TOWSON, Md. -The Landmark Conference selects 23 senior scholar-athletes each year to recognize the top student-athlete in each sport based on academics and athletics.

The honorees must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20 and are selected by a committee of Landmark Conference officers, athletics directors, senior woman administrators, faculty athletic representatives, athletic communications, and diversity, ethnicity, and inclusion designee.

Bridget Kennedy of Elizabethtown College was selected as the 2023 Landmark Conference Women's Cross Country Senior Scholar-Athlete. She is just the second selection for the Blue Jays, following Lydia Dearie who was honored in 2015.

Kennedy, an occupational therapy major, carries a 3.92 grade point average and has been named to the Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll each year she has been eligible.

She has additionally been named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches (USTFCCCA) Academic Team (2020, 2021, 2022), and the Academic Athlete squad (2021, 2022).

On the course, she was named to the Landmark Conference First Team after placing fourth at the 2022 conference cross country championship. Kennedy was also recognized as a NCAA Division III and USTFCCCA All-Region team after placing 25th at the regional meet.

Complete Senior Scholar-Athlete History