SSU WXC puts six on RSC Scholar-Athlete Team

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- The women's cross country program at Shawnee State placed six individuals on the River States Conference's Scholar-Athlete list, according to an academic all-conference list put out by conference officials.

Two individuals, including Kirsten Evans and Jessica Elick, each obtained GPAs well above 3.9 for the women's cross country program. Evans, who holds a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA, and Elick, who has maintained a 3.96 GPA in her own right, are exercise science majors.

Two additional harriers -- Juniper Allen and Olivia Cisco -- each hold marks above 3.6. Allen, who has a 3.63, is an occupational therapy major while Cisco currently holds down a 3.61 as an individual majoring in integrated sciences AYA 7-12.

Local Wheelersburg products Natalie Brammer and Amanda Salmons rounded out the representatives for Shawnee State on the River States Conference's Scholar-Athlete Team. Brammer, who has a 3.43, is an intervention specialist major while Salmons has a 3.39 with her focus in graphic design.

Like the Shawnee State volleyball program, the women's cross country program also placed 75 percent of its athletes eligible for RSC Scholar-Athlete honors on the RSC Scholar-Athlete Team.