North Carolina State University Athletics
Chmiel, Steelman Garner CoSIDA Academic All-America Honors
8/12/2021 12:04:00 PM | Track, Cross Country
RALEIGH - NC State cross country and track & field program members Kelsey Chmiel and Hannah Steelman have garnered CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, as announced by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday. Chmiel tabbed First Team accolades while Steelman tabbed Third Team laurels.
The pair of accolades are the first for any member of the Wolfpack since 2019, and Chmiel's First Team citation is the first for an NC State student-athlete since Jonathan Addison garnered the honors in 2016.
Although only a sophomore on the track and course, Chmiel has attained four All-America honors that include cross country recognitions in 2019 and 2020 as well as indoor and outdoor honors in 2021. Chmiel owns four All-ACC honors and qualified to the NCAA East Preliminary in two events in the 2021 season. The Saratoga Springs, N.Y., native is a five-time All-ACC Academic selection in addition to a two-time USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic individual honoree. She is majoring in animal science and maintains a 4.0 GPA, and her First Team Academic All-America laurels are the first of her career.
Steelman becomes an Academic All-American for the first time in her career with the 2021 recognition as a psychology major with a GPA of 3.74. Steelman transferred to NC State for the 2020-21 season, arriving after a decorated career at Wofford. In her first season with the Wolfpack, she attained All-America honors in cross country, the indoor 5000m and the outdoor 3000m steeplechase. Steelman took home the 2021 ACC individual title in the 3000m steeplechase with a time that set personal, school, facility and meet records. In 2020, the Orono, Maine, native collected ACC Cross Country Runner of the Year, ACC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year and USTFCCCA Southeast Region Cross Country Athlete of the Year accolades in addition to her three All-ACC honors over the course of the year. The junior additionally earned three All-ACC Academic Team laurels in her first year at NC State.
Chmiel and Steelman both return for the 2021-22 season. The cross country schedule can be found here, and the track & field schedules will be announced at a later date.
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The pair of accolades are the first for any member of the Wolfpack since 2019, and Chmiel's First Team citation is the first for an NC State student-athlete since Jonathan Addison garnered the honors in 2016.
Although only a sophomore on the track and course, Chmiel has attained four All-America honors that include cross country recognitions in 2019 and 2020 as well as indoor and outdoor honors in 2021. Chmiel owns four All-ACC honors and qualified to the NCAA East Preliminary in two events in the 2021 season. The Saratoga Springs, N.Y., native is a five-time All-ACC Academic selection in addition to a two-time USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic individual honoree. She is majoring in animal science and maintains a 4.0 GPA, and her First Team Academic All-America laurels are the first of her career.
Steelman becomes an Academic All-American for the first time in her career with the 2021 recognition as a psychology major with a GPA of 3.74. Steelman transferred to NC State for the 2020-21 season, arriving after a decorated career at Wofford. In her first season with the Wolfpack, she attained All-America honors in cross country, the indoor 5000m and the outdoor 3000m steeplechase. Steelman took home the 2021 ACC individual title in the 3000m steeplechase with a time that set personal, school, facility and meet records. In 2020, the Orono, Maine, native collected ACC Cross Country Runner of the Year, ACC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year and USTFCCCA Southeast Region Cross Country Athlete of the Year accolades in addition to her three All-ACC honors over the course of the year. The junior additionally earned three All-ACC Academic Team laurels in her first year at NC State.
Chmiel and Steelman both return for the 2021-22 season. The cross country schedule can be found here, and the track & field schedules will be announced at a later date.
#GoPack | @Wolfpack_TF
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