May 22, 2008

Justin Raines is one of six Air Force athletes who were named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® University Division At-Large All-District VII Teams as selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) and released Thursday, May 22. Raines received first-team honors and will be on the ballot for Academic All-America honors.

Raines, a senior from Knoxville, Tenn., carries a 3.88 GPA as a systems engineering management major. Currently he has the 14th highest cumulative GPA in his graduating class of 1,029 cadets. He was the team captain of the Academy's rifle team and was an ESPN Magazine Academic All-District selection for District VII in 2007. He has also been a CRCA (College Rifle Coaches Association) Academic All-American for three seasons. In the summer of 2007, Raines worked on a cadet summer research project for the Missile Defense Agency, performing real-world analysis in support of the nation's missile defense program. During the 2007 academic year, he was the program manager for Falcon Launch VI -- leading 25 cadets in a program that will culminate in the launch of a rocket to an altitude of 150,000 feet. During the first semester of 2007, Raines demonstrated his leadership by serving as the deputy commander for the Commandant's Challenge -- a major multi-day training event for the entire 4,000 member cadet wing.

Six Air Force athletes were named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® University Division At-Large All-District VII Teams as selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) and released Thursday, May 22. Ice hockey senior Frank Schiavone, rifle senior Justin Raines and men's swimming senior Spencer Liedl were all named to the men's at-large first team. Junior Abigail Rogers from the woman's gymnastics team was named to the women's at-large first team. These four will be on the ballot for Academic All-America honors. Sophomore Erlyn Rudico from women's tennis and senior Elizabeth Enyart from women's fencing were named to the second team.