Demetrios Pagonis
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Pagonis Named to Men's Track/Cross Country Academic All-America Team
6/27/2013 11:50:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
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TOWSON, Md. – Recent Davidson graduate Demetrios Pagonis was named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Men's Track and Field/Cross Country second team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization announced Thursday.
Pagonis graduated Magna Cum Laude from Davidson with a degree in chemistry in May, earning a 3.92 grade point average. He will next pursue a doctorate in atmospheric chemistry at the University of Colorado. In track, Pagonis finished with three Southern Conference track titles, six All-SoCon track honors and three school records. He was named to the SoCon All-Freshman team in 2010 in the 10,000-meter run, and ranks as the second-fastest cross country runner in Davidson history.
"Demetrios is well deserving of this award," said Davidson head coach Gary Andrew. "He is among the most dedicated and hardest working student-athletes that I have had the privilege to work with. His efforts took him from a solid high school runner to arguably the greatest track distance runner in Davidson history. He is a great guy and friend who will be missed in our program."
This past season, the Westminster, Md. native qualified for the NCAA East Region Championship (10,000-meter run) for the first time in his career, and swept the distance events at the Southern Conference Outdoor Championships by taking the gold in both the 5000- and 10,000-meter runs. Pagonis also set new school records in both the 5K (14:09.96) and 10K (29:32.58), earned All-SoCon finishes in both the 3K and 5K indoors, and placed on the All-SoCon second team in cross country.
Pagonis is the second men's track and field/cross country runner from Davidson to be honored as an Academic All-American. Dan Gibson, who was also named to the second team, was the first in 2002.
To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 18,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.
Pagonis was named to the Academic All-District team as a junior but did not advance to the All-America team. He was tabbed again for the all-district team this past May.
The Davidson athletics program has had at least one student-athlete recognized as an Academic All-American in seven of the past eight years.
All-Time Davidson Academic All-Americans (PDF, 2nd Page)
TOWSON, Md. – Recent Davidson graduate Demetrios Pagonis was named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Men's Track and Field/Cross Country second team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization announced Thursday.
Pagonis graduated Magna Cum Laude from Davidson with a degree in chemistry in May, earning a 3.92 grade point average. He will next pursue a doctorate in atmospheric chemistry at the University of Colorado. In track, Pagonis finished with three Southern Conference track titles, six All-SoCon track honors and three school records. He was named to the SoCon All-Freshman team in 2010 in the 10,000-meter run, and ranks as the second-fastest cross country runner in Davidson history.
"Demetrios is well deserving of this award," said Davidson head coach Gary Andrew. "He is among the most dedicated and hardest working student-athletes that I have had the privilege to work with. His efforts took him from a solid high school runner to arguably the greatest track distance runner in Davidson history. He is a great guy and friend who will be missed in our program."
This past season, the Westminster, Md. native qualified for the NCAA East Region Championship (10,000-meter run) for the first time in his career, and swept the distance events at the Southern Conference Outdoor Championships by taking the gold in both the 5000- and 10,000-meter runs. Pagonis also set new school records in both the 5K (14:09.96) and 10K (29:32.58), earned All-SoCon finishes in both the 3K and 5K indoors, and placed on the All-SoCon second team in cross country.
Pagonis is the second men's track and field/cross country runner from Davidson to be honored as an Academic All-American. Dan Gibson, who was also named to the second team, was the first in 2002.
To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 18,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.
Pagonis was named to the Academic All-District team as a junior but did not advance to the All-America team. He was tabbed again for the all-district team this past May.
The Davidson athletics program has had at least one student-athlete recognized as an Academic All-American in seven of the past eight years.
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