2002 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic Team Announced
May 14, 2002
HAMPTON, VA -- Twenty student-athletes from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association have been named to the fifth annual CIAA Commissioner’s All-Academic Team. "Our student-athletes carry two torches, one represents academics and the other athletics," said CIAA Commissioner Leon G. Kerry. "Each one of these students has proven to balance the two, to become a true champion."The 2002 CIAA Commissioner’s All-Academic Team consists of 20 student-athletes, 10 on the First Team and 10 on the Second Team, as voted on by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. The average grade point average of the First Team is a 3.889, and the average for the Second Team is a 3.697 GPA (on a 4.0 scale).
The 2002 CIAA Commissioner’s All-Academic First Team consists of Candice Ginsberg of Bowie State; Gerald Gayle of Livingstone; Ria Bazie, Katerina Glosova, Rhonda Lee, Lanelle Turner and Rachelle Zastoupil of North Carolina Central; Nijea N. Rich of Saint Paul’s; and Shawn Alexander and Aaron Federspiel of Winston-Salem State.
The 2002 CIAA Commissioner’s All-Academic Second Team includes Felicia Smith of Bowie State; Sharon Gorganni of Elizabeth City State; Roshawnnah Clark, Latashia Ham and Andregus Holmes of Fayetteville State; Misha Johnson of North Carolina Central; Katrina Johnson of Saint Augustine’s; Van Williams of Shaw; Shawanda Brown of Virginia State; and Katherine Wade of Virginia Union.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have completed one full academic year at a CIAA institution, earned a minimum 3.20 overall grade point average, and played as a starter or important reserve in a CIAA sanctioned sport.
2002 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic Team
FIRST TEAM
| Name | Sport | School | Year | Hometown | GPA | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Alexander | Men’s Basketball | WSSU | Senior | Asheville, NC | 3.7 | Sport Management |
| Ria Bazie | Women’s Tennis | NCCU | Senior | St. Joseph, Trinidad | 4.000 | Business Administration |
| Aaron Federspiel % | Football | WSSU | Junior | Winston-Salem, NC | 3.9 | Sport Management |
| Gerald Gayle % | Men’s Track/X-Country | LC | Senior | Kingston, Jamaica | 3.86 | Business Administration |
| Candice Ginsberg # | Softball | BSU | Senior | Beltsville, MD | 3.83 | Sociology |
| Katerina Glosova $# | Women’s Track/X-Country | NCCU | Senior | Cernotin, Czech Rep. | 3.970 | Hospitality & Tourism |
| Rhonda Lee | Bowling | NCCU | Soph. | Knightdale, NC | 4.000 | Law Enforcement |
| Nijea N. Rich | Bowling/Softball | SPC | Junior | Newark, New Jersey | 3.919 | Sociology |
| Lanelle Turner @% | Softball | NCCU | Senior | Chester, VA | 3.759 | Business Administration |
| Rachelle Zastoupil $# | Volleyball | NCCU | Senior | Dickinson, N. Dakota | 3.947 | Business Management |
SECOND TEAM
| Shawanda Brown | Volleyball/Softball | VSU | Junior | Rochester, New York | 3.97 | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Roshawnnah Clark @ | Women’s Tennis | FSU | Senior | San Antonio, Texas | 3.483 | Political Science |
| Sharon Gorgani % | Volleyball/Softball | ECSU | Junior | New Bern, NC | 3.667 | Business |
| Latashia Ham | Softball | FSU | Junior | Kinston, NC | 3.585 | Computer Science |
| Andregus Holmes | Football | FSU | Junior | Erwin, NC | 3.585 | Political Science |
| Katrina Johnson | Volleyball/Bowling | SAC | Soph. | Nassau, Bahamas | 3.784 | Accounting |
| Misha Johnson | Women’s Tennis | NCCU | Senior | Greensboro, NC | 3.571 | Chemistry |
| Felicia Smith | Softball | BSU | Soph. | Glen Burnie, MD | 3.739 | Psychology |
| Katherine Wade | Women’s Track & Field | VUU | Junior | Peoria, Arizona | 3.84 | Business Management |
| Van Williams | Men’s Basketball | SU | Soph. | Raleigh, NC | 3.75 | Business Administration |
# = 2001 First Team
% = 2001 Second Team
$ = 2000 First Team
@ = 2000 Second Team
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