Austin Scott
  • mechanical engineering
  • Class of 2018
  • Waddington, N.Y.

Austin Scott of Waddington, N.Y., Earns Cross Country Academic Award

2015 Feb 12

Austin Scott was one of five WPI cross country student-athletes to garner All-Academic status from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) in the sport of cross country. It is the fifth consecutive season both teams were honored and it is the second in a row for Austin Scott and Julie Tevenan.

The women's team, led by Emily Newman, Lea Strangio and Tevenan, touted a 3.39 GPA, which was third in the NEWMAC.

On the men's side, Austin Scott and Andrew Zayac paced a squad that boasted a 3.43 GPA, good for second among the five conference teams honored.

Individual honorees must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 and have finished in the top 25 percent of finishers at regionals.

Tevenan finished 38th followed by Newman in 40th and Strangio in 82nd. Scott was 51st while Zayac was 74th.

To be considered an All-Academic Team, programs must have compiled a cumulative GPA or 3.10 or greater and competed in at least five different meets with at least five runners representing their school at each.

As a team, the women turned in what is believed to be their best regional performance since 1989 with a 12th-place showing while the men came home 14th.

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