Seven Falcons Earn MWC Scholar-Athlete Honors
6/27/2006 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Seven members of the Air Force cross country program earned Mountain West Conference Scholar Athlete honors, the league office announced today (June 27). The team was represented by one senior, one junior, two sophomores and three freshmen. They were some of the 52 Academy athletes honored with this distinction.
To be considered a Mountain West Conference Scholar Athlete, they must have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, completed at least two academic semesters and earned at least one varsity letter for their respective teams.
A team captain in 2006, Matt Hellier graduated from the Academy with a 3.57 in computer science. Junior Margaret Frash, who was named to the All-America? Track and Field/Cross Country University Division All-District VII Team earlier this month, posted a 3.79 GPA in aeronautical engineering.
Sophomore distance Kenny Grosselin led all Falcons with a 3.96 GPA in mathematics, while freshman Joe Curran registered a 3.95 in aeronautical engineering. Freshman Daniel Castle registered a first-year GPA of 3.79 (aeronautical engineering), while sophomore Josh van Wyngaarden recorded a 3.74 GPA in biology. Freshman Justin Mason rounded out the contingent with a 3.59 GPA in aeronautical engineering.
In addition, Frash, Grosselin, van Wyngaarden and Mason were named track and field scholar athletes.
To be considered a Mountain West Conference Scholar Athlete, they must have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, completed at least two academic semesters and earned at least one varsity letter for their respective teams.
A team captain in 2006, Matt Hellier graduated from the Academy with a 3.57 in computer science. Junior Margaret Frash, who was named to the All-America? Track and Field/Cross Country University Division All-District VII Team earlier this month, posted a 3.79 GPA in aeronautical engineering.
Sophomore distance Kenny Grosselin led all Falcons with a 3.96 GPA in mathematics, while freshman Joe Curran registered a 3.95 in aeronautical engineering. Freshman Daniel Castle registered a first-year GPA of 3.79 (aeronautical engineering), while sophomore Josh van Wyngaarden recorded a 3.74 GPA in biology. Freshman Justin Mason rounded out the contingent with a 3.59 GPA in aeronautical engineering.
In addition, Frash, Grosselin, van Wyngaarden and Mason were named track and field scholar athletes.
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