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Ness, Grant Named To ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team
5/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
DURHAM, N.C. ? Duke's Katie Ness and Katie Grant both earned slots on ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-District III team, with Ness receiving a first-team nod and Grant earning a spot on the second team.
Ness wrapped up a four-year swimming career this year and leaves Duke as the owner of six individual school records and the partial owner of five relay records. The Worthington, Ohio, native became Duke's first ACC Champion since 1981 two years ago, when she won the 200 IM. In 2005-06, Ness the four-time All-ACC selection posted four provisional qualifying times and lowered two records at the ACC Championships. An electrical engineering major, Ness finished her career at Duke with a 3.92 grade point average and an ACC Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship. As a first-team district selection, Ness becomes a candidate for the CoSIDA Academic All-America honor.
Grant led the Duke field hockey team to its third straight NCAA championship game appearance and broke the school points record while tying the assists record in 2005. The ACC's Offensive Player of the Year, Grant was selected to the All-ACC, All-South Region and All-America teams as well as making her third consecutive appearance on the NCAA All-Tournament team. A native of Lehighton, Pa., Grant majored in psychology, and was selected to the NFHCA National Academic squad and All-ACC Academic team in 2005.
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