Feb. 1, 2006

Winston-Salem, N.C. - Four Wake Forest cross country runners, seniors Shane Ahlers and Annie Bersagel, junior Michelle Sikes and freshman Nicole Schappert, were named to the Academic All-ACC Team as announced by the conference office on Wednesday. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during her academic career.

Bersagel was one of 11 runners that earned both all-conference honors as well as All-Academic honors. She also was one of only three runners to also earn All-American honors at the NCAA Championship. An economics and political science double major, Bersagel earned a 4.00 GPA in the fall and has a 3.94 cumulative GPA.

Ahlers, a biology major, registered a 3.24 GPA in the fall and has a 3.14 GPA for his career.

Schappert, the ACC Performer of the Week for Sept. 6, recorded a 3.37 GPA in her first semester at Wake Forest.

Sikes, a mathematical economics major, also recorded a perfect 4.00 GPA and has a cumulative mark of 3.94. Sikes joins Bersagel as one of 14 female runners to earn all-region and all-academic honors in 2005.

2005 All-ACC Academic Men's Cross Country Team
                                               Fall   Career
Name                   Class   School          GPA    GPA    Major
Paul Ahern              Fr.    Virginia Tech   3.80   3.80   University Studies
Shane Ahlers            Jr.    Wake Forest     3.24   3.14   Biology
David Atkiss            Sr.    Virginia Tech   3.37   3.37   Masters of Business
Thomas Berry            Jr.    Miami           3.82   3.75   Motion Pictures
Andrew Dumm             Jr.    Virginia        3.60   3.55   Foreign Affairs
Pablo Durana            Sr.    North Carolina  3.44   3.41   Communications
Jan Foerster            Jr.    Virginia        3.10   3.10   Economics
Ryan Foster             Jr.    Virginia        3.10   3.13   Computer Science
Stephen Furst           So.    NC State        3.63   3.92   Aerospace Engineering
Greg Isaacs             Jr.    Clemson         3.76   3.28   Civil Engineering
Chris Kollar            So.    NC State        4.00   3.63   Biological Science
Keith Krieger           Jr.    Duke            3.65   3.42   Economics
Thomas Lancashire       Jr.    Florida State   4.00   3.92   Exercise Science
Andrew Lemoncello       Sr.    Florida State   3.63   3.26   Education
Tyler McCandless        Fr.    Maryland        3.81   3.81   Physical Sciences
Patrick Mellea          So.    Boston College  3.20   3.28   Finance
Andrew Montgomery       So.    Virginia Tech   3.52   3.79   Architecture
Philip Nichols          Jr.    Florida State   3.50   3.50   Education
Charles Salmen          Sr.    Duke            3.92   3.94   English
Jonathan Scheiner       Jr.    Miami           3.88   3.67   Finance
Tristram Thomas         Fr.    North Carolina  3.68   3.68   Undecided
Nazar Trilisky          So.    Georgia Tech    4.00   3.93   Computer Engineering
Tibor Vegh              So.    NC State        4.00   4.00   Economics

2005 All-ACC Academic Men's Cross Country Team
                                               Fall   Career
Name                   Class   School          GPA    GPA    Major
Whitney Anderson        Fr.    Duke            3.25   3.25   Undeclared
Jennifer Barton         Sr.    Clemson         4.00   3.91   Biological Sciences
Annie Bersagel          Sr.    Wake Forest     4.00   3.94   Economics/Political Science
Laurel Burdick          So.    Boston College  3.89   3.69   Elementary Education
Tasmin Fanning          Fr.    Virginia Tech   3.26   3.26   Communications
Jemissa Hess            Jr.    NC State        3.75   3.75   Art Applications
Clara Horowitz          Sr.    Duke            3.50   3.10   Visual Arts
Laurel Jefferson        Jr.    Maryland        3.80   3.88   English/French
Magin Kebert            So.    NC State        3.67   3.80   Biological Sciences
Cori Koch               Sr.    Maryland        3.40   3.13   Kinesiology
Nisha Kurian            So.    Georgia Tech    4.00   3.69   Chemical Engineering
Nichole Lister          So.    Boston College  3.48   3.48   Env. Geological Science
Sally Meyerhoff         Sr.    Duke            3.42   3.29   History
Natasha Roetter         Sr.    Duke            3.92   3.97   Political Science
Shannon Rowbury         Sr.    Duke            3.85   3.83   English/Theatre Studies
Melanie Schultz         Sr.    Miami           3.47   3.61   Marine Science-Biology
Nicole Schappert        Fr.    Wake Forest     3.37   3.37   Undeclared
Michelle Sikes          Jr.    Wake Forest     4.00   3.94   Mathematical Economics
Laura Stanley           Sr.    Duke            3.92   3.24   Psychology
Brittany Tinsley        Fr.    NC State        3.38   3.38   First Year College
Virginia Wheeler        Gr.    NC State        3.56   3.56   Material Science/Engineering
Abigail Wilshire        Jr.    Florida State   3.75   3.75   Meteorology
Elizabeth Wort          Sr.    Duke            3.75   3.17   Psychology