Four All-Americans Highlight Spring Scholar-Athletes
BOSTON — Six standout student-athletes who have displayed excellence both academically and athletically this year and throughout their collegiate careers are the 2018 America East Spring Scholar-Athletes as announced Thursday morning by the conference office. Four All-Americans highlight the selections.
2018 America East Spring Scholar-Athletes
Elinor Purrier, New Hampshire, Sr. – Women's Outdoor Track & Field
- Graduated with a 3.71 GPA in nutrition: wellness and ecogastronomy.
- Sixth Scholar-Athlete honor all-time.
- Reigning America East Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
- Earned her 11th All-America honor all-time at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship by placing seventh in the 1,500-meter run.
- National champion in the indoor mile at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship becoming just the fourth America East track & field student-athlete to ever win a national title.
- Was an America East All-Academic selection for the ninth time.
Kyle McClancy, Albany, Sr. – Men’s Lacrosse
- Graduated with a 3.87 GPA in business administration with a management and finance concentration.
- America East Man of the Year.
- Repeat Scholar-Athlete.
- America East All-Academic choice for the third time in his career.
- Presidential Scholar-Athlete.
- Two-time All-American.and two-time America East First-Team All-Conference selection.
- Led Albany to the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Final Four for the first time.
Courtney Murphy, Stony Brook, Sr. – Women’s Lacrosse
- Graduated with a 3.56 GPA in business management with a finance concentration and has a 3.89 GPA pursuing her master’s degree in technological systems management.
- America East All-Academic selection and multi-time honor roll awardee.
- First-team All-American for the second time.
- First-team All-America East for the third time.
- Became the NCAA’s all-time leading goal scorer.
- Led Stony Brook to its first-ever #1 national ranking and a 20-1 record.
Paul Hogan, UMass Lowell, Sr. – Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
- Graduated with a 3.59 GPA majoring in civil engineering.
- Third Scholar-Athlete honor of the year after earning the Men’s Cross Country honor in the fall and Men’s Indoor Track and Field award in April.
- America East All-Academic Team honoree for the third time this year.
- Most Outstanding Track Performer at the America East Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
- Won both the 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs and set a championship meet record in the 10,000.
- Qualified for NCAA East Regionals in both the 5,000 and 10,000.
Nick Grande, Stony Brook, So. – Baseball
- Carries a 3.99 GPA as a political science and history double major.
- First-team CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-American.
- America East All-Academic selection.
- First-team Collegiate Baseball All-American shortstop.
- First-team All-America East selection.
Sarah Petzold, Albany, Jr. – Softball
- Has a 3.90 GPA in both psychology and sociology.
- America East Elite 18 winner in softball.
- America East All-Academic selection.
- First-team All-Conference choice.
- America East All-Championship selection after leading Albany to its second-straight conference title.
The Scholar-Athletes were members of teams in the six championship sports which America East sponsored in the spring season including baseball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s outdoor track & field and softball. Nominees were put forward by their institution, which could nominate up to one student-athlete per sport, then voted upon by the conference's Student-Athlete Engagement committee. Each America East Scholar-Athlete was a starter or prominent reserve and carries a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.50.
Sport Scholar-Athletes are automatically eligible for the America East Female or Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards, which will be announced on July 17.
America East is proud to have one of most comprehensive academic awards programs in the country, which honors over two-thirds of its student-athletes for their success in the classroom.
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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