Carrie Burggraf sets the bar (Austin Peay)

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Burggraf sets the bar
Marlon Scott

Issue date: 8/25/08 Section: Sports


Media Credit: Patrick Armstrong
Burggraf was recently named to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All Academic Track and Field Team

Lady Gov junior pole vaulter Carrie Burggraf is setting the bar high academically. Working hard both on and off the field, the only thing more impressive than the heights she clears in pole vault is her grade-point average.

With a 4.0 GPA, Burggraf earned placement on both the Athletics Director's Honor Roll and the President's List. Her perfect GPA has also earned her a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.25 GPA for a year) and an OVC Medal of Honor for having the highest GPA in a conference-sponsored sport.

In June, Burggraf was named to the ESPN: The Magazine Academic All-District IV first team. As a result, she will appear on the Academic All-American ballot.

More recently, Burggraf was named to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All Academic Track and Field Team.

According to APSU Sports Information, Lady Govs coach Doug Molnar praised Burggraf.

"Carrie being named as an individual is a great honor because it combines athletics and academics," Molnar said. "As a regional qualifier, conference champion and a 4.0 student - as a coach you can't ask for much more from a student-athlete."

Burggraf holds the outdoor pole vault records for both APSU and the OVC championship. She was the 2006-07 OVC Indoor Track and Field Newcomer of the Year. In addition, Burggraf has also finished in the top four of the OVC indoor and outdoor pole vault championship in her first two seasons.