Bucknell University Athletics
Johnston and Kaufman Named to 2002-03 Verizon Academic All-America Team
6/17/2003 8:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
June 17, 2003
LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Bucknell senior distance runner Bryan Johnston (Kane, Pa./Kane) and senior field athlete Adam Kaufman (Bridgeton, N.J./Saint Marks) have been named to the 2002-03 Verizon Academic All-America University Division Men??s Track and Field/Cross Country Team. Both Johnston and Kaufman earned a spot on the national second team. The teams were announced on Tuesday, June 17.
Johnston and Kaufman became eligible for national recognition with a selection to the All-District first-team last month.
Johnston earns second-team recognition on the heels of one of his most successful years. A 3.60 management major, Johnston also produced on the cross country course this past fall. He claimed the 2002 Patriot League Cross Country Men??s Individual Title in a time of 25:43.18, on the way to earning Runner of the Meet accolades. He also picked up Most Valuable Male Runner honors at the Gulden Relays after turning in a season-best time of 25:02.
During the indoor season, Johnston earned personal bests in both the 3000-meter and 5000-meter races. He followed his indoor performances with a solid outdoor season, winning the silver in the steeplechase at the conference championships, while also qualifying for IC4A??s and NCAA Regionals in the 3000-meter steeplechase. At the regional event, Johnston recorded a season-best time of 9:05.00 for a 10th place finish, narrowly missing a trip to the NCAA meet.
The 2002 Patriot League Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Johnston has also been a member of the Academic Honor Roll all eight semesters of his college career. He was recently honored at Bucknell??s senior recognition dinner with the Albert E. Humphrey??s Award, presented to a male athlete for outstanding achievement in more than one varsity sport.
Kaufman is a member of the first-team for the first time in his career as well. A bio-chemistry major with an impressive 3.95 grade point average, Kaufman has been equally successful on the playing surface. During the indoor season, he picked up a first place finish in the weight throw at the Bucknell Winter Classic with a toss of 48??7.5??. He saved his best for the Patriot League Championships, throwing a season-best 50??7.5?? for fourth place. The two-time track and field captain also recorded his outdoor season-high throw at the conference meet, earning fifth place in the hammer with a pitch of 159??9??.
For his career, Kaufman holds the fifth-best hammer throw in Bucknell history (176??9??), while also standing in sixth-place on the BU all-time chart in the weight with a toss of 53??1.5??.
In the classroom, the eight-time Dean??s List member has received the President??s Award for Academic Achievement three years in a row. He is an ECAC Medallion winner, while also serving as President of both the Bucknell student affiliate of the American Chemical Society and the Pre-Health Society. Kaufman, who will be attending Harvard Medical School in the fall, was recently honored with the Alvin F. Jackson Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award at the annual senior recognition dinner.
Bucknell University is third in the nation (to Nebraska and Notre Dame) for total number of national Academic All-American selections. With the addition of Johnston and Kaufman, a total of 106 Bison student-athletes have received national Academic All-America recognition since 1970.
