DIII Men’s Track & Field Scholar Athletes of the Year & All Academic Individuals Announced
Courtesy: Tyler Mayforth, USTFCCCA
July 28, 2016
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NEW ORLEANS — Josh Thorson of UWEau Claire, Tyler Burdoff of Baldwin Wallace, Daniel Pietsch of Emory and Max Leonard of Illinois Wesleyan were named the Male Scholar Athletes of the Year in NCAA Division III Track & Field for the 201516 season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Combining their accomplishments in the classroom and in competition during the recently completed academic year, these four men were the most exceptional among a group of 293 men who earned USTFCCCA AllAcademic honors on Thursday. QUICK LINKS: USTFCCCA Division III AllAcademic Team Scholar Athletes of the Year were selected as the highest finishing performers at the NCAA Division III Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships who achieved AllAcademic status. Those who won multiple individual championship titles ranked higher in the tie breaking process and cumulative GPA is weighed as the final tiebreaker. Separate awards are given to the track athletes and field athletes for the indoor and outdoor season, hence the four categories. Thorson, a senior from Plymouth, Minnesota, earned a cumulative GPA of 3.877. At the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships, he played a pivotal role in helping the Blugolds win a national title by winning national titles at 3000 meters (8:25.25) and 5000 meters (14:16.46, a near eightsecond win). This is the first award of this kind for UWEau Claire. Burdoff, a senior majoring in Exercise Science and PrePhysical Therapy, had a 3.458 GPA and shined as a thrower. The Painesville, Ohio native, who is the first male athlete at Baldwin Wallace to win the Indoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year Award, finished runner up in the weight throw at NCAAs with a heave of 19.08m (627¼).
MEN’S SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD HISTORY Indoor Track 2016: Josh Thorson, UWEau Claire 2015: Paul Escher, St. Olaf 2014: John Crain, North Central (Ill.) 2013: Chris Stadler, Haverford 2012: Tim Nelson, UWStout 2011: Ben Scheetz, Amherst 2010: Steve Headley, Springfield 2009: Dallas Vincent, UWLa Crosse 2008: Jon Schellin, UWWhitewater Indoor Field 2016: Tyler Burdoff, Baldwin Wallace 2015: Colt Feltes, Wartburg 2014: Sean Donnelly, Mount Union 2013: Zach Ferrara, Brockport 2012: Tyler Genovese, UWEau Claire 2011: Kevin Coyle, Springfield (Mass.) 2010: Todd Wildman, Trinity (Texas) 2009: Sam Johnson, UWEau Claire 2008: Cody Stelzer, Whitworth Outdoor Track 2016: Daniel Pietsch, Emory 2015: Paul Escher, St. Olaf 2014: Mike LeDuc, Conn. College 2013: Mike LeDuc, Conn. College 2012: Tim Nelson, UWStout 2011: Alden Black, Springfield (Mass.) 2010: Connor Kamm, Williams
Pietsch, a sophomore majoring in Economics own a GPA of 3.38. The native of Kula, Hawaii is the first Emory athlete to win an Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year Award. Pietsch won the DIII 400meter title outdoors with a time of 46.92 after taking fourth in the prelim heats. Leonard, a senior double majoring in Physics and Economics, excelled in the classroom with a GPA of 3.93. The native of Glenview, Illinois becomes the Titans’ first Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year. Leonard made the most of his fourth attempt at the NCAA Outdoor meet when he threw the discus 53.55m (1758) and won the NCAA title. AllAcademic Individuals
2009: Brian Harvey, Carnegie Mellon 2008: Andy Hodge, Wartburg Outdoor Field 2016: Max Leonard, Illinois Wesleyan 2015: Travon Godette, Westfield State 2014: Sean Donnelly, Mount Union 2013: Tom Postema, Defiance 2012: Tim VanLiew, RutgersCamden 2011: Peter Geraghty, North Central (Ill.) 2010: Brock Solveson, Concordia Wisconsin 2009: Brock Solveson, Concordia Wisconsin 2008: Fritz Nugent, Redlands Outdoor Track & Field 2007: Fritz Nugent, Redlands
Including the Scholar Athletes of the Year, a total of 293 men from 106 institutions earned USTFCCCA AllAcademic honors during the 201516 track & field season. To qualify for the USTFCCCA AllAcademic Track & Field Team, the student athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.3 and have met at least one of the following athletic standards: Competed in an NCAA Indoor or Outdoor Championship Finished the regular season ranked in the national top 35 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 25 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org The team with the most AllAcademic honorees was MIT with 15, followed by UWLa Crosse with 14 and Middlebury with 11. 2016 USTFCCCA ALLACADEMIC INDIVIDUALS MEN’S NCAA DIII TRACK & FIELD
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