Casey Chronister named Academic All-American
11/24/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 24, 2003
Senior Casey Chronister, a forward on the Air Force Academy men's soccer team, has been named to the 2003 Academic All-America Men's Soccer Team. Chronister, who has a 3.85 GPA in mechanical engineering, is the first Academic All-American in the 48-year history of men's soccer at the Academy.
Chronister, a team co-captain from Yakima, Wash., is a second-team selection. He earned a nomination on the national ballot after a second consecutive selection to the all-district team. He finished tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 11 points this season despite missing six games with an injury. He had four goals and three assists this season, and seven goals and five assists for 19 points in his career.
The Academic All-America Teams program honors 816 male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America; a 2,000-member organization consisted of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Division I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.
Air Force finished the 2003 season with a 10-9-1 overall record and a 2-4 mark in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The Falcons advanced to the semifinals of the 2003 MPSF Championship Tournament before falling to New Mexico, 5-1.
