Medford/Somerville, Mass. – For the second year in a row, Tufts senior Cindy Manning, of the women’s cross country/track & field teams was named a 1999-2000 GTE Academic All-American. In November, Manning placed 22nd at the NCAA National Championship, helping the Jumbos to an 11th place finish in the team’s first-ever appearance. The performance earned Manning All-American honors.

   Manning, who is also a two-time national qualifier in track and hold the team records for the 5,000 Meters Indoors (17:10) and the 10,000 Meters Outdoors (37:08). In addition to competing as a runner in the fall, winter and spring seasons, she is an extraordinary student and volunteers for several campus and community organizations.

   Manning, who will graduate on May 21, carries a 3.91 grade point average as a Biopsychology major. A member of Phi Betta Kappa and the Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society, she has been vice-president of the Tufts chapter of the Golden Key National Honor Society and one of this year’s recipients of the university’s Alex Elias Memorial Prize Scholarship for community activities and outstanding athletic and scholarly accomplishments.

   Manning is part of a long line of Academic All-Americans at Tufts. The University has placed a student-athlete on the first, second or third team each year since 1997. In addition to the national honors, several student-athletes are named to Northeast Region Academic All-America teams each year.

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