Brian Brennan of Baldwin Wallace and Men's Cross Country Team Earn USTFCCCA Academic Honors

2016 Feb 22

Sophomore All-Ohio Athletic Conference and two-time Academic All-OAC runner Brian Brennan of Akron and the Baldwin Wallace University men's cross country team have been honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) with Division III Academic honors.

To receive this honor, a team must maintain a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) or higher while an individual must have a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher and finish in the top 25 percent at their respective regional.

"This is a great award to receive for our team and for Brian" said first-year head coach Joe Eby. "This is a goal we set at the beginning of every season. I think it shows the level of dedication our student-athletes show in the classroom and out on the course."

The Yellow Jackets had a team GPA of 3.15.

Brennan, who earned his second Academic All-OAC honor this fall, carries a 3.91 GPA in an accounting and finance. He finished third at the OAC Championships and was 15th at the Great Lakes Regional Championships with a career-best time of 25:47.1. Brennan missed qualifying for the NCAA Division III Championships by just two runners.