SEATTLE (June 19) - Sarah Kraybill, a standout runner for Seattle Pacific University, has been selected to the Verizon Academic All-America team for track & field and cross country.

Kraybill (Sr., Seattle, Wa./Ballard) was voted to the third team by a panel of sports information directors. She recently graduated with a degree in English and a grade point average of 3.74.

This spring, Kraybill was an All-America both outdoors and indoors in the 800 meters, finishing third and fourth, respectively, in the NCAA Division II Championships. She also won the 800 and 1500 titles in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships and was second in the 400.

Kraybill becomes the SPU track program's first academic All-America since Karin Grelsson in 1993.