Contact: Tom Lewis USTFCCCA 1100 Poydras St., Suite 1750 Phone: (504) 599-8904 New Orleans, LA 70163 Fax: (504) 599-8909 www.ustfccca.org NCAA Champ Nelson Named 2012 Division III Cross Country Men's Scholar Athlete of the Year NEW ORLEANS – Tim Nelson of UW-Stout was named the USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year for the 2012 cross country season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). This fall, Nelson was the individual winner of the DIII NCAA Cross Country Championships. Scholar Athletes are determined from among those who earned All-Academic status and placed highest individually at the most recent NCAA Championships. USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Cross Country Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year – Tim Nelson, UW-Stout Nelson, a senior business administration major from Augusta, Wis., has earned a 3.701 cumulative grade point average through the 2012 fall semester. En route to winning the individual title at the DIII NCAA Championships Nelson led nearly the entire race apart from a few minutes at the very beginning. He crossed the line in the 8k race in 24:26.80, eight seconds ahead of runner-up Bobby Over of Allegheny. In the lead-up to the NCAA Championships he also captured the individual crown at the NCAA Midwest Regional and the WIAC title by about 25 seconds over the next-closest finisher. He also added an individual DIII title at the Roy Griak Invitational, and finished in the top 40 of the adidas Wisconsin Invitational among top-flight DI talent. Past Winners 2012: Tim Nelson, UW-Stout 2011: Ben Sathre, St. Thomas (Minn.) 2010: Anders Hulleberg, Haverford 2009: Ricky Flynn, Lynchburg 2008: Brian Chenoweth, Wartburg 2007: Chris Erichsen, Saint John's (Minn.) 2006: Will Leer, Pomona-Pitzer 162 Earn All-Academic Status In addition to the Scholar Athlete of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced those men who earned 2012 Division III All- Academic Cross Country status. A total of 162 student-athletes represent the 85 institutions that compose the group. Calvin led all teams in both genders and all divisions with seven named to the All-Academic list. Pomona-Pitzer and UW-La Crosse followed among DIII men’s squads with five. The UAA picked up the most nods among conferences with 16. The SCIAC was second-most among conferences with 15. PAGE 2 Twelve of the top 25 finishers from the NCAA Cross Country Championships in the fall earned All-Academic honors. Seven on the All-Academic list reported cumulative GPAs of 4.0 through the fall semester. 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 or greater through the most-recent semester and placed in the top 35 at the NCAA Regional Championships. USTFCCCA 2012 Division III Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Honorees Student-Athlete Institution Andrew Erskine Amherst College Micheale Tesema Augsburg College Keith Sands Augustana College (Illinois) Jonathan Smith Augustana College (Illinois) Kenneth Whitney Bates College Andrew Wortham Bates College Matthew Berens Bethel University (Minnesota) Robert Willett Birmingham-Southern College Tim Miller Bridgewater College (Virginia) Ryan Speray Bridgewater College (Virginia) Job Christiansen Calvin College Sam Kerk Calvin College Dan Kerr Calvin College Nick Kramer Calvin College David VandeBunte Calvin College Matt VanderRoest Calvin College Greg Whittle Calvin College George Degen Carnegie Mellon University Evan Gates Carnegie Mellon University Ken Murphy Carnegie Mellon University Josh Newby Carnegie Mellon University David Dixon Case Western Reserve University Christopher Kelly Case Western Reserve University Cole Decker Central College (Iowa) Brent Ewing Central College (Iowa) Andrew Jackson Central College (Iowa) Albert Anastasio Centre College John Kieffer Centre College Josh Rieskamp Centre College FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013 MORE PAGE 3 Rafer Dannenhauer Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Bennett Naden Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Sam Pitcavage Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Brian Sutter Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Luke Hutchings-Goetz College of Wooster Graham Frank Colorado College Andrew Duarte Connecticut College Michael LeDuc Connecticut College Nate Noll DeSales University Ryan Steinbock Dickinson College Alex Strenta Dickinson College Carlos Orellana Eastern Mennonite University Josh Williams Edgewood College Hank Ashforth Emory University Patrick Crews Emory University Lukas Mees Emory University Eddie Mulder Emory University William Jones Franciscan University of Steubenville Nick Edinger Geneva College Frank Canady Grinnell College Erik Figge Grinnell College David Cason Guilford College Andris Goncarovs Guilford College Chad Norton Guilford College Nathan Dobbins Hamline University Brendan Ruter Hamline University Avi Bregman Haverford College Peter Kissin Haverford College Brian Sokas Haverford College Chris Stadler