DI Men's Track & Field Scholar-Athletes of the Year & All
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DI Men’s Track & Field Scholar-Athletes of the Year & All-Academic Individual Awards Announced By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA July 22, 2014 NEW ORLEANS – Edward Cheserek of Oregon, Lawi Lalang of Arizona, Curtis Beach of Duke and Hayden Reed of Alabama have been named the men’s Scholar Athletes of the Year in Division I for the 2013-14 track & field season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the association announced Tuesday. Combining their accomplishments in the classroom and in competition during the recently completed academic year, those four men stood out among a group of 496 men who earned USTFCCCA All- Academic honors.The full breakdown of All-Academic selections can be found below. Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards are determined from among those who earned All-Academic status and placed highest in individual events at the NCAA Championships. Those who earn multiple individual championship titles rank higher in the tie-breaking process, and cumulative GPA is weighed as the final tiebreaker to establish a winner. Separate awards are given to track athletes and field athletes for the indoor and outdoor seasons, resulting in four categories. Cheserek, a freshman business major with a 3.33 cumulative GPA, is the first men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year from Oregon since Galen Rupp swept the indoor and outdoor awards in 2009. In just his first collegiate season, Cheserek won both the 3000 and 5000 meters titles at the NCAA Indoor Championships, boosting him into contention for The Bowerman Trophy – which Rupp won in 2009 – as one of three Finalists. Lalang, a senior public health major with a 3.40 cumulative GPA, earned the outdoor track award for the second consecutive year after sweeping both seasons’ honors a year ago. The Eldoret, Kenya, native claimed the 5000 meters national title outdoors in a meet record and finished runner-up at 1500 meters. He is also a Finalist for The Bowerman for a second consecutive year. Beach, a senior psychology major with a 3.45 cumulative GPA, is the recipient of the indoor field award for the second time dating back to 2012. In 2014, the native of Albuquerque, N.M. won the NCAA Indoor Championships heptathlon title in his hometown. Reed, a freshman biology major with a 3.52 cumulative GPA, claimed the outdoor field award after winning the discus title at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The Orange, Texas, native is the first man from Alabama to have earned the award since it began in 2007. All-Academic Individuals Nebraska Tops All-Academic Individuals List with 16 Honorees; Big Ten is the Top Conference Including the Scholar Athletes of the Year, a total of 496 men from 165 institutions earned USTFCCCA All- Academic honors for their combined academic and athletic accomplishments. To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete 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 student-athlete 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 student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds). Nebraska led all teams with 16 honorees, dethroning the two-year reign of BYU as the best represented squad. The Cougars were next with 15 All-Academic selections. New Mexico and Akron also reached double-digits with 13 and 10, respectively. Headlined by Nebraska, the Big Ten topped the list of conferences with 52 honorees, followed by the SEC with 39 and the Big East with 36. Seventeen different men recorded a cumulative GPA of 4.0. The full list of All-Academic selections is provided below, arranged alphabetically by team name. Name Institution GPA Major Kobi Rex Air Force 3.74 Management Elliot Myers Air Force 3.41 Physics Matthew Dorsey Air Force 3.34 Biology Grant Hamilton Air Force 3.31 American History Daryl Baptiste Akron 3.93 Sport Science/Coaching Kyle Cochrun Akron 3.86 English Bjorn Johansson Akron 3.63 Finance Bryan Jones Akron 3.57 Middle Level Education – Science and Social Studies Jake Hiltner Akron 3.52 Education – Integrated Social Studies Quentin Cieslinksi Akron 3.49 Emergency Managment & Homeland Security Miles Coats Akron 3.45 Sport Science/Coaching Alex McCune Akron 3.36 Geology Bryce Lemon Akron 3.34 Civil Engineering Clayton Murphy Akron 3.32 Finance Joe Williams Alabama 4.00 Civil Engineering Hayden Reed Alabama 3.52 Biology Kamal Fuller Alabama 3.38 Civil Engineering Matt Airola Alabama 3.28 General Studies Collins Kibet Arizona 3.90 Pre-business Harrison Ivie Arizona 3.89 Political Science Aaron Castle Arizona 3.76 Natural Resources