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graduates Justin Campbell (Victoria, TX/Memorial) and Elana Edwards
(Austin, TX/Bowie) have been elected to the Capital One Academic
All-America Division III Track and Field/Cross Country Teams.
Campbell and Edwards were named to the men's and women's
Academic All-America Third Teams, respectively. Voting is
conducted nationwide by members of the College Sports Information
Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Each honoree received a bachelor's degree from Trinity
on May
18.
Campbell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international
studies (emphasis in Chinese), and a Bachelor of Science in
business administration (international business). He amassed a GPA
of 3.79 and graduated magna cum laude.
Earlier, Campbell was elected the Southern Collegiate Athletic
Conference Men's Field Athlete of the Year, in voting conducted by
the league's head coaches. At the SCAC Track and Field
Championships, hosted by Trinity in April, Campbell won the shot
put, hammer throw, and discus. His discus throw of 52.42 meters
established a school record, and was the ninth-best toss in the
NCAA Division III. Campbell recorded a mark of 13.23 meters in the
shot put, and hurled 44.84 meters in the hammer throw.
He qualified for the discus event at the NCAA Division III
Championships in May at La Crosse, Wis., and placed 13th of 20
competitors with a throw of 49.14 meters. Campbell was an
All-American in the discus in 2009.
Edwards received a Bachelor of Arts degree in
mathematics, finished with a 3.97 GPA, and earned summa cum
laude honors. She is pursuing a graduate degree at Trinity in
teaching.
The talented Edwards captured two titles at the SCAC Women's
Track and Field Championships. Edwards took first place in the
high jump with a mark of 1.57 meters, and the triple jump, with a
leap of 10.95 meters.
The Tiger men's and women's teams won the SCAC Championships in
record-setting fashion. Trinity coaches, led by Head Coach Marcus
Whitehead, earned honors as the SCAC Staff of the Year for both the
men's and women's teams.