FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 1, 2013
Four men, three women receive prestigious Capital One recognition
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – Seven Northeast-10 Conference student-athletes have been named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-America Division II Men's and Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Teams, it was announced last week. The Capital One All-America teams are selected by the College Sports Information Sports Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Bentley University senior John Drago earned Men's First Team honors with a 3.81 grade point average as a Corporate Finance major. It marks Drago's second straight Capital One All-America honor, as the Avon, Conn. native was a Third Team selection a year ago.
Classmate Sean Maguire was a Third Team selection as a Corporate Finance & Accounting major carrying a 3.71 GPA. Drago and Maguire helped Bentley earn a spot in the 2012 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships after a second-place finish at the East Regional.
Two more Northeast-10 student-athletes received Third Team honors in University of Massachusetts Lowell junior Scott Boiko and American International College sophomore Paul Fort. Boiko, who was also a Third Team pick in 2012, is a Biology major with a 3.38 GPA and Fort, who hails from St. Doulchard, France, owns a 3.86 GPA as a Business Management major.
Boiko captured All-America honors in the distance medley relay at the 2013 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship, while Fort earned All-America honors at the 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships as a member of the Yellow Jackets' fourth-place distance medley relay team.
On the women's teams, Bentley senior Amy Varsell (pictured) earned First Team accolades for the second straight year. She has a 3.84 GPA as a Corporate Finance & Accounting major and plans to return to the Falcons next year as a grad student. Classmate Caitlin Fahey earned Third Team honors as a Corporate Finance & Accounting major with a 3.64 GPA.
Varsell had a seventh-place finish in the 1500 meters during the NCAA Division II Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Pueblo, Colo., while Fahey qualified for both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships this past season.
American Int'l senior Starr Nathan earned Second Team recognition as a Communications major with a 3.90 GPA. She too participated at the NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors in the long jump at the 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships, placing fifth with a school-record leap of 6.01 meters.
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 16 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,000 student-athletes. Each year, 4,000 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
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