Nov. 25, 2002

WACO, Texas - Baylor's Whitney Barrett was named to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-America Women's Soccer third team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and released Monday.

Barrett, a senior from Albuquerque, N.M., became the program's second Academic All-American, joining Dawn Greathouse, who was so honored in 1999-2000. Barrett is the first Bear named to the Academic All-America team since Verizon/CoSIDA began selecting a soccer-specific team for the 2001-2002 school year. Greathouse was named to the Academic All-America At-Large third team as a junior.

Barrett was the only player from a Big 12 Conference school named to the 2002 Academic All-America Women's Soccer teams.

Earlier this month, Barrett received her second-straight Academic All-District selection. She was joined on the Academic All-District VI teams by juniors Melissa Humke and Emily Fukuchi, making Baylor the only school in District VI to have three players named to the All-District VI team and have two first-team selections.

To be considered for selection to an all-academic team, the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 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). In the cases of transfers, graduate students and junior college graduates, the athlete must have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution to be eligible. Awards are voted on by members of CoSIDA.

2002 VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMUniversity Division
FIRST TEAMPos.    Name, School            Cl. Hometown        MajorFor.    Holly Cohen, Texas-El Paso  Sr. El Paso, Tex.       Criminal JusticeFor.    Shannon Kuhl, Dayton        Sr. Hamilton, Ohio      EducationFor * Katharina Lindner, Hartford   Sr. Kleinostheim,Germany    CommunicationMid.    * Joanna Lohman, Penn St.   Jr. Silver Spring, Md.  ManagementMid.    Leah Robinson, Va. Common.  Jr. Sackville, Nova Scotia  BiologyMid.    ** Kim Zarzour, Alabama     Sr. Huntsville, Ala.    Communic. DisordersDef.    Kate Foley, Connecticut     Sr. Tolland, Conn.      Molecular/Cell BiologyDef.    ** Maren Harper, Utah       Sr. Sacramento, Cal.    Political ScienceDef.    Angie Portinasco, Denver    Sr. Littleton, Col.     BiologyDef.    Christine Seaman, West Virginia Sr. Belleville, Ill.    Pre-Veterinary MedicineGoal    * Lisa Nowoslawski, UAB     Sr. Melbourne, Fla.     Biology
SECOND TEAMPos.    Name, School            Cl. Hometown        MajorFor.    Mandy Heintz, Louisiana State   Jr. San Antonio, Texas  KinesiologyFor.    Amy Morrison, Butler        Sr. Dallas, Texas       PharmacyFor.    Christie Welsh, Penn State  Sr. Massapequa Park, N.Y.   Human Dev.,Family Stu.Mid.    Katie Holtzapfel, Alabama   Jr. Florence, Ky.       NursingMid.    Jennifer Kehl, Saint Louis  Sr. Fort Collins, Col.  CommunicationsMid.    Erchen Theys, New Mexico    Jr. Langdorp, Belgium   ManagementDef.    Sarah Buchrucher, SW Texas  Sr. Arlington, Texas    Recreational Admin.Def.    Prue Cormie, Virginia Common.   Jr. Gold Coast, Australia   Interdisc. StudiesDef.    Kristin Hoyle, East Carolina    Sr. Longwood, Fla.      Exer. & Sports ScienceDef.    Kanika McAlpine, So. Carolina   Sr. Huntsville, Ala.    Biology/ChemistryGoal    ** Melissa Haire, West Virginia Sr. Lewisburg, Pa.      Mech. Engineering
THIRD TEAMPos.    Name, School            Cl. Hometown        MajorFor.    Mary Litvan, Southwest Missouri Jr. Springfield, Mo.    BiologyFor.    Bethany Sanker, Kent State  Sr. Lakewood, Ohio      AdvertisingFor.    Christine Sinclair, Portland    So. Burnaby, Br. Columbia   Life SciencesMid.    Kate Antongiovanni, Denver  Sr. Bakersfield, Cal.   StatisticsMID. WHITNEY BARRETT, BAYLOR VI  SR. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.   UNIVERSITY SCHOLARMid.    Tara Flint, William & Mary  Jr. Sterling, Va.       Mathematics/Comp. Sci.Def.    Jocelyn Dumaresq, Seton Hall    Jr. Harrisburg, Pa.     Sec. Education/EnglishDef.    Kelly Kennedy, Marshall     Sr. Fort Wright, Ky.    Health ManagementDef.    Amy LePeilbet, Arizona State    Jr. Crystal Lake, Ill.  SociologyDef.    Jenny Shanks, Marist        Sr. Sound Beach, N.Y.   Mathematics/BiologyGoal    Gretchen Lear, No. Carolina St. Sr. Springfield, Va.    Civil Engineering

*       2001 Verizon Academic All-America first team selection**      2001 Verizon Academic All-America third team selection

2002 VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN OF THE YEAR:     Katharina Lindner, Hartford