Brittany Thune Named ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District First Team

June 3, 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont women's cross country and track runner Brittany Thune (Sioux Falls, S.D.) was named ESPN the Magazine All-District IV First Team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday. She is only the fifth women's cross country/track and field athlete to be named to the elite list.

Thune was garnered numerous awards during her career at Belmont. She was a two-time Atlantic Sun Runner of the Year after winning the league's individual cross country title in both 2009 and 2010. Last fall, Thune won the individual title with a time of 17:17, marking the conference's fastest time since 2005 and the third-best league finish ever.

The 2008 Atlantic Sun Outdoor Champion in both the 5,000m and 10,000m helped Belmont dominate the Atlantic Sun cross country landscape with three consecutive league championships (2006-2008). Thune, who began her career as the A-Sun Cross Country Freshman of the Year went on to be named First Team All-Atlantic Sun twice. A three-time Atlantic Sun Runner of the Week, she was also a two-time NCAA cross country regional qualifier and a Division I South Region USTFCCC All-Region selection.

Thune's stellar performances carried over into the classroom as she went on to earn Academic All-Conference honors eight times. She also received the Presidential Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Graduating Senior Academic Achievement Awards.

Thune graduated from Belmont last month with a Bachelor's in Business Administration and a minor in Political Science with a 3.95 GPA.

Thune will advance to the national ballot for the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America teams; teams will be announced later this month.