NJAC NEWS ARCHIVE

 2007-08

March 5, 2008


ROWAN'S KUCZYNSKI NAMED TO THE USTFCCCA
CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM


PROF MEN'S SQUAD HONORED FOR TEAM ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AS WELL


The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association (USTFCCCA) named Rowan junior Greg Kuczynski to the 2007 Cross Country All-Academic team. The Rowan men’s cross country team received All-Academic team honors as well.

Kuczynski joins 149 other student-athletes receiving the distinction. He has a 3.932 grade point average (GPA) and is majoring in civil and environmental engineering at the University. This is the second straight year he was chosen to the All-Academic team. Student-athletes are eligible for the award if they have a minimum 3.5 GPA and finish in the top 25 percent of the field at their respective NCAA regional meet.

At the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships, Kuczynski finished 11th (26:43.29) and was a member of the All-Conference second team. He had a fourth place finish with a time of 20:17.96 at the CTC Championships. At the Goucher Classic, he came in eighth (29:02.04). Kuczynski was the Profs’ top runner at the NCAA Atlantic Regional in 57th place (26:14.9).

Last year, Kuczynski was selected to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men’s Cross Country team. He also earned Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area honors for men’s track and field in 2005.

This is the sixth straight and 12th overall All-Academic honor for the men’s cross country team. The men had a combined GPA of 3.43 that tied them for 16th among 99 institutions. For a team to receive All-Academic, it must have competed and compiled a team score at the NCAA Regional and have a minimum 3.10 team cumulative GPA.