North Carolina State University Athletics
Jimison, Henderson Named First-Team Academic All-District
6/3/2005 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
June 2, 2005
NC State distance runners Leslie Jimison and John Henderson were both selected by The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III University Division Track & Field/Cross Country Team. Both Jimison and Henderson earned first-team honors and are now automatically on the national ballot for the Academic All-America Team.
Jimison, a senior from Greensboro, N.C., graduated this spring with a 4.00 grade point average in Materials Engineering. She took 10th place in the steeplechase at the ACC Outdoor Championships, placed sixth in the steeple at the Raleigh Relays and finished fourth in the mile at the Carolina Classic. Jimison earned a postgraduate scholarship from the ACC and was named to NC State's top 10 scholar athlete list. An ACC Honor Roll member and an NC State scholar-athlete, Jimison was a Dean's List student as well. She finished 14th in the 3,000m at the 2004 ACC Outdoor Championships and posted top 20 finishes in the mile at the 2004, 2003 and 2002 ACC Indoor Championships. Jimison also ran cross country for the Wolfpack.
Henderson, a junior from Hendersonville, N.C., has a 4.00 grade point average in Mathematics Education. He helped the men's cross country team to its fourth straight ACC Championship, a District III Championship and 16th place at the NCAA Championship this past fall. Henderson competed in the 5,000m at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships and placed fifth in the steeplechase at ACC Outdoors with a NCAA Regional Championship qualifying time. He finished 13th in the steeplechase at the 2004 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships and placed seventh in 2003. An ACC Honor Roll member and an NC State scholar-athlete, Henderson was a Dean's List student as well. He was also named to NC State's 2005 top 10 scholar athlete list.
District III includes colleges and universities in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Ten men and and 10 women were picked to the first team. The complete lists of the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Teams might be available at www.cosida.com.
