Bucknell University Athletics
Diver Adam Freeman Wins Second Career Patriot League Scholar-Athlete Award
4/21/2005 8:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
April 21, 2005
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Senior Adam Freeman (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) has been named the Patriot League Men's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year, announced by the league offices on Thursday. This is the second such honor in Freeman's Bison career, after garnering the award during his sophomore campaign in 2002-03.
Freeman claimed the silver medal in the one-meter dive at the 2005 Patriot League Championships, one of only two Bison men to notch a second place performance. He added to the Bison scoring in the three-meter dive, finishing fourth overall. For his efforts at the championships, Freeman was selected to the All-Patriot League second team.
Freeman snapped the school record in the one meter dive in two consecutive weeks, finally setting the mark at 318.15, a score he tallied at the Bison Invitational on Feb. 12. At the same competition, Freeman shattered his own school record in the three-meter dive (11 dives) with a score of 508.35. During the season, Freeman notched a total of seven event victories.
He was the only Bison on men's side to participate in postseason competition, qualifying for the NCAA Zone `A' Diving Championships in Annapolis, Md., in March. Freeman had two commendable performances, finishing 21st in both the one and three-meter dives, narrowly missing spots in the 18-competitor final in each event.
 Freeman was named to the All-Patriot League second team this season.  |
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The senior received recognition for his accomplishments throughout the season as he was named the Lewisburg Hotel Bison Athlete of the Week for the week of Feb. 7. Freeman garnered more accolades the following week, as he was recognized as the Patriot League Diver of the Week as well as the ECAC Diver of the Week during the week of Feb. 14.
Freeman, who is double majoring in mechanical engineering and economics, boasts a cumulative GPA of 3.6. He is also a member of several honor societies due to his academic prowess. His resume includes nominations to the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Alpha Lambda Delta Academic Honor Society, Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor Society, Mortar Board College Senior Honor Society and Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honorary.
Freeman is also a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, where he has been the Vice President Member Development since 2004. He also a part of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and participates in the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) on campus.
To be eligible for this award, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and be a starter or key player in his/her sport. Freshmen are not eligible for this honor.
Freeman is the only two-time winner the history of the Bison men's swimming and diving program. Jeanne Klawon was a double-winner on the women's side during the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons. Prior to Freeman, the last winner from the men's team, was Alex Johnson in 1998-99.
A senior academically, Freeman has been cleared to compete for Bucknell for an additional season due to an injury during his junior year.
