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Trio of Tiger Honorees on Men’s All-Academic Team
May 29, 2019 | Men's Track and Field
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis placed three of the 11 first team honorees on the Google Cloud Academic All-District track and field team announced Wednesday. All three honored individuals -- Matthew Kamph, Adam Neelly, and Olushola Olojo, move on to the Academic All-America ballot.
Kamph recently capped his Memphis career with a degree in Sports Management and a 3.99 GPA. A native of Ewing, New Jersey, Kamph recorded four personal bests over the past two seasons, including scoring for Memphis at the 2019 American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs. Kamph also helped the 2018 distance medley relay set a Memphis record. A member of the Tiger cross country program, he finished his cross country career with eight top-30 finishes, including a runner-up finish at the 2018 Brooks Twilight Classic. A member of the UofM's Emerging Leaders program, he was awarded the Carson Circle, the University's highest honor for student leadership, and was an eight-time member of the Dean's List. He continues to volunteer for the UofM Athletic Communications Office.
Neelly is one of three non-seniors to be recognized on this spring's all-academic class. A three-time NCAA East Region qualifier, he is also a three-time all-conference honoree. Over three seasons, Neely has posted 22 career top-three performances in all throws events. A two-time USTFCCCA all-academic team honoree and a member of the Dean's List at Memphis for five semesters, he carries a 3.99 GPA in business economics.
A four-time all-conference medalist in jumps, Olojo earned his third All-Academic honor from CoSIDA. He became the program's first track and field athlete to earn honors in back-to-back seasons last year. Olojo capped his career at the NCAA East Regional last weekend, competing in the long jump. A native of London, England, he won a gold in the triple jump at the 2017 AAC Outdoor Championships and a pair of silver medals in the long and triple jumps at the 2016 indoor championships. A member of the Dean's List, Shola also earned U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) all-academic honors in each of the past two seasons. He graduated in May with a degree in business economics and a 3.97 GPA.
2019 NCAA Division I – District 3 – Google Cloud Academic All-District First Team
Nick Boogades, Tennessee, Junior, 3.90 GPA, Soil Science/Plant Science
Blanton Gillespie, UNC Asheville, Senior, 4.00, Chemistry
Duncan Goodrich, College of William & Mary, Senior, 3.92, Finance
Nate Harper, Tennessee, Senior, 3.93, Psychology
Matthew Kamph, Memphis, Senior, 3.99, Sport & Leisure Management
Bashir Mosavel-Lo, Virginia Tech, Junior, 3.82, Industrial Systems Engineering
Adam Neely, Memphis, Junior, 3.99, Business Economics
Olushola Olojo, Memphis, Senior, 3.97, Business Economics
Grant Rivers, North Carolina State, Grad Student, 3.89, Communications
John Seals, George Mason University, Grad Student, 3.75, Civil Engineering
Ben Weisel, Belmont, Senior, 3.98, Accounting
Kamph recently capped his Memphis career with a degree in Sports Management and a 3.99 GPA. A native of Ewing, New Jersey, Kamph recorded four personal bests over the past two seasons, including scoring for Memphis at the 2019 American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs. Kamph also helped the 2018 distance medley relay set a Memphis record. A member of the Tiger cross country program, he finished his cross country career with eight top-30 finishes, including a runner-up finish at the 2018 Brooks Twilight Classic. A member of the UofM's Emerging Leaders program, he was awarded the Carson Circle, the University's highest honor for student leadership, and was an eight-time member of the Dean's List. He continues to volunteer for the UofM Athletic Communications Office.
Neelly is one of three non-seniors to be recognized on this spring's all-academic class. A three-time NCAA East Region qualifier, he is also a three-time all-conference honoree. Over three seasons, Neely has posted 22 career top-three performances in all throws events. A two-time USTFCCCA all-academic team honoree and a member of the Dean's List at Memphis for five semesters, he carries a 3.99 GPA in business economics.
A four-time all-conference medalist in jumps, Olojo earned his third All-Academic honor from CoSIDA. He became the program's first track and field athlete to earn honors in back-to-back seasons last year. Olojo capped his career at the NCAA East Regional last weekend, competing in the long jump. A native of London, England, he won a gold in the triple jump at the 2017 AAC Outdoor Championships and a pair of silver medals in the long and triple jumps at the 2016 indoor championships. A member of the Dean's List, Shola also earned U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) all-academic honors in each of the past two seasons. He graduated in May with a degree in business economics and a 3.97 GPA.
2019 NCAA Division I – District 3 – Google Cloud Academic All-District First Team
Nick Boogades, Tennessee, Junior, 3.90 GPA, Soil Science/Plant Science
Blanton Gillespie, UNC Asheville, Senior, 4.00, Chemistry
Duncan Goodrich, College of William & Mary, Senior, 3.92, Finance
Nate Harper, Tennessee, Senior, 3.93, Psychology
Matthew Kamph, Memphis, Senior, 3.99, Sport & Leisure Management
Bashir Mosavel-Lo, Virginia Tech, Junior, 3.82, Industrial Systems Engineering
Adam Neely, Memphis, Junior, 3.99, Business Economics
Olushola Olojo, Memphis, Senior, 3.97, Business Economics
Grant Rivers, North Carolina State, Grad Student, 3.89, Communications
John Seals, George Mason University, Grad Student, 3.75, Civil Engineering
Ben Weisel, Belmont, Senior, 3.98, Accounting
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