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Yasmine Affes was one of nine track and field student-athletes to receive All-Academic Excellence honors.

Women's Track & Field 6/24/2020 8:08:00 AM Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Women's Outdoor Track & Field Places 15 student-athletes on Academic Honor Rolls

The 2020 squad had the second-most Excellence Team selections (9) in program history.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's outdoor track and field program had nine GLIAC All-Academic Excellence recipients for the 2020 season, which is the second-highest total in the eight-year history of the program. WSU had 15 total All-Academic honorees (9 Excellence, 6 Academic), which marks the sixth straight year the Warriors have had at least 11 student-athletes receive All-Academic accolades from the league office. Wayne State has had 101 GLIAC All-Academic honorees in the eight years of the program.

Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team for maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5 were graduate student Jackie Feist (Beverly Hills, Mich. / Birmingham Groves), senior Teresa Diehl (St. Clair Shores, Mich. / Warren Regina), juniors Isabella Bertolini (New Baltimore, Mich. / Anchor Bay), Lyndsey Braman (Flint, Mich. / Powers Catholic), Emma Willett (Holgate, Ohio) and Gabbi Willett (Holgate, Ohio), and sophomores Yasmine Affes (Northville, Mich.), Miranda Banks (Carleton, Mich. / Airport) and Aliyah McDonald (Kingston, Jamaica / Immaculate Conception).

Diehl (Physical Therapy) was honored for the third time in outdoor track, while Bertolini (Sociology Honors), Braman (Public Health), and the Willett twins (Secondary Education) were recognized for the second consecutive year in outdoor track. Affes (Kinesiology), Banks (Communication Science Disorders) and McDonald (Kinesiology Honors) were eligible for the first time this year. In addition, Feist (Doctorate of Pharmacy) received her ninth All-Academic honor, including seventh on the All-Academic Excellence team when including cross country and indoor track, along with the outdoor track recognitions.

WSU had six members of the women's outdoor track and field team collect All-Academic Team accolades for having a cumulative GPA between 3.0 and 3.49. They were juniors Raven Tatum (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington) and Jada Weatherspoon (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Skyline), and sophomores Ashley Defrain ( Fort Gratiot, Mich. / Port Huron Northern), Teanna McCuaig (Sparta, Mich. / Kent City), Izzy Taylor (Three Rivers, Mich.) and Chloe Wandell (Muir, Mich. / Ionia).

Weatherspoon (Political Science) was recognized for the second time, while, Defrain, McCuaig, Taylor and Wandell were eligible for the first time this year as was Tatum, after transferring to WSU in the fall of 2018.

Wayne State set a school record during the 2019-20 academic year with 206 GLIAC All-Academic honorees shattering the previous mark of 186 set during the 2016-17 academic year.

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Players Mentioned

Yasmine Affes: Sprints; 5' 4"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Miranda Banks: Distance; 5' 5"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Isabella Bertolini: Sprints/Multis; 5' 8"; Junior; 3-Indoor/2-Outdoor

Lyndsey Braman: Mid-Distance; 5' 9"; Junior; 3-Indoor/2-Outdoor

Ashley Defrain: Distance; 5' 3"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor

Teresa Diehl: Distance; 5' 7"; Senior; 4-Indoor/3-Outdoor

Jackie Feist: Mid-Distance; 5' 5"; Graduate Student; 3-Indoor/2-Outdoor

Teanna McCuaig: Sprints/Jumps; 5' 9"; Sophomore; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Aliyah McDonald: Sprints/Hurdles; 5' 5"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Raven Tatum: Sprints; 5' 8"; Junior; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Players Mentioned

Yasmine Affes
: 5' 4"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Sprints

Miranda Banks
: 5' 5"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Distance

Isabella Bertolini
: 5' 8"; Junior; 3-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Sprints/Multis

Lyndsey Braman
: 5' 9"; Junior; 3-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Mid-Distance

Ashley Defrain
: 5' 3"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor
: Distance

Teresa Diehl
: 5' 7"; Senior; 4-Indoor/3-Outdoor
: Distance

Jackie Feist
: 5' 5"; Graduate Student; 3-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Mid-Distance

Teanna McCuaig
: 5' 9"; Sophomore; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Sprints/Jumps

Aliyah McDonald
: 5' 5"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Sprints/Hurdles

Raven Tatum
: 5' 8"; Junior; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Sprints