Mazzochette Earns America East All-Academic Team Honors
May 20, 2010 | Men's Track & Field
May 20, 2010
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Graduating cum laude last weekend with a degree in biomedical engineering, Mark Mazzochette has been named to the America East Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team, the league announced. Finishing 12th in the 400-meter hurdles at the New England Championships, he also helped the Terriers' 4x400m relay team place third at the AE Outdoor Championships.
The All-Academic squads are a product of the June 2005 Athletics Directors meeting where faculty representatives and athletics directors from each of the conference's nine member institutions decided to honor the league's top student-athletes, who excel equally in the classroom as they do on the playing field.
For the second straight year, America East will select the All-Academic teams using CoSIDA's Academic All-America program as a model. Student-athletes worthy of consideration are nominated by member sports information directors and voted on by a committee of SIDs, academic advisers and faculty representatives from all nine member institutions.
All-Academic squads for team sports are based on the number of athletes that participate in a contest at one time, or 10 for individual sports (ex. track & field, swimming & diving, etc.) but can be more if there is a tie in voting. To be nominated for the distinction, student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve for their team and participate in at least 50 percent of their team's games or competitions. In the classroom, student-athletes must have a 3.30 GPA and have completed at least one calendar year at their institution. Freshmen are not eligible for consideration.
