Ben Adams Earns ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV Accolades
Ben Adams picked up his final honor of 2008-09 by earning a spot on the Academic All-District IV team
6/17/2009 10:17:41 AM
Ben Adams picked up yet another honors for his 2008-09 season, as he was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV men's at-large college division second team.
Adams, who was voted onto the All-District IV squad along with fellow Blue Streak James Steward from the men's tennis team, was one of 22 student-athletes selected for this honor. The at-large classification covers the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling.
A two-time Academic All-OAC award winner, Adams earned his first Academic All-District recognition as an Economics/Finance double major with a 3.68 GPA, Adams won his second consecutive 184-pound Ohio Athletic Conference title and qualified for his second national championship tournament this season
Nominees for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American program must be key contributors in their sport with at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) for their career. In addition, the student-athletes must also have at least sophomore athletic and academic standing.