Riverdale, NY (May 12, 2005)- Manhattan senior outfielder
Jennifer McCracken (Wappingers Falls, NY/John Jay) has been named to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District I Second Team, it was announced today.
McCracken, a two-year team co-captain, has posted career-highs this season in batting average (.319), home runs (6), RBI (22), doubles (8), slugging % (.518), and on base % (.360) in helping lead the Lady Jaspers to the MAAC Championships for the second straight year.
In MAAC games, she ranks fifth in batting average, hitting at a .415 clip, and is tied for the conference lead in hits with 22.
A physical education major, McCracken is a Dean's List student and a member of the Epsilon Sigma Pi honor society.
She is one of just four MAAC student-athletes to be named to All-District teams, and the only outfielder to make the list.
Manhattan completed the regular season with a 22-23 overall record, 9-7 in MAAC play and qualified for the MAAC Championships for the second straight year as the #4 seed. The Lady Jaspers will take on top-seeded Iona in an opening round game of the double-elimination tournament on Friday, May 13, at 12:30 p.m. at DeLuca Field in Stratford, CT.
