{"681370":{"#nid":"681370","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Computing Student Runs into History Books for Athletic and Academic Achievement","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGrace Driskill\u003C\/strong\u003E has spent the last three years defining excellence at Georgia Tech. Between coding algorithms to setting running records, achievement has followed Driskill everywhere she has gone throughout her collegiate career.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDriskill came to Georgia Tech in 2023 as a graduate transfer to run long-distance for the women\u2019s cross country and track teams. In doing so, she became the first-ever student-athlete in the School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile a pioneer in her own right, the trails that Driskill blazed will be her legacy at Georgia Tech and the School of CSE.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are so proud of Grace and so happy she came our way for graduate school,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/drosky-to-take-reins-of-cross-country-track-and-field-programs\/\u0022\u003EAlan Drosky\u003C\/a\u003E, head coach of Georgia Tech\u2019s cross country and track and field teams.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cShe is obviously very talented academically and athletically, and she has contributed in a major way to our teams in competition.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E[Related: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/computing-student-runs-history-books-athletic-and-academic-achievement\u0022\u003EDay in the Life of a CSE Student-Athlete\u003C\/a\u003E]\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year, Driskill recorded the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/x.com\/GT_trackNfield\/status\/1894089306748457402\u0022\u003Efourth fastest time in history of the Georgia Tech Women\u0027s Indoor Track program\u003C\/a\u003E. She clocked a 9:22.21 in the 3000-meter race at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, held on Feb. 15 at Boston University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDriskill\u2019s record-setting performance at the Valentine Invitational came days after news of her latest academic achievement. She was among 19 Yellow Jackets selected to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/nineteen-yellow-jackets-earn-all-acc-academic-honors\/\u0022\u003E2024 All-ACC Cross Country Academic Team\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis listing was Driskill\u2019s third after previous selections in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/multiple-jackets-named-to-all-academic-team\/\u0022\u003E2024 for indoor track\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/swarm-of-jackets-earn-all-acc-academic-honors-2\/\u0022\u003E2023 for cross country\u003C\/a\u003E. She is on pace for a 2025 indoor track selection, putting her on four All-ACC academic teams during her Georgia Tech career.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo earn an All-ACC academic team selection, student-athletes must attain a 3.0 grade point average in the previous semester and maintain an overall 3.0 cumulative average. Student-athletes must also compete in the ACC and\/or NCAA championships during the most recent season.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2024, Driskill\u2019s academic achievement earned her the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/school-continues-award-winning-trend-2023-2024-academic-year\u0022\u003EDonald V. Jackson Fellowship\u003C\/a\u003E. Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/college-computing-annual-awards-and-honors\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing presents the award annually\u003C\/a\u003E to well-rounded, first-year master\u2019s students. The College selects fellows who best embody Jackson\u2019s academic excellence and leadership values.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDriskill was instrumental in helping the women\u2019s cross country team earn high rankings at the NCAA South Regionals both years she competed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDriskill was the second-fastest Yellow Jacket and finished 34th overall at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/women-finish-6th-men-12th-at-ncaa-south-regionals\/\u0022\u003E2023 regional\u003C\/a\u003E, earning Georgia Tech 6th place among a field of 29 teams.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/yellow-jacket-women-take-seventh-men-finish-eighth-at-ncaa-south-regionals\/\u0022\u003EAt last year\u2019s regional\u003C\/a\u003E, she helped Georgia Tech place 7th out of 31 teams by finishing 41st overall and fourth from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLast year, I qualified for the preliminary round of the track national championship,\u201d Driskill said, remembering her proudest accomplishment at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI love representing Georgia Tech at every competition throughout the season, but the opportunity to do it at a higher level and more prominent competition was extra special.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA native of Tucson, Arizona, Driskill intends to return to the Southwest after graduating from Georgia Tech this summer. She will work with the Technical Internships to Advance National Security program (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sandia.gov\/careers\/career-possibilities-clone-2\/students-and-postdocs\/internships-co-ops\/institute-programs\/titans-technical-internships-to-advance-national-security\/\u0022\u003ETITANS\u003C\/a\u003E) at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDriskill started her collegiate career in 2020, competing on the cross country and track teams at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arizonawildcats.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/grace-driskill\/13374\u0022\u003EUniversity of Arizona\u003C\/a\u003E. She graduated in 2023 with a B.S. in computer science and a minor in mathematics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn high school, Driskill was a four-year cross country letter winner and a two-year letter winner in track and field and softball. She earned first-team all-state honors her senior year in 2019 after state champion finishes in the 1600 and 3200-meter events.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGrace\u2019s contributions go way beyond what she does while running. She has a fantastic attitude, an easy-going demeanor, and a great sense of humor,\u201d Drosky said. \u201cShe has become an integral figure on our teams and will be missed.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGrace Driskill\u003C\/strong\u003E has spent the last three years defining excellence at Georgia Tech. Between coding algorithms to setting running records, achievement has followed Driskill everywhere she has gone throughout her collegiate career.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDriskill came to Georgia Tech in 2023 as a graduate transfer to run long-distance for the women\u2019s cross country and track teams. In doing so, she became the first-ever student-athlete in the School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile a pioneer in her own right, the trails that Driskill blazed will be her legacy at Georgia Tech and the School of CSE.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"M.S. 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