AUSTIN, Texas – Piedmont College women's cross country and track and field athlete ANALEE BRADACH was named a Second Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday afternoon.
 
This marks the first time a women's cross country and track and field athlete has been named an Academic All-American.
 
Bradach's honor is the second for Piedmont athletics this academic year as women's soccer player Devin Haupt earned the honor in December.
 
The Auburn, Georgia native competed all four years on both the cross country and track and field teams at Piedmont. Bradach earned All-Conference honors all four seasons in cross country.
 
On the track side, she earned three different All-USA South honors in 2019, the only year of competition for her within the league.
 
Bradach finished in the top five for Piedmont in all seven cross country races in 2019 and set the fourth fastest time in school history in the NCAA Regional (24:30.2). She also set career-best times in the indoor mile and outdoor 3k steeple in her senior track and field campaign.
 
An exercise science major, she was named to the All-USA South Academic Team four times.
 
Bradach becomes the 15th CoSIDA Academic All-American selection in Piedmont history.
 
To be nominated, a student athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale), have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.