Cunningham Earns Academic All-District Honors
5/26/2016 2:39:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel track and field sophomore Jamie Cunningham was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team, it was announced Thursday.
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Cunningham boasted an impressive 3.98 grade-point average during the spring semester as he pursues a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. The sophomore from Alpharetta, Georgia, competes for both the cross country and track and field teams at The Citadel.
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Cunningham wrapped up his second campaign as a Bulldog on May 13 at the Southern Conference Outdoor Championships. He finished 15th overall in the men's 10,000-meter run with a time of 34:00.09. Cunningham paired that performance with a 17th-place finish in the 5,000-meter event at the Southern Conference Indoor Championships, as he clocked a personal-best 15:34.35.
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His top outing of the spring came at the Lowcountry Invitational where he placed second overall and earned 10 team points with a time of 9:24.34. Cunningham later added a fourth-place finish in the 1,500-meter run by clocking a 4:07.20.
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Cunningham is the fifth Bulldog to receive CoSIDA Academic All-District honors in 2015-16, joining Jennifer Burch of the rifle team, Derrick Henry of the basketball team and Joe Crochet and Kyle Weaver of the football team.
For all the latest on The Citadel track and field squads, follow @CitadelOlympic.
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Cunningham boasted an impressive 3.98 grade-point average during the spring semester as he pursues a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. The sophomore from Alpharetta, Georgia, competes for both the cross country and track and field teams at The Citadel.
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Cunningham wrapped up his second campaign as a Bulldog on May 13 at the Southern Conference Outdoor Championships. He finished 15th overall in the men's 10,000-meter run with a time of 34:00.09. Cunningham paired that performance with a 17th-place finish in the 5,000-meter event at the Southern Conference Indoor Championships, as he clocked a personal-best 15:34.35.
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His top outing of the spring came at the Lowcountry Invitational where he placed second overall and earned 10 team points with a time of 9:24.34. Cunningham later added a fourth-place finish in the 1,500-meter run by clocking a 4:07.20.
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Cunningham is the fifth Bulldog to receive CoSIDA Academic All-District honors in 2015-16, joining Jennifer Burch of the rifle team, Derrick Henry of the basketball team and Joe Crochet and Kyle Weaver of the football team.
For all the latest on The Citadel track and field squads, follow @CitadelOlympic.
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