WildcatRick
05-28-2008, 12:02 AM
Kentucky first-team All-Southeastern Conference outfielder Collin Cowgill has been named a College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) First-Team Academic All-American, it was announced on Tuesday.
Cowgill, a four-year junior who has graduated with a degree in communications, has posted a 3.867 cumulative GPA during his academic career. Finishing his undergraduate degree with a 4.0 in his final semester, Cowgill becomes just the seventh Academic All-American in UK’s history and the first since Andy Green was honored in 2000.
The 2008 UK Male Student-Athlete of the Year, Cowgill makes his second Academic All-America appearance, as the Lexington, Ky., native was named a second-team Academic All-American in 2006. Senior Andrew Albers joined Cowgill on the All-District team, released earlier in May. Brian Spear, James Paxton and Greg Dombrowski were each named to the second-team All-Academic District team in May.
Cowgill has had a monster season, helping lead UK to just its fourth 40-win season the 104-year history of the program – the second in the past three years. Starting all 59 games despite battling through a hamstring injury, Cowgill has hit .359, with 13 doubles, two triples and 18 home runs, driving in 57 RBI and drawing a team-best 48 walks. Cowgill ranks fourth in the SEC with 23 stolen bases.
http://www.ukathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=36&url_article_id=22155&change_well_id=2
Cowgill, a four-year junior who has graduated with a degree in communications, has posted a 3.867 cumulative GPA during his academic career. Finishing his undergraduate degree with a 4.0 in his final semester, Cowgill becomes just the seventh Academic All-American in UK’s history and the first since Andy Green was honored in 2000.
The 2008 UK Male Student-Athlete of the Year, Cowgill makes his second Academic All-America appearance, as the Lexington, Ky., native was named a second-team Academic All-American in 2006. Senior Andrew Albers joined Cowgill on the All-District team, released earlier in May. Brian Spear, James Paxton and Greg Dombrowski were each named to the second-team All-Academic District team in May.
Cowgill has had a monster season, helping lead UK to just its fourth 40-win season the 104-year history of the program – the second in the past three years. Starting all 59 games despite battling through a hamstring injury, Cowgill has hit .359, with 13 doubles, two triples and 18 home runs, driving in 57 RBI and drawing a team-best 48 walks. Cowgill ranks fourth in the SEC with 23 stolen bases.
http://www.ukathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=36&url_article_id=22155&change_well_id=2