Lawi Lalang Arizona 3.40 Public Health Pau Tonnesen Arizona 3.40 Bachelor of General Studies in economy and industry Garrett Baker-Slama Arizona State 4.00 Kinesiology Keith Cleveland Arizona State 4.00 Liberal Studies Steven Schnieders Arizona State 3.40 Accountancy Andrew Pisechko Arkansas 4.00 Accounting Nathanael Franks Arkansas 3.93 Master’s in Finance Solomon Haile Arkansas 3.88 Recreation & Sport Managament (Master’s) Eric Janise Arkansas 3.65 Mechanical Engineering Kevin Lazas Arkansas 3.56 Finance Tomas Squella Arkansas 3.39 Geology Ken LeGassey Arkansas 3.26 Finanace – Real Estate Ethan Sandusky Arkansas State 3.62 Exercise Science Kashef Daniel Arkansas State 3.38 Interdisciplinary Studies Kendall Ward Army 3.93 Economics Marcus Popenfoose Auburn 3.87 Interdisciplinary Studies Stephen Saenz Auburn 3.68 Biomechanics Niklas Buhner Auburn 3.50 Marketing Blake Mayberry Baylor 3.41 Speech Communication Marcus Bridger Wilkinson Belmont 3.37 International Politics Kenneth Fisher Bethune-Cookman 3.56 Physical Education/Recreation Demetrius Rooks Bethune-Cookman 3.25 Mass Communication Joe Miceli Binghamton 3.55 Integrative Neuroscience David Elliott Boise State 3.69 General Business Jeff Howard Boise State 3.33 K-12 Physical Education David Lagerberg Boston University 3.64 Economics Tyler Erhard Bucknell 3.41 Mechanical Engineering Christian Lupica Bucknell 3.39 Accounting and Financial Management Austin Price Buffalo 3.60 Biomedical Sciences Christopher Reape Buffalo 3.29 Business Jacob Sunday Buffalo 3.28 Business Management Mark Carlson BYU 3.92 Advertising Zachary Blackham BYU 3.70 Pre-Industrial Design Samuel Rockwood BYU 3.68 Strategy Braydon Bringhurst BYU 3.66 Junior Thomas Gruenewald BYU 3.62 Family Studies James Tracy BYU 3.62 Exercise Science Conner Peloquin BYU 3.56 Marketing Management Jonathan Nelson BYU 3.55 Statistics Kyle Baker BYU 3.41 Exercise Science Alex Ashworth BYU 3.39 Neuroscience Curtis Carr BYU 3.36 Economics Tylor Thatcher BYU 3.36 Chemical Engineering Jason Witt BYU 3.32 Actuarial Science Jared Ward BYU 3.28 Statistical Science Aaron Fletcher BYU 3.25 Economics Sean Davidson Cal Poly 3.36 Business Walter Bennett Cal Poly 3.33 Mechanical Engineering Central Connecticut Craig Hunt 3.31 Physical Education State Kyle Smith Central Michigan 4.00 Electrical Engineering Dylan Banagis Central Michigan 3.90 Recreation and Entrepreneurship LeRoy Rouse Charlotte 3.35 Criminal Justice Kerrick Williams Charlotte 3.28 Sociology Ben Saarel Colorado 3.98 Engineering Physics Morgan Pearson Colorado 3.45 Economics Christian Meyer Colorado State 3.85 Physics Josh Cogdill Colorado State 3.79 Electrical Engineering Tyler Schultz Colorado State 3.62 Construction Management Troy Johnson Colorado State 3.57 Mechanical Engineering Jonathan Edmunds Colorado State 3.57 Biological Science Marcus Harris Colorado State 3.45 Engineering Seth Butler Colorado State 3.32 Human Development and Family Studies Evan Taylor Colorado State 3.27 Liberal Arts Timothy Cousins Columbia 3.85 Mechanical Engineering John Gregorek Columbia 3.69 History Brendon Fish Columbia 3.53 Computer Science Harrison McFann Columbia 3.46 Film Studies Alvaro(AJ) Chavez Connecticut 3.55 Business Rosen Daniel Coppin State 3.56 Mathmatics David Melly Cornell 3.98 Government Tommy Butler Cornell 3.43 Natural Resources Mark Tedder Cornell 3.38 Physics Will Weinlandt Cornell 3.32 Biological Engineering Kinsley Ojukwu Cornell 3.26 Biology John Bleday Dartmouth 3.51 Economics Andrew Lantz Davidson 3.68 Mathematics Matt Babicz DePaul 3.35 Finance Mackenzie Melto DePaul 3.34 Public Relations and Advertising Andrew Curtis Drake 3.95 Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Rob McCann Drake 3.90 Actuarial Science and Math Justin Amezquita Duke 3.75 Engineering Tanner Anderson Duke 3.67 Biology Brian Atkinson Duke 3.63 Biology Michael Moverman Duke 3.59 Management Studies Michael Krone Duke 3.48 Mechanical Engineering Curtis Beach Duke 3.45 Psychology Carl Heinz Duke 3.28 Earth & Ocean Sciences Shaun Thompson Duke 3.27 Biophysics Jim Spisak Duquesne 4.00 Instructional Technology Henry Johnson East Carolina 3.73 Business/Accounting Tashaun Hill East Carolina 3.33 Security Studies Drew Kanz-O’Shea East Carolina 3.33 English Christian illunga- Eastern Illinois 3.95 Economics with a minor in political science Mathieson Eric Gordon Eastern Illinois 3.36 Kinesiology and sports studies with a teachers certification Michael Viken Eastern Illinois 3.34 Kinesiology and sports studies with a teachers certification Pablo Ramirez Eastern Illinois 3.26 Graphic Design Ole Hesselbjerg Eastern Kentucky 3.30 Physics Harry Dixon Eastern Michigan 3.97 Biology Willy Fink Eastern Michigan