Easton's Chanelle Price named Academic All-American

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Chanelle Price, of Forks Township, continued a successful run of distinction for the University of Tennessee women's track and field program today. The junior was selected as one of 15 members of the Capital One Academic All-America Track & Field/Cross Country team.

The Easton Area High School graduate became the fourth Volunteer from track and field/cross country to be named a first-team selection, following in the footsteps of Jackie Areson (2010), Sarah Bowman (2009) and Phoebe Wright (2009, 2010). Price is UT's ninth overall woman picked.

Price will have the opportunity to join Wright as the program's only two-time first-team honoree next season.

Price has produced a 3.92 grade point average while majoring in journalism and electronic media.

Previously named the 2011 SEC Women's Track and Field Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the middle distance standout swept conference indoor and outdoor titles in the 800 meters this season and was part of Tennessee's SEC meet-record-setting distance medley relay team indoors.

At the national level in 2011, Price finished third in the 800 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and was sixth indoors. She also ran the leadoff 1200-meter on Tennessee's eighth-place distance medley relay quartet at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Price garnered first-team All-America kudos for all three of those national efforts.

During her career, Price is a seven-time All-American, six-time NCAA scorer and five-time All-SEC selection.

She is currently in Eugene, Ore., where she will compete in the USA Outdoor Championships. She is scheduled to run in the first round of the 800 at 6:30 tonight.