July 10, 2008

Gangloff Earns Academic All-American Honors

Whittier College Track & Field stand out, Shuree Gangloff '09 has been honored as a United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Academic All-American for her performance on the field and in the classroom during the 2007-08 academic year. Gangloff was the lone Whittier College representative at the NCAA Championships last Spring.

Gangloff won a SCIAC Championship in the discus and finished fourth in both the hammer and the shot put last season. At the NCAA Championships, she finished 17th in the nation in the discus with a throw of 135' 11" while battling back problems.

Gangloff was a member of the 2007-08 President's Club at Whittier College as a student-athlete with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. She was the only SCIAC Track & Field athlete to earn Academic All-American honors. For the complete list of USTFCCCA Academic All-Americans, click here.