NCAA Champ Rupp Leads MPSF All-Academic Team
WOODLAND, Calif. -- Galen Rupp, a three-time champion at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships, led a cadre of 17 Ducks who were named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation all-academic teams, MPSF executive director Al Beaird announced Wednesday.
Rupp, who holds a 3.87 grade point average, won the 3,000 meters, the 5,000 meters and anchored Oregon’s winning distance medley relay team at the national championships last month in College Station, Texas. The senior from Portland, Ore., became the first person in NCAA history to win the three distance events at one championship. Rupp also won the individual 2008 NCAA Cross Country title. He led the Ducks to team trophies in both cross country and indoor track.
Rupp was joined on the MPSF all-academic teams by fellow 2009 indoor All-Americans Scott Wall, Keshia Baker, Nicole Blood, Zoe Buckman, Melissa Gergel, Alexandra Kosinski, Kalindra McFadden and Brianne Theisen. Also honored were Jordan Kelly, Megan Maloney, Jordan Roskelley and Leah Worthen for the women and Eric Hersey, Brian McGinty, Jordan Stray and Collin Witter-Tilton for the men.
OREGON MPSF ALL-ACADEMIC SELECTION (MEN)
Galen Rupp Senior 3.87 Distance Portland, OR/Central Catholic HS
Scott Wall Senior 3.75 Distance Portland, OR/Central Catholic HS
Eric Hersey Sophomore 3.40 Hurdles Los Altos, CA/Los Altos HS
Jordan Stray Sophomore 3.34 Wt. Throw Centralia, WA/Centralia HS
Brian McGinty Junior 3.23 Pole Vault St. Louis, MO/Chaminade HS
Collin Witter-Tilton Junior 3.07 Pole Vault Oro Valley, AZ/Ironwood Ridge HS
OREGON MPSF ALL-ACADEMIC SELECTION (MEN)
Leah Worthen Senior 3.83 Hurdle/relay Coos Bay, OR/Marshfield HS
Kalindra McFadden Senior 3.64 Pent. Bozeman, MT/Bozeman HS
Alexandra Kosinski Sophomore 3.54 Mid-Distance El Dorado Hills, CA/Oak Ridge HS
Nicole Blood Junior 3.48 Distance Saratoga Springs, NY/Royal HS
Jordan Roskelley RS Freshman 3.32 Pole Vault Spokane, WA/Mt. Spokane HS
Brianne Theisen RS Freshman 3.30 Pent. Humboldt, Sask./Humboldt Col. Inst.
Keshia Baker Junior 3.29 400, Relays Sacramento, CA/Fairfield HS
Melissa Gergel Sophomore 3.27 Pole Vault Glenwood, IL/Marian Catholic HS
Megan Maloney Senior 3.17 Wt. Throw Barrington, RI/LaSalle Academy
Zoe Buckman Sophomore 3.17 Mid-Distance Canberra, Aust./Canberra Girls School
Jasmine Kelly Sophomore 3.00 High Jump Vancouver, WA/Skyview HS
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