Brousseau earns first academic all-district honor of career

June 5, 2008

NORTON, MA- Wheaton College three-sport standout Megan Brousseau (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro) has earned the initial ESPN The Magazine Academic College Division All-District I accolade of her career, as the recent graduate was named to the second team. Qualifiers are selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

A cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field captain during her final year of college, Brousseau became the first Lyon in the cross country program's history to record four New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) all-league finishes.

Brousseau is the fifth Wheaton student-athlete to earn academic all-district honors for the 2007-08 school year, and this marks the third time in four years a member of the cross country and track and field programs earned the accolade, as Kendra Leith '06 did so each of her final two years at Wheaton.

Brousseau finished as the runner up at the NEWMAC meet each of her final three seasons of cross country and qualified for the NCAA Championship in 2004 and 2006, drawing All-America honors during her freshman campaign. She pushed the Lyons to the league crown in 2004 and second place in each the 2005 and 2007 seasons. During her four years, Brousseau recorded 11 top-10 finishes and was Wheaton's top racer in 16 of the 20 meets she completed.

During the indoor track and field season, Brousseau qualified for the NCAA Championship this year in the mile and as part of a distance medley relay quartet. She holds the school's 3,000-meter run standard and completed a leg for Wheaton's record distance medley and 4x800-meter relay foursomes.

As a competitor during the outdoor campaign, Brousseau drew her second NEWMAC All-Conference laurel in the 1,500-meter run, winning the race this spring. She holds the school mark in the event and helped the Lyons win the league title each of the three years she competed. With Brousseau studying abroad in Australia during the 2007 season, Wheaton placed second at the NEWMAC meet.

A Wheaton Scholar-Athlete and Dean's List qualifier, Brousseau has also been a tutor and student employee in the athletic facilities on campus. She completed her degree in biology in May while minoring in both chemistry and sociology, posting a 3.33 cumulative grade-point average through the fall semester.

The District I College Division consists of all non-NCAA Division I colleges and universities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.

To be nominated for the Academic All-America program, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore in academic standing, possess at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average and be a starter or significant reserve.

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