BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College track & field teams have been lauded for their work in the classroom in Academic Awards handed out by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The Polar Bears had 13 individuals earn prestigious All-Academic Athlete recognition while both the men's and women's teams ranked among the highest team GPA's in the nation to capture All-Academic Team status. The women's team racked up a team GPA of 3.741 to rank 10
th in Division III while the men's team boasted a team GPA of 3.63 to rank 13
th overall.
To earn individual All-Academic Athlete honors, athletes must have a 3.3 minimum cumulative GPA, rank among the top-50 in their event and/or top-35 in a relay event. Bowdoin's recipients were
Ryan Durkin (Biochemistry),
Max Russo (Economics) and
Cheng Xing (Mathematics and Computer Science) for the men's team. Ten Polar Bear women achieved the honor, including
Jenna Albanese (Italian),
Kianne Benjamin (Earth and Oceanographic Studies, French),
Stephanie Chun (Neuroscience),
Emma Hargreaves (Education, History, Africana Studies),
Charlotte Hodge (Undeclared),
Serena Jonas (Biochemistry), Cameron Mackenzie (Earth and Oceanographic Studies, Environmental Studies),
Cianna O'Flaherty (Neuroscience),
Lydia Pitts (Digital Computational Studies),
Leila Trummel (Environmental Studies, Government and Legal Studies).
