Oklahoma State University Athletics
Two Cowboys Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Honors
February 26, 2008 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State cross country runners Ryan Vail and David Jankowski both earned spots on the 2007 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's All-Academic Team, it was announced today.
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 3.25 cumulative grade point average and have completed a minimum 24 semester hours through the 2007 fall term. Additionally, the student-athlete must finish in the top 15 or top ten percent at their respective NCAA regional meet, or receive All-American honors.
A Spanish major, Vail earned All-America honors after finishing eighth at the 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships. The Gresham, Ore., native also secured all-Midwest Region, all-Big 12 and Academic all-Big 12 honors in 2007.
Jankowski placed ninth at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet to earn all-region honors and help the Cowboys to a first-place team finish at the event. An all-Big 12 and Academic all-Big 12 honoree in 2007, Jankowski placed 67th at the NCAA Championships. He is a journalism major.
2007 Oklahoma State Men's Cross Country Highlights
:: NCAA Midwest Regional Champions.
:: Third-place finish at NCAA Championships.
:: Junior Ryan Vail and sophomore David Chirchir named All-Americans.
:: Dave Smith named Midwest Region Coach of the Year.
:: Vail, Chirchir, junior Matt Barnes-Smith, freshman Sean Fleming, senior David Jankowski and sophomore Daniel Watts earn all-region honors.
:: Vail, Chirchir, Fleming, Jankowski and Barnes-Smith earn all-Big 12 honors.
:: Vail and Jankowski earn spots on the USTFCCCA Men's All-Academic Team.
:: Barnes-Smith, sophomore Ryan Birkholz, Gosnell, Jankowski, Vail, Watts and sophomore Tucker Weems named to first-team academic all-Big 12 squad.
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 3.25 cumulative grade point average and have completed a minimum 24 semester hours through the 2007 fall term. Additionally, the student-athlete must finish in the top 15 or top ten percent at their respective NCAA regional meet, or receive All-American honors.
A Spanish major, Vail earned All-America honors after finishing eighth at the 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships. The Gresham, Ore., native also secured all-Midwest Region, all-Big 12 and Academic all-Big 12 honors in 2007.
Jankowski placed ninth at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet to earn all-region honors and help the Cowboys to a first-place team finish at the event. An all-Big 12 and Academic all-Big 12 honoree in 2007, Jankowski placed 67th at the NCAA Championships. He is a journalism major.
2007 Oklahoma State Men's Cross Country Highlights
:: NCAA Midwest Regional Champions.
:: Third-place finish at NCAA Championships.
:: Junior Ryan Vail and sophomore David Chirchir named All-Americans.
:: Dave Smith named Midwest Region Coach of the Year.
:: Vail, Chirchir, junior Matt Barnes-Smith, freshman Sean Fleming, senior David Jankowski and sophomore Daniel Watts earn all-region honors.
:: Vail, Chirchir, Fleming, Jankowski and Barnes-Smith earn all-Big 12 honors.
:: Vail and Jankowski earn spots on the USTFCCCA Men's All-Academic Team.
:: Barnes-Smith, sophomore Ryan Birkholz, Gosnell, Jankowski, Vail, Watts and sophomore Tucker Weems named to first-team academic all-Big 12 squad.
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