CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men's Track and Field/Cross Country Teams
GLASSBORO, NJ – Rowan University runner Greg Kuczynski was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country third team.
Kuczynski (sr. Sayreville, NJ/Sayreville War Mem.) advanced to the national ballot after being selected to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II first team. To be nominated for the Academic All-America program, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a 3.2 or higher cumulative grade point average (GPA) and be a starter or significant reserve. The District II College Division consists of all non-NCAA Division I colleges and universities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Kuczynski is a civil engineering major with a 3.947 GPA, which is the highest among Rowan’s student-athletes. He is a two-time CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II selection, however, this is his first Academic All-America honor.
This season, Kuczynski was chosen to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team for the third time. Kuczynski was named to the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Cross Country All-Conference second team for the fourth season in a row and he collected NJAC All-Academic first team honors for the second consecutive year. Kuczynski was named the 2008 Philadelphia Inquirer Cross Country Academic All-Area Performer of the Year and to the Academic All-Area Team for the fourth consecutive year.
In outdoor track, he posted Rowan’s top time in the 3000 meters (8:58.73) and was second in the 5000 meters (15:25.79). Kuczynski was also part of the Profs’ top 4x800 meter relay that recorded a time of 8:29.81. In cross country, Kuczynski finished 56th at the NCAA Atlantic Regional with a time of 27:20. He took eighth at the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championships (26:22.80). Kuczynski was the individual winner at the Delaware Invitational with a time of 27:04. He recorded season bests of 26:22.80 in the 8K and 19:50.70 in the 6K.