Nick Monkemeyer
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Monkemeyer Repeats As CoSIDA Academic All-American
6/25/2020 11:02:00 AM | Men's Cross Country / Track
Senior is Creighton's ninth two-time Academic All-American ever across all sports
OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton cross country senior Nick Monkemeyer has earned Second Team Academic All-America distinction from the College Sports Information Directors of America. It's the second straight season that Monkemeyer has been honored by CoSIDA.
The 2019-20 CoSIDA Academic All-American® Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.
Last year Monkemeyer became the first CoSIDA Academic All-American in Creighton Cross Country history, and the 11th student-athlete across all Bluejay sports to be named a First Team Academic All-American by CoSIDA.
This year's recognition makes him only the ninth student-athlete in the history of CU Athletics to earn multiple CoSIDA Academic All-American accolades, joining three-time honorees Dan Lawler and Tara Oltman, as well as two-time recipients Rick Apke, Zach Daeges, Heidi Geier, Fabian Herbers, Michael Lindeman and Jaali Winters.
Creighton owns 43 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in school history, who have combined to earn 54 honors.
A Rockford, Ill., product, Monkemeyer owns a perfect 4.00 GPA in pharmacy school after finishing his time as an undergrad with a 3.95 GPA. The Doctor of Pharmacy candidate has been on the Dean's List each of his eight semesters at Creighton and is a member of Creighton's Honors program.
On the course, Monkemeyer ran in all six cross country meets for Creighton last fall, and was the team's No. 4 runner at the 2019 BIG EAST Championship. Monkemeyer also owns the 12th-best 10K time in program history, and 24th-best 8K clocking.
During the 2018-19 academic year, he became Creighton's first cross country runner to earn Academic All-District recognition since Jessica Donner was a Second Team All-District VII pick during the 2002-03 academic year.
2019-20 CoSIDA Academic All-America ® Team Men's Track & Field / Cross Country NCAA Division I
FIRST TEAM
Name                                         School                                                             Yr.    GPA           Major
Geordie Beamish                        Northern Arizona University (2)                           Sr.    3.69            Civil Engineering
Tyler Brendel                              University of Arkansas                                       Gr.    3.91/4.00    Statistics & Analytics / Business Analytics
Kevin Cahoy                               University of Nebraska (3)                                  Sr.    3.99            Biological Sciences & Microbiology
Casey Comber                            Villanova University                                           Gr.    3.84/3.92    Business Analytics (G)
Tyler Day                                    Northern Arizona University (#)                           Sr.    3.75            Journalism
Olin Hacker                                 University of Wisconsin                                     Sr.    3.95            Biology
Christopher Henry                       University of Wyoming (1) (@)                            Sr.    4.00            Molecular Biology & Physiology
Vincent Kiprop                            University of Alabama                                        Gr.    3.87/4.00    Public Health / Health Education & Promotion
Joe Klecker                                 University of Colorado                                       Sr.    3.66            Biochemistry
Alec Nehring                               Montana State University (2)                              Sr.    4.00            Mathematics
Yared Nuguse                             University of Notre Dame                                   Jr.     3.80            Biochemistry
Mick Stanovsek                          University of Washington                                   Sr.    3.85            Cinema and Media Studies
Elliott Stone                                North Dakota State University (1) (%)                 Gr.    4.00/4.00    Mechanical Engineering (U) / MBA (G)
Jonathan Wells                           University of Illinois                                           Gr.    3.45/3.74    Business (U) / Technology Management
James West                                University of Oregon                                          Gr.    3.64/3.64    Public Administration
SECOND TEAM
Name                                         School                                                             Yr.    GPA           Major
Matthew Arnold                           Lamar University                                               Gr.    4.00/3.68    English / Kinesiology
Jovaine Atkinson                        Liberty University                                               Sr.    3.82            Aeronautics
Alex Bashqawi                            University of Illinois at Chicago                           Gr.    4.00/4.00    Electrical & Computer Engineering (G)
Jon Bishop                                 Texas A&M University                                       Sr.    3.94            Applied Mathematical Sciences
Michael Burke                             University of Minnesota                                     Gr.    3.90/3.90    Sport Management (G)
Riley DeMeulenaere                     Loyola University Chicago                                  Sr.    3.98            Biology
