June 10, 2008

CLEVELAND - Northern Illinois junior Meghan Ginter was named to the Mid-American Conference All-Academic Track and Field Team, Tuesday, as voted on by the faculty athletic representatives of the MAC's member institutions.

Ginter (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) has earned a 3.93 cumulative grade point average while majoring in kinesiology.

On the track, Ginter won the 5,000-meter run at Disney Relays (3/8) in 19:04.24 and was also a member of the distance medley relay team and 4x1,600 teams that earned victories at that event. She took first in the 1,500-meter run at the Lee Calhoun Memorial in 5:14.16, and placed fourth in the steeplechase at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/10) with a 11:42.94 mark.

The award is Ginter's third All-Academic MAC honor, and compliments an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District award given in early June.

To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.