Lauren Denfeld Earns Academic All-District Honors
Corvallis, Ore. – Senior Lauren Denfeld (Bend, Ore.) earned second team CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 honors, announced Thursday, for women’s track and field/cross country. This is the first time that a Oregon State women’s track and field and cross country athlete has been honored.
Denfeld, a Business major with an option in Marketing, is the school record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 10:38.28, breaking her own record each year after being the first woman to compete in the event for the Beavers in 2005. She was a two-time NCAA West Regional qualifier in the steeplechase, finishing 19th last season, making her the second Oregon State track athlete to qualify for a regional since the program’s return in 2004.
In order to be nominated for Academic All-District and All-America honors, a player must be a starter or significant reserve, must have a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average and must have completed at least one full academic year at her institution. Voting is done by member of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).
