Ennen named Montana's 60th Academic All-American
June 21, 2012
Montana's Nicole Ennen concluded her athletic career in style last month when she won the discus at the Big Sky Conference outdoor track and field championships. Thursday she capped her academic career with one of the nation's highest honors when she was named a third-team Capital One Academic All-American for women's cross country and track and field. She becomes Montana's 60th Academic All-American over the history of the program run by the College Sports Information Directors of America and the third this year. Bobby Alt and Bryan Waldhauser were named football Academic All-Americans in December. Ennen, of Bismarck, N.D., is the fifth athlete from the Griz cross country and track and field program to be named Academic All-American and one of only two to be both Academic All-American and a Big Sky Conference champion. Baily Cox, a two-time Academic All-American -- third team in 2007, second team in 2008 -- was the 2007 Big Sky heptathlon champion. Jason Hamma, a distance runner, was also a two-time Academic All-American. He earned second-team honors in 1996 and first-team recognition in 1997. Kim Currie, who competed in the jumps, was a first-team selection in 1993, and distance runner Chris Tobiason was voted second team in 2004. Ennen, a psychology major, graduated in May with a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA. She is starting master's-level work in industrial/organizational psychology at Minnesota State University-Mankato in the fall. BYU's Miles Batty, a two-time national champion distance runner for the Cougars, was named the men's cross country and track and field Academic All-American of the Year. Batty was a double major in neuroscience and exercise science and had a 3.93 GPA. Tennessee's Chanelle Price was named the women's Academic All-American of the Year. Price, an eight-time All-American as a middle-distance runner, had a 3.93 GPA as a journalism and electronic media major.
Montana's CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 1970 -- Greg Maloney (football) ... 2nd team
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