DI Men's Track & Field Scholar Athletes of the Year & All Academic
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DI Men’s Track & Field Scholar Athletes of the Year & All Academic Individuals Announced By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA July 17, 2015 Follow NEW ORLEANS – Edward Cheserek of Oregon, Luca Wieland of Minnesota and Sam Mattis of Penn have been named the male Scholar Athletes of the Year in NCAA Division I for the 201415 track & field season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the association announced Friday. Combining their accomplishments in the classroom and in competition during the MEN’S SCHOLAR ATHLETE recently completed academic year, those four men stood out among a group of AWARD HISTORY 529 men who earned USTFCCCA AllAcademic honors. The full breakdown of All Indoor Track 2015: Edward Cheserek, Oregon Academic selections can be found below. 2014: Edward Cheserek, Oregon 2013: Lawi Lalang, Arizona PDF Release 2012: Chris O’Hare, Tulsa 2011: Miles Batty, BYU 2010: David McNeill, Northern Arizona Scholar Athletes of the Year were selected as the highestfinishing performers at the 2009: Galen Rupp, Oregon 2008: Jason Richardson, South Carolina NCAA Indoor & Outdoor Championships who also achieved USTFCCCA AllAcademic Individual status. Those who earned multiple individual championship titles ranked Indoor Field 2015: Luca Wieland, Minnesota higher in the tiebreaking process, and cumulative GPA is weighed as the final 2014: Curtis Beach, Duke tiebreaker to establish a winner. 2013: Alexander Ziegler, Virginia Tech 2012: Curtis Beach, Duke 2011: Scott Roth, Washington Separate awards are given to track athletes and field athletes for the indoor and 2010: Ryan Whiting, Arizona State outdoor seasons, resulting in four categories. 2009: Jason Lewis, Arizona State 2008: Ryan Whiting, Arizona State Cheserek, a sophomore general social science major with a 3.29 cumulative GPA, Indoor Track & Field 2007: Brad Gebauer, McNeese State swept both the indoor and outdoor track awards, bringing his career total Scholar Athlete awards to four including cross country. Indoors, he won the mile, ran the Outdoor Track 2015: Edward Cheserek, Oregon anchor leg of the winning distance medley relay, and finished runnerup at 3000 2014: Lawi Lalang, Arizona 2013: Lawi Lalang, Arizona meters. Outdoors, he swept both the 5000 and 10,000meter national titles at the 2012: Amaechi Morton, Stanford NCAA Championships. 2011: Amaechi Morton, Stanford 2010: David McNeill, Northern Arizona 2009: Galen Rupp, Oregon Wieland, a sophomore international business and marketing major with a 3.586 2008: Jason Richardson, South Carolina cumulative GPA, was named the indoor field award winner for his first Scholar Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year honor. The native of Saarbrucken, Germany, emerged victorious 2015: Sam Mattis, Penn 2014: Hayden Reed, Alabama in the tightest heptathlon in NCAA Championships history, scoring 6070 points to 2013: Manuel Ziegler, Memphis beat Garrett Scantling by just two points. He is the first man from Minnesota to 2012: Alexander Ziegler, Virginia Tech 2011: Alexander Ziegler, Virginia Tech earn Scholar Athlete of the Year honors in track & field. 2010: Ryan Whiting, Arizona State 2009: Scott Sellers, Kansas State Mattis, a junior finance major with a 3.43 cumulative GPA, was named the outdoor 2008: Cory Martin, Auburn field winner for his first career Scholar Athlete honor. Like Wieland in the Outdoor Track & Field heptathlon, the East Brunswick, New Jersey, native won his national discus title in 2007: Barnabas Kirui, Mississippi dramatic fashion. It took a finalattempt heave of 2050 (62.48m) to overtake Tennessee’s Tavis Bailey for the win after trailing by just two centimeters for much of the competition. He is the first man from Penn and the first from the Ivy League to earn Scholar Athlete of the Year honors in track & field. AllAcademic Individuals Nebraska Tops AllAcademic Individuals List with 15 Honorees; Big Ten is the Top Conference Including the Scholar Athletes of the Year, a total of 529 men from 165 institutions earned USTFCCCA AllAcademic honors for their combined academic and athletic accomplishments. To qualify for the USTFCCCA AllAcademic Track and Field Team, the studentathlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met at least one of the following athletic standards: For the indoor season, a studentathlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org For the outdoor season, a studentathlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds). Nebraska led all teams with 15 honorees,marking the second consecutive year atop this list. Colorado