TJ Lawson                                  Kent State University (3)                                    Sr.    3.79            Sports Administration / Business Management
Austin Lin                                   Northeastern University                                     Sr.    4.00            Electrical Engineering / Physics
Conner Mantz                             Brigham Young University                                  Jr.     3.80            Mechanical Engineering
Nick Monkemeyer                       Creighton University (1)                                     Gr.    3.95/4.00    Pharmacy
Alex Ostberg                              Stanford University                                            Sr.    3.67            Human Biology
Ben Petrella                                United States Military Academy (1) (@)               Sr.    3.94            Physics
Luke Siedhoff                             University of Nebraska                                       Sr.    3.91            Biological Sciences / Spanish
Jonathan Tharaldsen                   University of Minnesota                                     Sr.    3.69            Kinesiology
Max Vollmer                               University of Oregon                                          So.   3.83            Business Administration
THIRD TEAM
Name                                         School                                                             Yr.    GPA           Major
Christian Alberico                        Iona College                                                     Gr.    4.00/4.00    Marketing (U) / MBA (G)
Joshua Anadu                             Oklahoma State University (3)                            Sr.    3.96            Environmental Science
Zack Anderson                           University of South Dakota (3)                            Sr.    3.52            Physical Education
Alec Basten                                University of Minnesota                                     Sr.    3.90            Kinesiology
Arinze Chance                            University of South Carolina (3)                          Gr.    3.63            Global Studies
Johannes Erm                            University of Georgia                                         Jr.     3.36            Mechanical Engineering
Jac Hopkins                                Iona College                                                     Gr.    4.00            Marketing
Jackson Lewis                            Arizona State University                                     Jr.     4.00            Computer Science
Mitch Lipe                                   U.S. Air Force Academy                                    Jr.     3.67            Aeronautical Engineering
Adam Neelly                               University of Memphis                                       Gr.    3.99/4.00    Business Economics (U) /MBA (G)
Thomas Pollard                          Iowa State University                                         Gr.    3.97            Information Systems / Business Analytics
Jack Rogers                               Auburn University                                              Sr.    4.00            Business Analytics
Matthew Scarpill                         Saint Joseph's University                                   Jr.     4.00            Actuarial Science
William Stout                              Wofford College                                                Sr.    3.98            Biology
Kieran Tuntivate                          Harvard University                                             Sr.    3.52            Economics
Ben Veatch                                 Indiana University                                              Sr.    3.93            Exercise Science
2019-20 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Tyler Day, Northern Arizona University
(1) = 2019 1st team Academic All-America®
(2) = 2019 2nd team Academic All-America®
(3) = 2019 3rd team Academic All-America®
(%) = 2018 1st team Academic All-America®
(@) = 2018 3rd team Academic All-America®
(#) = 2017 2nd team Academic All-America®
The 2019-20 CoSIDA Academic All-American® Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.
Last year Monkemeyer became the first CoSIDA Academic All-American in Creighton Cross Country history, and the 11th student-athlete across all Bluejay sports to be named a First Team Academic All-American by CoSIDA.
This year's recognition makes him only the ninth student-athlete in the history of CU Athletics to earn multiple CoSIDA Academic All-American accolades, joining three-time honorees Dan Lawler and Tara Oltman, as well as two-time recipients Rick Apke, Zach Daeges, Heidi Geier, Fabian Herbers, Michael Lindeman and Jaali Winters.
Creighton owns 43 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in school history, who have combined to earn 54 honors.
A Rockford, Ill., product, Monkemeyer owns a perfect 4.00 GPA in pharmacy school after finishing his time as an undergrad with a 3.95 GPA. The Doctor of Pharmacy candidate has been on the Dean's List each of his eight semesters at Creighton and is a member of Creighton's Honors program.
On the course, Monkemeyer ran in all six cross country meets for Creighton last fall, and was the team's No. 4 runner at the 2019 BIG EAST Championship. Monkemeyer also owns the 12th-best 10K time in program history, and 24th-best 8K clocking.
During the 2018-19 academic year, he became Creighton's first cross country runner to earn Academic All-District recognition since Jessica Donner was a Second Team All-District VII pick during the 2002-03 academic year.
