Wright, Connor, Trigg Named CoSIDA Academic All-America

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — University of New Mexico track & field student-athletes Alice Wright, Sophie Connor and Sam Trigg were named Friday to the 2017 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Track & Field/Cross Country First Team.

Wright and Connor both earned their second straight Academic All-America recognition, while Trigg collected his first such honor.

"It's a great honor for these three student-athletes," New Mexico head coach Joe Franklin said. "We continue to recruit high-achieving student-athletes to the University of New Mexico and they continue to do great things on the track and in the classroom for our…