Following is the complete list of the Verizon Academic All-American Track and Field/Cross Country University Division Teams:
| The 2002-03 Verizon Academic All-America University Division Men's Track and Cross Country Teams | ||||
| FIRST TEAM | ||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | YR | HOMETOWN | GPA/MAJOR |
| Ryan Andrus | Oregon | Jr. | Orem, Utah | 3.98/Business |
| Blake Boldon | Southwest Missouri State | Sr. | Osceola, Iowa | 3.98/Math Education |
| Jonathan Brims | Stony Brook | Sr. | Musselbrook, Australia | 4.00/Business |
| Daniel Conti | Holy Cross | Sr. | Hubbardston, Mass. | 3.88/Mathematics |
| Adam Davis | Rice University | Jr. | Spring, Texas | 4.01/Economics, Kinesiology |
| Eric Dudley ** | Washington State | Sr. | Bellingham, Wash. | 3.97/Mechanical Engineering |
| Ryan Gorman | Southwest Texas State | Sr. | New Braunsfels, Texas | 4.00/Political Science |
| Christopher Hess | Wyoming | Sr. | Glendale, Wis. | 4.00/Exercise & Sport Science |
| Jon Kelley | UMKC | Sr. | Excelsior Springs, Mo. | 4.00/Business |
| Santiago Lorenzo | Oregon | Sr. | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3.81/Exercise & Movement Science |
| Goran Nava | Radford | Jr. | Castella Brianza, Italy | 3.90/Media Studies |
| Nickie Peters | Coppin State College | Sr. | Belmont Village, St. Vinc. | 3.78/Chemistry |
| Brian Rohrer | Alabama | Sr. | Vancouver, Wash. | 4.00/Biology |
| Adam Sutton | Providence College | Sr. | Preston, England | 3.61/Management |
| Darrell Tozier | California ?V Irvine | Sr. | El Granada, Calif. | 3.82/English, History |
| Brad Walker | Washington | Sr. | Spokane, Wash. | 3.52/Business Administration |
| Luke Watson | Notre Dame | Gr. | Stillwater, Minn. | 3.54/Accounting |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | YR | HOMETOWN | GPA/MAJOR |
| Derrick Butler | Ohio State | Sr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | 3.89/Chemical Engineering |
| Brian Chaput | Pennsylvania | Jr. | East Haven, Conn. | 3.63/Communications |
| Mike Deibler | Connecticut | Sr. | Monroe, N.Y. | 3.62/Sports & Leisure |
| Kwesi Frimpong-Boateng | Massachusetts | Sr. | Accra, Ghana | 3.55/Microbiology |
| Christian Goy | Illinois State | Sr. | Rheinsburg, Germany | 3.47/Management |
| Brian Hallett | Kent State | Sr. | Norton, Ohio | 3.76/Industrial Technology |
| Dirk Homewood | Northern Iowa | Jr. | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 3.72/Math, Education |
| Bryan Johnston | Bucknell | Sr. | Kane, Pa. | 3.60/Management |
| Adam Kaufman | Bucknell | Sr. | Bridgetown, N.J. | 3.95/Bio-Chemistry |
| Josh Landreth | Arkansas | Sr. | Elk City, Okla. | 3.90/Horticulture |
| Andrew Maloney | St. Francis | So. | Toronto, Ontario | 3.96/Management |
| Mike Mortensen | Arizona | Sr. | West Chester, Ohio | 3.78/Mathematics & Statistics |
| Josh Spiker | Wisconsin | Jr. | Ventura, Calif. | 3.42/Business Management |
| John Stiegeler | Oregon | Sr. | Coos Bay, Ore. | 3.76/Education Leadership |
| Josh Watson | William & Mary | Sr. | New Martinsville, W.Va. | 3.94/Biology |
| THIRD TEAM | ||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | YR | HOMETOWN | GPA/MAJOR |
| Ryan Bender | Duquesne | So. | Indiana, Pa. | 3.98/Pharmacy |
| Cyril Burguiere | Montana State | Sr. | Whitefish, Minn. | 3.87/Civil Engineering |
| Ty Denby | Virginia Military Institute | So. | Scottsville, Va. | 4.00/Chemistry |
| Tim Fisher | Saint Joseph??s University | Sr. | Fayetteville, N.Y. | 3.66/Accounting |
| Michael Frater | Texas Christian | Jr. | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | 3.49/Political Science |
| West Garrett | William & Mary | Sr. | Mathias, W.Va. | 3.65/Economics |
| Brandon Gulley | Morehead State | Jr. | Flemingsburg, Ky. | 3.94/Radiologic Science |
| Rick Hill | Clemson | Jr. | Chapel Hill, N.C. | 3.60/Marketing |
| Darren Hutchins | Oklahoma | Jr. | Choctaw, Okla. | 3.88/Mathematics |
| Mikael Jakobbson | Minnesota | Jr. | Orebro, Sweden | 3.77/Economics |
| Michael Lokale | Virginia Military Institute | Sr. | Eldorer, Kenya | 3.78/Biology |
| Ben Orozco | Tulsa | Jr. | Kanopolis, Kan. | 3.95/Biology, Pre-Med |
| Prentice Stovall | Purdue | Sr. | Lafayette, Ind. | 3.31/Management |
** Denotes Verizon Academic All-America,,? Team Member of the Year ?V University Division
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