{"id":44784,"date":"2020-01-31T12:20:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T17:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=44784"},"modified":"2020-02-05T08:27:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T13:27:26","slug":"emus-shelly-named-scholar-all-american","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2020\/emus-shelly-named-scholar-all-american\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU&#8217;s Shelly named Scholar All-American"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eastern Mennonite University senior\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emuroyals.com\/sports\/wtri\/2019-20\/bios\/shelly_abigail_l1eh\" target=\"_blank\">Abigail Shelly<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Collinsville, Miss.\/West Lauderdale) capped an outstanding first season of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emuroyals.com\/sports\/wtri\/index\">women&#8217;s triathlon<\/a> by being named Scholar All-American.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The select group of honorees were selected by the College Triathlon Coaches Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shelly holds a double major at EMU in education (English as Second Language Licensure) and liberal arts, along with a minor in honors, and has a 3.97 GPA. 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