Haverford College Nathan Bickell Ithaca College David Geary Ithaca College Sawyer Hitchcock Ithaca College Pat O'Brien John Carroll University Joshua Baker Johns Hopkins University Schaffer Ochstein Johns Hopkins University Austin Stecklair Johns Hopkins University FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013 MORE PAGE 4 Sam Lagasse Kenyon College Jarrod Nixon Lewis & Clark College Samuel Smith Lewis & Clark College Joe Gladow Linfield College Austin Steil Loras College Austin Bauer Luther College Marty Mitchell Luther College Anthony McBride Lynchburg College Joshua Grant Lyndon State College Jonathon Caffarelli Manchester University Curtis Nordmann Manchester University Caleb Muller Marietta College Dillon Farrell Moravian College Tyler Smith Muskingum University John Rutford Nebraska Wesleyan University Tim Hird North Central College Daniel Kerley North Central College Geno Arthur Oberlin College Charlie Sauter Occidental College Colin Smith Occidental College Tyler Shipley Pacific University (Oregon) John Fowler Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Benjamin Girodias Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Alexander Johann Pomona-Pitzer Colleges George Johnson Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Pryor Stroud Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Wylie Mangelsdorf Principia College Noah Brown Rhodes College Timothy Smith Roanoke College Michael Carotenuto Rowan University Jonathan Sewnig Rowan University Thomas Feichtinger Saint John's University (Minnesota) Chansler Poole Saint Vincent College Kyle Tockman Salisbury University Joe Farrand Simpson College Ryan O'Connell Springfield College Brendan Courneene St. Lawrence University FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013 MORE PAGE 5 Jake Campbell St. Olaf College Tim Lillehaugen St. Olaf College Brian Saksa St. Olaf College Grant Wintheiser St. Olaf College Timothy Lee State University of New York at Cortland Tim Chambers State University of New York at Geneseo Chris Mateer State University of New York at Geneseo Jacob Phillips Swarthmore College Andy Gallagher The College of New Jersey Robert Edmonds Trinity University (Texas) Taylor Piske Trinity University (Texas) Tyler Andrews Tufts University Matthew Rand Tufts University Andrew Shapero Tufts University Alex Forbess University of La Verne Bryan Hayes University of La Verne Matt Sustayta University of La Verne Nate Grimm University of Mount Union Justin Bigelow University of Puget Sound Matthew Klein University of Puget Sound John Bernstein University of Rochester Adam Pacheck University of Rochester Mark Rollfs University of Rochester Ethan Armbruster University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) C.J. Seifert University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Keaton Wendroth University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Aaron Easker University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Jeremy Kieser University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Josh Dedering University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Tom Linner University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Jacob Peterson University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Nathan Routhier University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Samuel Simones University of Wisconsin, La Crosse John Dewitt University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh Ian LaMere University of Wisconsin, Platteville Tim Nelson University of Wisconsin, Stout Nick Boyce Wabash College FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013 MORE PAGE 6 Dalton Boyer Wabash College Shane Hoerbert Wabash College Billy McManus Wabash College Bennett Moser Wartburg College Chase Moser Wartburg College Samuel Read Wartburg College Scott Ryan Washington and Jefferson College David Hamm Washington University (Missouri) Garrett Patrick Washington University (Missouri) Kevin Sparks Washington University (Missouri) Bryan Marsh Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Mark Phillips Wheaton College (Illinois) Jake Waterman Wheaton College (Illinois) Hayden Schmidt Whittier College Christopher MacMurray Whitworth University Parker Bennett Willamette University Nathan Conrad Willamette University Wade Davis Williams College Maxwell LaBerge Williams College Christopher Lee Williams College Scott Rodilitz Williams College Timothy Hartung York College (Pennsylvania) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013 Contact: Tom Lewis USTFCCCA 1100 Poydras St., Suite 1750 Phone: (504) 599-8904 New Orleans, LA 70163 Fax: (504) 599-8909 www.ustfccca.org National Champ Cazzola Named 2012 Division III Cross Country Women's Scholar Athlete of the Year NEW ORLEANS – Christy Cazzola of UW-Oshkosh was named the USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Women’s Scholar Athlete of the Year for the 2012 cross country season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). This fall, Cazzola was