Bishops' Britton, Shinn Named to
Academic All-District Track & Field Teams

June 4, 2009

Ohio Wesleyan University juniors Ashlie Britton (LeRoy/Painesville Riverside) and Sarah Shinn (Edinboro, Pa./General McLane) were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV track & field/cross country teams, it was announced today.

Britton and Shinn were second-team Academic All-District selections.

Britton was a member of Ohio Wesleyan's 800-meter relay team that won All-NCAC honors as the Battling Bishops tied for the 2009 North Coast Athletic Conference indoor track & field championship. She is an 8-time All-NCAC selection in hurdles and relay events. Britton is a psychology major with a cumulative grade point average of 3.95.

Shinn anchored the Bishops' first-place 1600-meter relay team that won the meet's final event as the Bishops tied for the 2009 North Coast Athletic Conference indoor track & field championship. She also won All-NCAC honors in the 800-meter run, the mile run, and the long jump indoors; and in the mile relay and the 800-meter run outdoors. She is a 14-time All-NCAC selection in middle distance, distance, relay events and cross country and a 2-time national qualifier in the 800-meter run. Shinn is an accounting major with a cumulative grade point average of 3.94.

The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District teams are selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America, with District 4 consisting of schools in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. To be considered for the teams, one must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or better and be a starter or important reserve.