SPARTANBURG, S.C. –Wofford cross country and track and field student-athlete Lauren Bosshardt has been named to the 2008 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Third Team for women’s track and cross country.

Bosshardt, from Greenville, S.C., graduated last month from Wofford with a degree in biology and a minor in neuroscience. She holds eight records at Wofford, including the cross country 5k and 6k, the indoor track mile, 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters and outdoor track 3,000 steeplechase, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters.

A member of Phi Beta Kappa, she finished with a 3.98 grade point average and was the recipient of the William Stanley Hoole Award for the highest GPA by a senior Wofford student-athlete. Bosshardt received the 2008 Bob McCloskey Insurance Graduate Scholarship from the Southern Conference and plans to attend medical school at Emory University.

She was named Academic All-District second team in 2006 and All-District first team in 2007 and 2008. A member of the Southern Conference all-academic team for all four seasons, Bosshardt also received the SoCon Coleman Lew Leadership Award in 2007.

Bosshardt was the fourth Terrier to be named Academic All-District this season, joining Kyle Behrendt (baseball), Kevin Adleman (football) and Dan Tavani (football).

This marks the 24th time that a Wofford student-athlete has earned Academic All-America honors since 1990. Bosshardt is the first recipient since Lauren Stephenson (women’s golf) was honored in 2006.