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Former L-S Star Runner Earns Honor at Georgetown University
Andrea Keklak is excelling on the track and in the classroom at Georgetown University.
Andrea Keklak left Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School two years ago with an impressive resume as a top runner:
- Third-ranked in the US - 800m
- Top-ranked US - 1000m indoors
- Third-ranked US - 600m indoors
- 12th-ranked US - mile indoors
- Four-time Massachusetts State Champion (XC, 800m, two-time 1000m)
- High School All-American.
And she's quickly kept up the pace at the collegiate level.
Keklak, a transfer product and sociology major for the Georgetown University track and field program, was one of five Hoyas recently honored by U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for academics.
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To be named an individual all-academic standout by the USTFCCCA, a student-athlete must maintain a GPA of 3.25 or higher and have met either of the following athletic standards:
1) For the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in and individual event or ranked in the national top 46 (collective listing) in a relay event;
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2) For the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships, including preliminary rounds.
"(She) proved to be an all-around talent on the track filling in different spots with relays as well as excelling in individual events," the university said in a release.
Keklak transferred after a year at Princeton.
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