Track’s McNeill Named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Northern Arizona senior David McNeill was named to the 2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District men's track & field/cross country team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for the second consecutive year. He will now be on the national ballot with a chance to earn Academic All-America status, an honor he garnered in 2009.
McNeill, who has a 3.75 GPA, has been named the 2010 Mountain Region Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field & Cross Country Coaches Association for both the indoor and outdoor seasons, as well as the 2009 cross country season. He will compete Saturday at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 5000m.
The 2010 indoor track season culminated with McNeill claiming his first career national championship in the men’s 5,000-meter run at the NCAA Indoor Championships held in Fayetteville, Ark. He also finished runner-up the following evening in the 3,000-meter run to give the Lumberjacks 18 total points and a tie for eighth place, the highest team finish at a track and field championship in school history. McNeill concluded the season with the nation’s fasted time in the 5K at 13:36.41.
At the NCAA Cross Country Championships, McNeill finished runner-up to claim his sixth All-American Award since arriving at NAU and help lead the men’s team to a spot on the podium in fourth place. The Australian native was once again honored by the USTFCCCA when they honored him with the Division I Scholar Athlete of the Year award.
McNeill is the third NAU student-athletes chosen for the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District squads this year, joining soccer players Kristi Andreassen (First Team) and Rebekah Schmidt (Second Team).
Jason Lewis, Arizona State, GR, Phoenix, Ariz., .370, History
Paul Dittmer, Idaho, Hanstedt, Jr., Germany, 3.82, General Studies
Brandon Bethke, Arizona State, Sr., Lake Forest, Calif., 362, Organizational Studies
James Rogan, Idaho, Sr., Eagle, Idaho, 3.70, Justice Studies, Sociology
David McNeill, Sr., Northern Arizona, Melbourne, Australia, 3.75, Exercise Science
Alex Wolff, Oregon, Sr., Newberg, Ore., 3.76, Human Physiology
Ryan Whiting, Arizona State, Sr., Harrisburg, Pa., 3.42, Civil Engineering
Cyrus Hostetle, Oregon, Sr. Newberg, Ore., 3.62, Art
Dwayne Hansen, Utah State, Jr., Rexberg, Idaho, 3.92, Biochemistry
Miles Batty, Brigham Young, So, Sandy, Utah, 3.95, Exercise Science
Scott Himmelberger, UC Davis, Sr., Palo Alto, Calif., 3.99, Chemical Engineering
Johnny Marler, Idaho, Sr., Kennewick, Wash., 3.91, Computer Science
