Warren Tabbed First Team Academic All-American

Jun. 26Concordia's Kyle Warren has earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first-team honors for track and field and cross country.  Warren graduated from Concordia with a 4.0 in biology.  He was the only athlete selected from the NSIC.

While a member of the Golden Bears track and cross country teams, Warren was a three-time all-NSIC performer in cross country (2005, 2006, 2007).  He holds five individual records (400m, 600m, 800m, 1500m, Mile) and was a member of five relay records in indoor and outdoor track.  Warren ran in NCAA Outdoor championships in 800m in 2006.  He was the NSIC champion in the 1500m in 2007, the 800m in 2006 and ran in two NSIC relay team championship teams in 2007. 

He is a three-time NSIC all-academic selection and was named Concordia's Student-Athlete of the Year in 2007.  He also member of 2006 Division II USTFCCCA Men's All-Academic Track & Field Team.

The Academic All-America Teams program honors male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. 

Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America; a 2,000-member organization consisted of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

Warren is the second track athlete to earn the honor in Concordia history (Emily Shoop, 2004).  He is also the sixth athlete to earn the honor during the 2006-07 Academic year for Concordia University (Jessica Lucia, Kelsey Kyro, Ashley Olson - volleyball, Brad Scherer - football, Katie LaViolette - women's basketball).

College Division Academic All-America of the Year Voting
First Place (WINNER) Fritz Nugent - Univ. of Redlands

First Team
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Gordon Coffin NEBRASKA WESLEYAN Sr. Osceola, Neb. 3.95 Communication Studies
James Hajek ADAMS STATE Sr. Tucson, Ariz. 4.00 Sociology/Criminology
Harrison Jorritsma CALVIN COLLEGE Sr. Beamsville, Ontario 4.0 Accounting
Evan Knight NEBRASKA WESLEYAN Jr. Keystone, Neb. 3.99 History, Spanish
Jed Droge NEBRASKA WESLEYAN Sr. Pawnee City, Neb. 3.78 Athletic Training, Exercise Science
Alex Zupan GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS Sr. Monona, Wis. 4.00 Mathematics and Music
Jesus Solis ADAMS STATE Sr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. 3.90 History/Government & English
Nathan Bates WABASH COLLEGE Sr. Ossian, Ind. 3.91 Psychology
John Mercuri UNIV. SCRANTON Sr. Moscow, Pa. 3.97 Biology & Philosophy
Andrew Leuenberger GROVE CITY COLLEGE Sr. West Middlesex, Pa. 3.98 Molecular Biology
Fritz Nugent REDLANDS, UNIVERSITY OF Gr. Tinley Park, Ill. 3.67, 3.90 (grad) Studio Art/Master of Arts in Education
Kyle Warren CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY Sr. Savage, MN 4.0 Biology
Stephen Hrinda CASE WESTERN RESERVE Gr. Fairview, Pa. 4.00, 4.00 (grad) Business Administration and Public Policy
Tanner Miest GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS Sr. Willmar, Minn. 3.96 Biology
Ryan TerLouw HOPE COLLEGE Sr. Pella, Iowa 3.73 Chemistry

Second Team
Brian Harvey CARNEGIE MELLON So. Ellicott City, Md. 4.0 Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Vernon Chaplin SWARTHMORE COLLEGE Sr. Indian Springs, Ala. 3.94 Honors Astrophysics
Marco Dozzi ALLEGHENY COLLEGE Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 3.71 philosophy and religious studies double major
Kevin Balster WARTBURG COLLEGE Sr. Monticello, Iowa 3.93 Mathematics/Math Education
Kyle Steiner WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT Sr. Grafton, Wis. 3.79 Biology
Jason Werling TIFFIN UNIVERSITY Sr. Harrod, Ohio 3.97 Accounting
Jeremy Burnham RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC Sr. East Windsor, Conn. 3.85 Chemical Engineering
Thomas Reives ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 3.97 Mechanical Engineering
Ben Bollard CENTRAL COLLEGE Sr. Pella, Iowa 3.78 Computer science
Kim Hogarth WESTERN STATE So. Nelson, New Zealand 4.0 Psychology
Rich Luettchau RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE Sr. Middlesex, NJ 3.96 History
Travis Harris WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY Sr. Bellingham, Wash. 3.99 Chemistry
Michael Hoffman STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Jr. Franklin Township, N.J. 3.99 Biomedical Engineering
Kenneth Bowling OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN Sr. Brookline, Mo. 3.57 Mathematics Education
Chris Erichsen SAINT JOHN'S Jr. Spring Valley, Minn. 3.73 Economics

Third Team
Stephen Burns ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Jr. Newmarket, Ontario 3.83 Business
Steve Blum U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY Jr. Farmington, Conn. 3.5 Civil Engineering
Omar Wiggan ST. AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE Jr. St. Ann, Jamaica 3.74 Human Performance& Wellness
Adam Pennington NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE Jr. Sandwich, Ill. 3.63 Finance
Justin Walters MUSKINGUM COLLEGE Jr. Pickerington, Ohio 4.00 Economics
Ben Spaun WHITWORTH COLLEGE Jr. Wenatchee, Wash. 3.99 Physics
Andrew Varble ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Sr. Rochester, N.Y. 3.94 Biotechnology
Jake Streeter ADAMS STATE COLLEGE Sr. Alamosa, Colo. 3.62 History/Government & Social Studies Ed.
Kevin Smith ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Sr. Hamburg, N.Y. 3.89 Mechanical Engineering
Zach Rodgers CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF Jr. Nashville, Tenn. 3.94 Biology/Chemistry/Physics
Colte Haines SOUTH DAKOTA, UNIVERSITY OF Jr. White Lake, S.D. 3.91 Math/Computer Science
Nate Pieper MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY Jr. Rubicon, Wis. 3.89 Pre-Civil Engineering
Trevor Palmer SOUTHERN OREGON Sr. Central Point, Ore. 3.78 Psychology
Matt Busche LUTHER COLLEGE Sr. Wauwatosa, Wis. 3.78 Management
Jon Stoehr MARS HILL Sr. Antigo, WI 3.91 Physical Education


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