|
Tom Wears Tabbed Academic All-America
May 22, 2003 Duquesne University's sophomore golfer Tom Wears (Ogdensburg, NY / Ogdensburg Free Academy) was named to the 2003 Verizon University Division Academic All-District 2 At-Large Second Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Thursday. Three other Dukes join Wears on the Distict 2 team: junior tennis player Micael Lopez-Acevedo (Guaynabo, PR / Colegio Marista), senior rower Karen Predmore (Fairport, N.Y. / Fairport) and junior lacrosse player Becca West (Cicero, NY / Cicero-North Syracuse). The at-large team comprises the sports of rowing, gymnastics, skiing, men's volleyball, fencing, ice hockey, swimming, water polo, field hockey, lacrosse, tennis, wrestling, golf and rifle. Wears currently holds a 3.82 GPA in liberal arts. A member of the Dean's List, Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and Duquesne's Director of Athletics Honor Roll every semester, he was the top finisher and placed 15th overall at the Robert Morris Invitational with a two-day score of 80-76-156. Wears shot in the 70's in eight of his 16 rounds this season, including a career-best 74 versus St. Francis (PA). To be nominated for this award, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve player and carry at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA. District 2 encompasses schools from the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. Duquesne University has had 20 student-athletes named to the various District 2 acadmic teams this season placing at least one student-athlete on each of the nine (9) Verizon teams to date - men's & women's soccer, women's volleyball, football and men's & women's basketball, baseball, men's at-large, women's at-large. Duquesne's total is the most of any University in District 2.
|
Men's Golf