State earned the secondmost awards with 11, followed by 10 apiece from Illinois and Georgia. Headlined by Nebraska, the Big Ten topped the list of conferences with 68 honorees, followed by the SEC with 49 and the Pac12 with 43. Sixteen different men recorded a cumulative GPA of 4.0. The full list of AllAcademic selections is provided below, arranged alphabetically by team name. 2015 USTFCCCA AllAcademic Individuals NCAA Division I Men’s Track & Field Name Institution Athlete’s Major Grant Hamilton Air Force American History Kobi Rex Air Force Management Taylor Smith Air Force Economics AND Management Quentin Cieslinski Akron Exercise Science Kyle Cochrun Akron English Bryce Lemon Akron Civil engineering Daniel Zupan Akron Special Education Matt Airola Alabama Sports Management (Graduate Degree) Jacopo Lahbi Alabama Management Hayden Reed Alabama Biology Joe Williams Alabama Civil Engineering Jacob Zalesky Alabama Aerospace Engineering Stanley Broaden Appalachian State Exercise Science Aaron Castle Arizona Biology Harrison Ivie Arizona Political Science Samuel Macaluso Arizona Management Information Systems Pau Tonnesen Arizona Economy and Industry Clayton Albertson Arizona State Exercise and Wellness Jamol James Arizona State Interdisciplinary Studies Lane Austell Arkansas Mathematics and Physics Kenzo Cotton Arkansas Kinesiology Austen Dalquist Arkansas Business Economics Nathanael Franks Arkansas Accounting (Master’s) Eric Janise Arkansas Economics Kurt Jenner Arkansas Kinesiology Jarrion Lawson Arkansas Kinesiology Ken LeGassey Arkansas Finance Andrew Pisechko Arkansas Accounting Joey Meyer Arkansas State Radiological Sciences William Oliver Arkansas State Exercise Science Cristian Ravar Ladislau Arkansas State Exercise Science Ethan Sandusky Arkansas State Exercise Science Justin Carter Auburn Civil Engineering Kane Grimster Auburn Journalism Griffin Jaworski Auburn Finance David (DJ) Smith Auburn Physical Activity and Health Richard Hansen Baylor Engineering Marcus BridgerWilkinson Belmont International Politics Kenneth Fisher BethuneCookman P.E. Recreational Donovan Frater BethuneCookman P.E. Recreation Michael Tiller BethuneCookman P.E. Recreation David Elliott Boise State Academic Nikolaos Farmakidis Boston University Mechanical Engineering David Lagerberg Boston University Economics Michael Ward Bradley Biochemistry Taylor Alarcon Brown Double major in Applied Mathematics and Philosophy Ryan Kelly Brown Double Major in Public Health and Business Economics Jordan Mann Brown Applied MathEconomics Peter Rhodes Brown International Relations Henry Tufnell Brown History Ned Willig Brown GeologyBiology Christian Lupica Bucknell Accounting and Finance Management Brian Crimmins Buffalo Pharmacy Jeffrey Bastian BYU Exercise Science Zachary Blackham BYU Manufacturing Engineering Technology Braydon Bringhurst BYU Media Arts Studies Mark Carlson BYU Advertising Dallin Farnsworth BYU Exercise Science Aaron Fletcher BYU Civil Engineering Steve Flint BYU Actuarial Science Adam Mikkelsen BYU Global Supply Chain Management Shaquille Walker BYU Exercise Science Joshua Gordon Cal State Fullerton Kinesiology Jordan Taylor Cal State Northridge Economics Eugene Hamilton III California Media Studies Thomas Joyce California Economics Josh Lewis California Business Kelton Ray Central Arkansas Public Relations, Communication Chance Tanner Central Arkansas MS, Health Sciences Dylan Banagis Central Michigan Outdoor Recreation Sergio Acera Villanueva Cincinnati Undecided Andre Anderson Cincinnati Industrial Design Adrian Valles Cincinnati Industrial Management Capers Williamson Citadel Criminal Justice Kahlim Denmark Coastal Carolina Accounting Alexander Hass Coastal Carolina MBA Reggie Nelson Coastal Carolina MBA Morgan Pearson Colorado Economics Adam Peterman Colorado Environmental Science Ben Saarel Colorado Engineering Physics Jefferson Abbey Colorado State Liberal Arts Josh Cogdill Colorado State Engineering Jonathan Edmunds Colorado State Biological Science Andrew Goodman Colorado State Health and Exercise Science Ben Larson Colorado State Health and Exercise Science Jerrell Mock Colorado State Biological Science Jerrell Mock Colorado State Biology Hunter Price Colorado State Construction Management Hunter Price Colorado State Construction Management Collin Scheer Colorado State Health and Exercise Science Tyler Schultz Colorado State Construction Management Casey Adams Columbia History Connor Claflin Columbia Information Sciences Ben Eversole Columbia Political Science Bredan Fish Columbia Computer Science Aubrey Myjer Columbia SOCIOLOGY Tait Rutherford Columbia Political Science Chris Ackell Connecticut Engineering Trenten Beram Connecticut Math Craig Hunter Connecticut