21 Standouts Named to #AETF Outdoor All-Academic Teams
BOSTON – 21 student-athletes who excelled in the classroom were named to the 2018 America East Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Teams, the conference office announced on Wednesday.
Seven repeat selections highlight the women’s team including New Hampshire senior Elinor Purrier, who won a national championship in the mile during the indoor season. Purrier was named to the All-Academic Team for the ninth time overall in her five-year career and third during an outdoor season.
The Women’s Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team includes Purrier, Albany’s Tara Belinsky and Colleen Maloney, Binghamton’s Samantha Beyar, Hartford’s Lydia Farmer, Maine’s Brianna DeGone and Lauren Magnuson, UMass Lowell’s Kerstin Darsney, Jennifer Lee and Alli Wood and Vermont’s Anna Kaplan. The 11 women combine to hold a 3.87 GPA.
UMass Lowell senior Paul Hogan broke the championship meet record in the men’s 10,000-meter run at the 2018 America East Outdoor Championships for the second straight year and headlines the men’s team.
He is joined on the team by Albany’s Kyle Gronostaj and Tyler Ranke, Binghamton’s Jack Fitzgerald, Nate Gerhardt and Troy Zanger, Maine’s Andrew Clement and New Hampshire’s Nicholas Ritzo and Andrew Speidel and Stony Brook’s Cameron Avery. The 10 men collectively hold a 3.74 GPA.
Full All-Academic Listing
To be eligible for All-Academic, student-athletes must have sophomore athletic eligibility, attain a 3.30 minimum grade-point average and be a contributor on their team. The squad is voted on by a committee made up of America East student-athlete support and athletic communications administrators as well as faculty athletic representatives.
America East is proud to have one of most comprehensive academic awards programs in the country. In addition to the All-Academic program, Elite 18 Awards are bestowed in each of the conference’s sponsored sports. Additionally, a Scholar-Athlete, someone who distinguishes himself/herself as the top student-athlete in his/her sport, is awarded. From that group, one male and one female is selected the America East Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The conference also recognizes all student-athletes who achieve at least a 3.0 GPA on its Academic Honor Roll, with those achieving a 3.50 average or better receiving Commissioner’s Honor Roll status. The Presidential Scholar-Athlete award recognizes graduating student-athletes who compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher as an undergraduate student. Finally, the Academic Cup is presented to the institution whose student-athletes post the highest grade-point average during that academic year.
About America East: The America East provides its member schools and their athletic programs a platform upon which student-athletes can achieve both collegiate and life success through the promotion and nurturing of athletic excellence, academic achievement and leadership, on and off the field.
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