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Floyd, Petkov Named to the Conference USA All-Academic Team
5/19/2021 3:50:00 PM | Women's Track & Field, Academics
BIRMINGHAM — Brittany Floyd and Lisa Petkov of the UAB track and field team have been named to the Conference USA All-Academic Team, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday.
Floyd recently placed second in the heptathlon at the Conference USA Outdoor Championship. She also claimed gold in pentathlon at the Conference Indoor Championships in February with a school record 37.
The Columbus, Ga. native earned a 3.52 GPA in accounting and a three-time member of the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Petkov claimed two medals at the Conference USA Outdoor championships with a silver in the 4x400 meter relay and bronze in the 400-meter hurdles.
During the indoor season, Petkov finished third in the Conference USA Indoor Championships with a personal-best time of 55.71 in the 400-meters. In the 4x400-meter relay, Petkov anchored the team to a time of 3:47.74 to take the silver in the Conference USA Indoor Championship.
The graduate student holds a 3.78 GPA and pursuing a master's in business administration.
Floyd and Petkov await the release of the NCAA East Preliminary field on Thursday, May 20th. The meet is set to run May 26-29 in Jacksonville, Fla. with Jacksonville University serving as the host.
For more information on the UAB track and field team, follow @UAB_TF_XC on Twitter and Instagram.
2021 Conference USA Women's Track and Field All-Academic Team
Riley Felts, Charlotte
Chandler Horton, Charlotte
Madien Kappeler, Florida Atlantic
Callie Ezell, Louisiana Tech
Bailey Ashmore, North Texas
Grace Forbes, Rice
Sarah Parnell, Southern Miss
Brittany Floyd, UAB
Lisa Petkov, UAB
Ingeborg Gruenwald, UTSA
Nikki Ogorek, WKU
Floyd recently placed second in the heptathlon at the Conference USA Outdoor Championship. She also claimed gold in pentathlon at the Conference Indoor Championships in February with a school record 37.
The Columbus, Ga. native earned a 3.52 GPA in accounting and a three-time member of the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Petkov claimed two medals at the Conference USA Outdoor championships with a silver in the 4x400 meter relay and bronze in the 400-meter hurdles.
During the indoor season, Petkov finished third in the Conference USA Indoor Championships with a personal-best time of 55.71 in the 400-meters. In the 4x400-meter relay, Petkov anchored the team to a time of 3:47.74 to take the silver in the Conference USA Indoor Championship.
The graduate student holds a 3.78 GPA and pursuing a master's in business administration.
Floyd and Petkov await the release of the NCAA East Preliminary field on Thursday, May 20th. The meet is set to run May 26-29 in Jacksonville, Fla. with Jacksonville University serving as the host.
For more information on the UAB track and field team, follow @UAB_TF_XC on Twitter and Instagram.
2021 Conference USA Women's Track and Field All-Academic Team
Riley Felts, Charlotte
Chandler Horton, Charlotte
Madien Kappeler, Florida Atlantic
Callie Ezell, Louisiana Tech
Bailey Ashmore, North Texas
Grace Forbes, Rice
Sarah Parnell, Southern Miss
Brittany Floyd, UAB
Lisa Petkov, UAB
Ingeborg Gruenwald, UTSA
Nikki Ogorek, WKU
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