Nine Midshipmen Named to League's Academic Honor Roll

Allison Barlow, Vicki Moore and Arwyn Becker each earned a 4.0 GPA in the fall

	Allison Barlow earned a 4.0 GPA in the fall and scored in all six of her races in 2006

Jan. 30, 2007

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Navy runners Allison Barlow (Orange Park, Fla.), Vicki Moore (Burke, Va.) and Arwyn Becker (Avon, Colo.) each earned a 4.0 grade-point average last semester as nine Midshipmen were named to the 2006 Patriot League Women's Cross Country Academic Honor Roll, it was announced on Tuesday by the league office. Barlow, Moore and Becker join three other Patriot League runners to earn a 4.0 grade-point average in the fall.

Barlow has been named to the Superintendent's List during each of her seven semesters in Annapolis, maintaining a 3.85 cumulative grade point average. The honors oceanography major currently ranks 68th in her class academically and first in military order of merit. The four-time member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ran and scored in six meets during her senior season. She posted the team's third-fastest time against Army and again at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship.

Moore has earned a 4.0 grade-point average in each of her first-five semesters in being selected to the Superintendent's List five times. The information technology major ranks at the top of her class academically, fourth in military order of merit and second in overall order of merit. The two-time league academic honor roll member saw action in six meets last season, scoring or serving as a displacing scorer in two of those meets. She placed 18th out of 94 runners during the Salty Seadog Invitational back in September.

Becker posted a 4.0 grade-point average last fall while majoring in economics. The product of Avon, Colo., competed in three meets, placing among the top-25 twice. Her highest finish came in the Salty Seadog Invitational, where she crossed the finish line 21st among all competitors.

Seniors Jade Baum (Columbia, Pa.), Caitlyn Harrington (Lavaca, Ark.) and Susan Richardson (Louisville, Colo.) each were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Baum, an honors history major, earned Superintendent's List recognition for the fifth-straight semester after posting a 3.41 grade-point average during the fall. The product of Columbia, Pa., ran in six meets and registered a pair of top-15 performances.

Harrington earned a 3.60 grade-point average during the fall, while majoring in English. The native of Lavaca, Ark., saw action in five meets, scoring once and serving as a displacing scorer in another. She opened her season with a 13th-place finish in the Harry Lang Invitational at Colgate University.

In her first season with the cross country team, Richardson recorded a 3.53 grade-point average in being named to the league's academic honor roll. The systems engineering major ran in seven meets, finishing among the team's top-seven runners on four occasions. She placed among the top-15 runners twice and crossed the finish line in 29th-place at the Patriot League Championship.

Junior Kyleigh Millhouse (Boiling Springs, Pa.) earned her second-consecutive Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recognition following a fall semester where she registered a 3.41 grade-point average. The ocean engineering major has twice been named to the Superintendent's List during her time in Annapolis. With the cross country team, she ran and scored in all seven meets, boasting the team's third-best time on four occasions. She finished among the top-15 runners three times, highlighted by her sixth-place performance against Army.

Sophomore Maureen Dooley (Durham, Conn.) and freshman Kaitlin Baker (Rockford, Mich.) both earned their first league academic honor roll distinction. Dooley, an international relations major, recorded a 3.33 grade-point average during the fall. She ran in and ranked among the team's scoring-seven in all seven meets, registering three top-15 efforts. She rounded out Navy's scoring five during its N-Star win over Army last October.

Baker registered a 3.44 grade-point average during her first semester at the Academy, earning Commandant's List honors. She ran in six meets, scoring twice and serving as a displacing runner on another occasion. She posted the team's top time during the 4k race at the Stanford Invitational and rounded out the scoring contingent against Army, finishing in 10th place.

In order to be eligible for the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average during the fall semester and be awarded a varsity letter. A total of 61 student-athletes were named to this year's women's cross country honor roll.

2006 Patriot League Women's Cross Country Academic Honor Roll
(Navy Only)

Runner			Cl.	Major			GPA	Hometown
Kaitlin Baker		Fr.	---			3.44	Rockford, Mich.
Allison Barlow		Sr.	Honors Oceanography	4.00	Orange Park, Fla.
Jade Baum		Sr.	Honors History		3.41	Columbia, Pa.
Arwyn Becker		Jr.	Economics		4.00	Avon, Colo.
Maureen Dooley		So.	International Relations	3.33	Durham, Conn.
Caitlyn Harrington	Sr.	English			3.60	Lavaca, Ark.
Kyleigh Millhouse	Jr.	Ocean Engineering	3.41	Boiling Springs, Pa.
Vicki Moore		Jr.	Information Technology	4.00	Burke, Va.
Susan Richardson	Sr.	Systems Engineering	3.53	Louisville, Colo.