CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Four members of the Eastern Michigan University men's cross country team have been named to the 2010 Mid-American Conference Cross Country All-Academic squad, the league office announced Monday, Jan. 3.
Terefe Ejigu,
Matt Hammersmith,
Austin Hendrix, and
Andrew Pfeiffer were all honored this season.
Ejigu, a 3.22 GPA in international affairs, paced the Eagles in every race this season, including a first-place finish at the 2010 MAC Championships to help lead EMU to its 15th conference title. He also earned All-MAC honors and was the MAC Individual Champion with a time of 24:08 at the Conference Championships. Ejigu later garnered All-Region accolades for his 15th place, 30:41.89 performance at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.
Senior captain Hammersmith boasts a 3.85 GPA while majoring in physical education. Hammersmith finished in fourth place with a season best 25:11 at the Notre Dame Invitational which featured 137 athletes. He also finished in 32:07 for third place at the Western Ontario International, and was second best on the team with his 37th place, 26:08 efforts at the Penn State Invitational.
Hendrix holds a 3.6 GPA in marketing and raced in five of the Eagles' eight meets this season. He was 54th of 266 with his time of 26:24 to help the Eagles to a sixth place team finish at the highly competitive Penn State Invitational. Hendrix also posted a 15th place, 25:14.5 performance at the 2010 MAC Cross Country Championships.
Pfeiffer, a junior philosophy major with a 3.69 GPA, led the Eagles at the Detroit Titan Invitational with his fifth place finish time of 20:51.00. The Clarence, N.Y. native also helped the Green and White with a 20th place finish time of 25:23.0 at the Mid-American Cross Country Championships.
MAC Men's Cross Country Academic All-MAC Team
Brian Dudek, Akron
Andy Knapp, Akron
Dylan Conway, Buffalo
John Inzina, Buffalo
Jacob Hagen, Buffalo
Cory Arnold, Central Michigan
Jeremy Kiley, Central Michigan
Terefe Ejigu, Eastern Michigan
Matt Hammersmith, Eastern Michigan
Andrew Pfeiffer, Eastern Michigan
Austin Hendrix, Eastern Michigan
David Eichenberger, Miami
Ridge Robinson, Ohio
Chris Davis, Ohio
Elisha Kipchumba, Toledo
