February 25, 2008

NEW ORLEANS – Saint John’s University senior Chris Erichsen has been named the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association’s (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division III Cross Country All-Academic Athlete of the Year.

Erichsen, the 2007 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year and USTFCCCA Central Region Athlete of the Year, won the 2007 MIAC and the Central Regional title before finishing third at the NCAA Division III Cross Country National Championships.

Erichsen was also a member of the 2005 and 2006 USTFCCCA Division III Cross Country All-Academic teams. Two of Erichsen’s teammates, Kelly Fermoyle and Zach Hunter, were also named to the 2007 All-Academic team.

“Without solicitation on my part, Joe Friedrich, an economics professor, told me how much he enjoys having Chris in his class.  Then he also told me how much he enjoys having Kelly Fermoyle and Charlie Sawyer, also cross country runners, in his class,” said St. John’s head coach Tim Miles. “I think Chris and, more generally, most all cross country runners, represent the very best in what we hope for in a student-athlete:  training well and competing hard, and then bringing that same work ethic, curiosity, and respect into the classroom,” added Miles.

A total of 150 male student-athletes received the honor in 2007. In 2006 114 male student-athletes received the award.

NCAA Championship runner-up Haverford placed five student-athletes on the team, as did Nebraska Wesleyan. Amherst College, Luther College, MIT, Tufts University and Willamette University each had four student-athletes on the team.

The award honors those student-athletes who have succeeded both academically and athletically. To be eligible for the award a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average and must finish in the top 25 percent of the field at their respective NCAA regional meet.

Willamette’s Sarah Zerzan is the 2007 NCAA Division III USTFCCCA Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year.

The 2007 NCAA Division I USTFCCCA Men’s All-Academic Team

Name	School
Tony Dipre	Allegheny College
Benjamin M. Mears	Amherst College
Carlyle C. Eubank	Amherst College
Eric J. Holaday	Amherst College
Florian Reichert	Amherst College
Dan DeYoung	Anderson University
Matt Ingalls	Anderson University
Sean Hudson	Anderson University
Brent Haglund	Augsburg College
Chris Zook	Augustana College
Matt Bowman	Augustana College
W. Harrison Little	Bates College
Carl Gladitsch	Bethel University
Paul Norton	Brandeis University
Tim Condon	Brandeis University
Erik VanKampen	Calvin College
Jon Gries	Calvin College
John Nowinski	Carleton College
Quentin Kennedy	Carleton College
Brian Harvey	Carnegie Mellon University
Geoff Misek	Carnegie Mellon University
Jean Pierre Allera	Carnegie Mellon University
Mike Petro	Case Western Reserve University
Jason Parks	Centre College
Nate Blank	Centre College
Julian Boggs	Colorado College
Kiran Moorty	Colorado College
Micah Lorenzen	Concordia University Wisconsin
Brendan Curran	Connecticut College
Keith Drake	Connecticut College
Dusty Kime	DePauw University
Nathan Ellis	DePauw University
Andrew Ferretti	DeSales University
Brian Krusell	Dickinson College
Evan Sparling	Dickinson College
Myles Lund	Elizabethtown College
Scott Derkacz	Elizabethtown College
Michael Rothbart	Emory University
Nathan Ennist	Emory University
Thomas Fyffe	Emory University
Jeff Butterworth	Gettysburg College
Garrett Cichowitz	Grove City College
Chris deLaubenfels	Gustavus Adolphus College
Ian Bauer	Hamline University
Anders Hulleberg	Haverford College
Andrew Lanham	Haverford College
Ben Frisbee	Haverford College
Ian Ramsey - North	Haverford College
Mark Burgmann	Haverford College
Jake Lemon	Heidelberg College
Drew Kellum	Hendrix College
Andrew Harrington	Johns Hopkins University
Geoff Nunns	Johns Hopkins University
Steve Tobochnik	Johns Hopkins University
Matthew J. Bailey	Juniata College
Samuel D. Williams	Juniata College
Jim Boston	Kenyon College
Kaleb Keyserling	Kenyon College
Chris McIsaac	Linfield College
Shawn Pollard	Linfield College
Carson Burns	Luther College
David McKay	Luther College
Erik Johnson	Luther College
Matthew Busche	Luther College
Ricky Flynn	Lynchburg College
Martin Mudry	Macalester College
Wade Ekstrom	Macalester College
Hemagiri Arumugam	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jake Ruzevick	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joe Roy - Mayhew	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yermie Cohen	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kenneth Wheeler	McMurry University
Frank Eanes	Messiah College
Clay Staley	Monmouth College
Justin Walters	Muskingum College
Brendan Epstein	Nazareth College
Andrew Laflin	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Brian Copley	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Chris Dunker	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Greg Timblin	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Logan Watley	Nebraska Wesleyan University
John K. Lancaster	North Central College
Conor Doss	Oberlin College
Galen Smith	Occidental College
Kevin Chaves	Occidental College
Alan Bowsher	Ohio Northern University
Paul Lewis	Ohio Northern University
Thomas Adam	Ohio Northern University
Chris Donais	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Alex Mahoney	Rhodes College
Lucas Warth	Rhodes College
Ian W. Robinson	Roanoke College
Andrew Varble	Rochester Institute of Technology
Peder Johnson	Rochester Institute of Technology
Kevin Clark	Roger Williams University
Matthew Repking	Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology
Greg Kuczynski	Rowan University
Chris Erichsen	Saint John's University
Kelly Fermoyle	Saint John's University
Zach Hunter	Saint John's University
Brian Fuller	Springfield College
Michael Griffin	Springfield College
Cullen O'Neill	St. Olaf College
David Swanson	St. Olaf College
Pete Manktelow	SUNY Brockport
Justin Wager	SUNY Cortland
Tom Reubens	SUNY Geneseo
Alex Grout	SUNY Oneonta
Steve Kinney	The College of New Jersey
Jeremy Daum	Trinity University
Chris Kantos	Tufts University
David Sorensen	Tufts University
Jesse Faller	Tufts University
Nick Welch	Tufts University
Arthur Baptist	University of Chicago
Jason Driscoll	University of Mary Washington
Zach Stoddard	University of Puget Sound
Daniel Mueller	University of Rochester
Patrick E. Hughes	University of Rochester
Thomas Brekke	University of Rochester
Curtis Wheeler	University of Southern Maine
Nick Downing	University of Southern Maine
Nick Wheeler	University of Southern Maine
Corey Kellam	University of Texas at Tyler
R.J. Cowan	University of Texas at Tyler
Connor Lonning	University of Wisconsin La Crosse
Dallas Vincent	University of Wisconsin La Crosse
Dan Thour	University of Wisconsin La Crosse
Anthony Kilburg	University of Wisconsin Platteville
Chad Ernst	University of Wisconsin River Falls
Nate Carey	University of Wisconsin Stout
Seth Einterz	Wabash College
Brian Chenoweth	Wartburg College
Michael Welsh	Washington and Lee University
Tom Brower	Washington and Lee University
Vance Berry	Washington and Lee University
Brandon Brown	Washington University in St. Louis
Jesse McDaniel	Washington University in St. Louis
Skyler Moots	Washington University in St. Louis
Jonah Blumstein	Wesleyan University
Samuel Kurtis	Wesleyan University
Sean Watson	Wesleyan University
Brian Woods	Whitman College
Kellen Pefers	Willamette University
Lucas May	Willamette University
Lucas Nebert	Willamette University
Taylor Roholt	Willamette University
Connor Kamm	Williams College
Corey Watts	Williams College
Grant Burgess	Williams College