North Carolina Central University

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD

     HAMPTON, VA -- North Carolina Central University cross country/track & field senior Katerina Glosova has been announced as the recipient of the 2002 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Female Scholar Athlete of the Year Award. The honor, in its inaugural year, highlights a male and female student-athlete that have excelled both athletically and academically. 
     A native of Cernotin, Czech Republic, Glosova boasts a 3.970 overall grade point average with a major in Hospitality and Tourism. During the 2001-02 athletic campaign, Glosova won her third consecutive CIAA Cross Country Championship and captured six individual conference titles during the indoor and outdoor track seasons. She also claimed honors as a National Champion by winning the 800-meter run at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships.
     Glosova's list of awards from the past year includes the 2001 NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association Women's South Atlantic Region Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the 2002 Southeast Regional Indoor Track Female Athlete of the Year, and the 2002 LeRoy T. Walker Medallion of Honor as the NCCU Female Student-Athlete of the Year. She was also voted 2002 CIAA Indoor Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete after winning conference championships in the 800m and 1600m runs, and later selected 2002 CIAA Outdoor Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete after three-peating as conference champion in the 1500m and 3000m runs, winning the 800m run, and anchoring the championship 4x400m relay squad.
     Glosova, an "A" Honor Roll Dean's List student, University Scholar and member of the University Honors Program, also found the time to serve as Treasurer of the NCCU Student-Athlete Advisory Council. 
     Shawn Alexander, a senior men's basketball guard at Winston-Salem State University, is the CIAA Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. Both Alexander and Glosova will be recognized at the 2002 CIAA Spring Awards Luncheon on May 30, at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley.

2001-02: Won 2002 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field National Championship in 800m run . Won third straight CIAA Cross Country Championship (1999, 2000, 2001) . Voted 2002 CIAA Indoor Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete after winning conference championships in the 800m and 1600m runs . Selected 2002 CIAA Outdoor Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete after three-peating as conference champion in the 1500m and 3000m runs, winning the 800m run, and anchoring the championship 4x400m relay squad . Named 2002 Southeast Regional Indoor Track Female Athlete of the Year . Recipient of the 2001 NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association Women's South Atlantic Region Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award (Sept. 2001) . Selected as the 2002 CIAA Female Scholar Athlete of the Year ... Voted to 2002 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic First Team ... co-Recipient of the 2002 LeRoy T. Walker Medallion of Honor as the NCCU Female Student-Athlete of the Year ... "A" Honor Roll, Dean's List . University Scholar . University Honors Program . Team's Highest GPA Award . Recipient of The Fisher-Jones Scholarship . Treasurer of the NCCU Student-Athlete Advisory Council. 

NCCU Career (Spring 1999-Present): Has won 14 CIAA Championships in cross country, indoor and outdoor track during her NCCU career. Winner of the 2000 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Championship and advanced to the NCAA Division II Championship meet for the second consecutive year. Named the 2000 NCAA Division II Southeast Region Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year. Three-time member of the CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic First Team (2000, 2001, 2002). Recipient of 2000-01 Burger King Scholarship. In 1999 became first NCCU student-athlete to ever qualify for and compete in the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, placing 44th out of 132 nationally ... Named co-CIAA Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete at the 2000 CIAA Outdoor Track Championships after running in five events, earning individual conference championships in the 1500m and 3000m runs and all-CIAA honors in the 800m run.

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Last Revised:  May 16, 2002