Thursday, May 29, 2003

USM's Amy Swanberg Named to Verizon Academic Second Team

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Senior Amy Swanberg (Lamoine, Maine) of the University of 
Southern Maine Huskies women's track and field program has been named to the 2003 
Verizon Academic District One College Division Women's Cross Country/Track and 
Field Second Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of 
America (CoSIDA).  The District One team was announced Thursday.
	Athletes named to the academic district first team in each of the eight 
CoSIDA districts advance to the Verizon National Academic All-America ballot.
	Swanberg is the first member of the USM women's cross country/track and field 
program to be named to the Verizon Academic District One team.  She is the third 
USM student-athlete to receive Verizon Academic District One honors this spring.  
Senior shortstop Sarah McLean (Portsmouth, R.I.) was named to the softball first 
team while senior Darryl Whitney (Hudson, N.H.) was named to the men's cross 
country/track and field first team.
	This past year, Swanberg was the New England Alliance/Little East Conference 
outdoor champion in the pole vault (10-7), and placed second indoors (10-6).  She 
earned Division III All-New England and All-ECAC recognition during the outdoor 
season when she placed fourth and fifth at those championships, respectively.  She 
also collected Division III All-New England honors during the indoor season when 
she placed fourth (10-6).
	The school record holder outdoors (11-0) and ranked second indoors (10-7), 
Swanberg was a provisional qualifier for the 2003 NCAA indoor and outdoor national 
championships meets, but did not make the field.  Swanberg did competed in the 
2000 NCAA indoor championship, and was a provisional qualifier for the indoor and 
outdoor championships in 2002.  She also won the Little East Conference indoor 
title in 2001, and the outdoor title in 2002.
	A multi-time winner of the USM Athletic Department's William Wise Scholar-
Athlete Award, Swanberg has been a Dean's List student every semester over the 
past four year's.  She is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society and the Beta 
Gamma Sigma (business school) honor society.  She graduated earlier this month 
with a degree in business administration, with a minor in computer science, and a 
3.87 cumulative grade point average.


                2003 Verizon Academic District I College Division 
                     Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Team
     as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)

FIRST TEAM
Name                    School                 Year   GPA    Major 
Erin Bank               U. of Rochester         Sr.   3.76   Bio-Chemistry
Julia Benson            Williams                Sr.   3.66   History
Marisa Clapp            Springfield             Jr.   3.95   Sports Management
Lauren Henkel           New York University     Jr.   3.37   Studio Art
Lynn Janovich           Ithaca                  Sr.   3.618  Cinema & Photography 
Amanda Laytham          Ithaca                  Jr.   4.053  Exercise Science
Claire Lears            Rensselaer              Jr.   3.84   Materials Engineering
Amanda Roberts          Worcester Polytechnic   Jr.   3.91   Civil Engineering
Betsy Suda              Emmanuel                Sr.   3.912  Biology & Chemistry
Mariko Tansey Holbrook  Brandeis                Sr.   3.927  Biology
Healy Thompson          Williams                Sr.   3.51   Economics

SECOND TEAM
Name                    School                 Year   GPA    Major 
Elizabeth Conway        U. of Rochester         Sr.   3.76   English & Spanish
Kristi Fitzgerald       Connecticut College     Jr.   3.878  German
Elizabeth Frederick     Colby                   Sr.   3.40   Chemistry & Biology
Kelly Henry             Springfield             Sr.   3.94   Applied Exercise Science
Amy Holvey              Ithaca                  Gr.   3.857  Occupational Therapy
Kristen Iworsky         Bridgewater State       Sr.   3.79   English
Caitlin Malloy          Brandeis                Sr.   3.317  Music
Amy Swanberg            U. of Southern Maine    Sr.   3.83   Business 
Beth VanAlstine         New York University     Sr.   3.32   Politics


NOTE: First Team selections advance to the Verizon National Academic All-America ballot.