Madison Pines Named Second Team Capital One Academic All-American

2013 Capital One Academic All-America Division II Track/Cross Country Teams

Madison Pines (Troy, Mich.), a junior on the Northwood University women's track and field team, has been named to the 2013 Capital One Second Team Academic All-America Division II Women's Track/Cross Country Teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

It is the first time in her career that Pines has earned the honor.  She is the second Northwood athlete to earn Academic All-America this spring, joining Stacey Klonowski (Canton, Mich./Plymouth) from the softball team.

Pines, majoring in Accounting, currently carries a perfect 4.0 GPA. She was the Northwood valedictorian at this year's commencement after graduating in three years.  Pines will be attending the DeVos Graduate School of Management next year in her final year of eligibility.

Pines turned in a remarkable all-around athletic year for Northwood.  This spring, she claimed the GLIAC Championship in the 1,500 meter run. Pines qualified for both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships this season in track and holds a total of four school records. She also was a key defender for the Northwood University women's soccer team, earning Honorable Mention All-GLIAC honors.  At the conclusion of the soccer season, she joined the cross country team.  With just one week to prepare for the regional championship, Pines placed 26th out of 158 runners to help Northwood to a seventh place finish overall, the highest in school history.  Overall, Pines has earned Academic All-GLIAC Excellence honors six times in her career.