NEW ORLEANS, La. - Former Frostburg State hurdler Sumer Rohrs (Frostburg, Md./Forest) has been selected as the 2009 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Associations (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division III Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year. Rohrs, who earned 2009 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District College Division honors last month, graduated this past spring with a bachelor's degree in psychology with a 3.601 grade point average.

Rohrs is one of two FSU student-athletes to be named to the 2009 USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field Team. She is joined by fellow graduate and All-American Brian Leiter (New Windsor, Md./Francis Scot Key). Leiter graduated this past spring as well with a 3.429 grade point average and a bachelor's degree in art and design. He was also a 2008-09 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference All-Academic Team award winner.

Rohrs was selected the 2009 NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year and the 2009 Female Track Athlete of the Meet at the NCAA Outdoor Championships after winning both the 100-meter (13.77) and 400-meter hurdles (60.05). Her winning times rank her fourth (100 hurdles) and tenth (400 hurdles) overall in Division III outdoor track & field history.

With her two national titles this spring, Rohrs set a Frostburg State school record with a total of six national championships. She is a three-time 55-meter hurdle champion during the indoor season and two-time 100-meter hurdle outdoor champion. This spring, she also added a 400 hurdle title to her list of accolades. Rohrs, a three-time USTFCCCA Mideast Region Women's Track Athlete of the Year, captured a total of nine All-American awards during her time in a Bobcat uniform, good for third all-time in school history on the women's side.

An eight-time Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Champion in both the indoor and outdoor seasons, Rohrs earned three Mason-Dixon Conference Most Outstanding Track Athlete awards and holds five school records. She was named to the 2008-09 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference All-Academic Team.

Leiter earned All-American honors this past spring at the NCAA Outdoor Championships after capturing third in the 1,500-meter run and sixth in the 800-meter run. He finished his career with four All-American awards, the most in FSU history in mid-distance events.

A nine-time All-ECAC selection, Leiter set the 2009 ECAC Championship record in the 800-meter run this past spring. He is a 12-time All-Mason-Dixon Conference selection and is a seven-time champion, including three 1,500-meter run titles. He also left his mark on the FSU record books, capturing five school records during his time with the Bobcats.

The USTFCCCA honors Division III individuals for their academic and athletic achievements during the indoor and outdoor track and field season. To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 and have met the NCAA Division III Indoor or Outdoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard in their respective event.