Friday,
May 30, 2003
PC’S
BRANNON NAMED TO VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT III
CLINTON,
S.C. — Presbyterian
College men’s cross country runner Drew
Brannon (Knoxville, Tenn.) has been named to the 2003
Verizon Academic All-District III College Division Men’s Track
and Field/Cross Country Team announced today.
Brannon, a senior runner for the Blue Hose, had a 3.77 GPA this
year while majoring in English and minoring in Psychology.
During the season, he finished 46th at the NCAA Division II
Southeast Regional Meet, 26th at the South Atlantic Conference
Championship Meet, and posted seven top 25 finishes in seven
meets. In the classroom, he has been selected to the SAC’s
Academic Honor Roll four straight years (2000, 2001, 2002,
2003), named to the school’s Dean’s List eight times and
posted a perfect 4.0 GPA for one semester earning selection to
the school’s President’s List.
He earns this
honor for the second year in a row. In addition, Brannon is a
member of the Sigma Kappa Alpha Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta
Honor Society, Psi Chi Honor Society, and Lamda Iota Tau Honor
Society.
The entire team is made up of 10 student-athletes from nine schools within the district. All 10 members of the team are now on the national ballot for the Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-American® Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country Team, which is scheduled to be announced in June.
The District
III College Division consists of all non-NCAA Division I
colleges and universities in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Virginia. To be nominated for the Verizon
Academic All-American®
program, a student-athlete must be a sophomore with a 3.2
cumulative GPA and a starter or significant reserve on the team.