South Women's Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team consists of one student-athlete from each institution that meets the criteria of having completed at least one academic year at the institution, maintains at least a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average and is of sophomore standing (academically and athletically). The team and Scholar-Athlete of the Year award are selected by the Big South Conference Sports Information Directors. This year's team combined for a 3.88 GPA, and is as follows:
2020 Women's Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team
Shanley Koekemoer, Jr., Campbell
Caroline Edmondson, Sr., Charleston Southern
Karin Sastre, Gr., Gardner-Webb
Niyah Carpenter, Jr., Hampton
Rachel Berndsen, Sr., High Point
Kierra Henderson, Sr., Radford
Claudia Prieto, Soph., UNC Asheville
Allie Leavitt, Soph., USC Upstate
Karina Grant, Jr., Winthrop
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Caroline Edmondson, Sr., Charleston Southern
During her sophomore season in 2019-20, Prieto set the Bulldog indoor long jump record with a leap of 5.78m at the Buccaneer Invitational in late January. She also finished third in the long jump at the 2020 Big South Indoor Track and Field Championships in late February. As a freshman, Prieto placed fifth in both the long and triple jump at the 2019 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
As a student, Prieto is a biology major at UNC Asheville and currently has a grade point average of 3.968.
The Big South Women's Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team consists of one student-athlete from each institution that meets the criteria of having completed at least one academic year at the institution, maintains at least a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average and is of sophomore standing (academically and athletically). The team and Scholar-Athlete of the Year award are selected by the Big South Conference Sports Information Directors. This year's team combined for a 3.88 GPA, and is as follows:
2020 Women's Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team
Shanley Koekemoer, Jr., Campbell
Caroline Edmondson, Sr., Charleston Southern
Karin Sastre, Gr., Gardner-Webb
Niyah Carpenter, Jr., Hampton
Rachel Berndsen, Sr., High Point
Kierra Henderson, Sr., Radford
Claudia Prieto, Soph., UNC Asheville
Allie Leavitt, Soph., USC Upstate
Karina Grant, Jr., Winthrop
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Caroline Edmondson, Sr., Charleston Southern
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