2019-20 CoSIDA Academic All-America ® Team Men's Track & Field / Cross Country NCAA Division I
FIRST TEAM
Name                                         School                                                             Yr.    GPA           Major
Geordie Beamish                        Northern Arizona University (2)                           Sr.    3.69            Civil Engineering
Tyler Brendel                              University of Arkansas                                       Gr.    3.91/4.00    Statistics & Analytics / Business Analytics
Kevin Cahoy                               University of Nebraska (3)                                  Sr.    3.99            Biological Sciences & Microbiology
Casey Comber                            Villanova University                                           Gr.    3.84/3.92    Business Analytics (G)
Tyler Day                                    Northern Arizona University (#)                           Sr.    3.75            Journalism
Olin Hacker                                 University of Wisconsin                                     Sr.    3.95            Biology
Christopher Henry                       University of Wyoming (1) (@)                            Sr.    4.00            Molecular Biology & Physiology
Vincent Kiprop                            University of Alabama                                        Gr.    3.87/4.00    Public Health / Health Education & Promotion
Joe Klecker                                 University of Colorado                                       Sr.    3.66            Biochemistry
Alec Nehring                               Montana State University (2)                              Sr.    4.00            Mathematics
Yared Nuguse                             University of Notre Dame                                   Jr.     3.80            Biochemistry
Mick Stanovsek                          University of Washington                                   Sr.    3.85            Cinema and Media Studies
Elliott Stone                                North Dakota State University (1) (%)                 Gr.    4.00/4.00    Mechanical Engineering (U) / MBA (G)
Jonathan Wells                           University of Illinois                                           Gr.    3.45/3.74    Business (U) / Technology Management
James West                                University of Oregon                                          Gr.    3.64/3.64    Public Administration
SECOND TEAM
Name                                         School                                                             Yr.    GPA           Major
Matthew Arnold                           Lamar University                                               Gr.    4.00/3.68    English / Kinesiology
Jovaine Atkinson                        Liberty University                                               Sr.    3.82            Aeronautics
Alex Bashqawi                            University of Illinois at Chicago                           Gr.    4.00/4.00    Electrical & Computer Engineering (G)
Jon Bishop                                 Texas A&M University                                       Sr.    3.94            Applied Mathematical Sciences
Michael Burke                             University of Minnesota                                     Gr.    3.90/3.90    Sport Management (G)
Riley DeMeulenaere                     Loyola University Chicago                                  Sr.    3.98            Biology
TJ Lawson                                  Kent State University (3)                                    Sr.    3.79            Sports Administration / Business Management
Austin Lin                                   Northeastern University                                     Sr.    4.00            Electrical Engineering / Physics
Conner Mantz                             Brigham Young University                                  Jr.     3.80            Mechanical Engineering
Nick Monkemeyer                       Creighton University (1)                                     Gr.    3.95/4.00    Pharmacy
Alex Ostberg                              Stanford University                                            Sr.    3.67            Human Biology
Ben Petrella                                United States Military Academy (1) (@)               Sr.    3.94            Physics
Luke Siedhoff                             University of Nebraska                                       Sr.    3.91            Biological Sciences / Spanish
Jonathan Tharaldsen                   University of Minnesota                                     Sr.    3.69            Kinesiology
Max Vollmer                               University of Oregon                                          So.   3.83            Business Administration
THIRD TEAM
Name                                         School                                                             Yr.    GPA           Major
Christian Alberico                        Iona College                                                     Gr.    4.00/4.00    Marketing (U) / MBA (G)
Joshua Anadu                             Oklahoma State University (3)                            Sr.    3.96            Environmental Science
Zack Anderson                           University of South Dakota (3)                            Sr.    3.52            Physical Education
Alec Basten                                University of Minnesota                                     Sr.    3.90            Kinesiology
Arinze Chance                            University of South Carolina (3)                          Gr.    3.63            Global Studies
Johannes Erm                            University of Georgia                                         Jr.     3.36            Mechanical Engineering
Jac Hopkins                                Iona College                                                     Gr.    4.00            Marketing
Jackson Lewis                            Arizona State University                                     Jr.     4.00            Computer Science
Mitch Lipe                                   U.S. Air Force Academy                                    Jr.     3.67            Aeronautical Engineering
Adam Neelly                               University of Memphis                                       Gr.    3.99/4.00    Business Economics (U) /MBA (G)
Thomas Pollard                          Iowa State University                                         Gr.    3.97            Information Systems / Business Analytics
Jack Rogers                               Auburn University                                              Sr.    4.00            Business Analytics
Matthew Scarpill                         Saint Joseph's University                                   Jr.     4.00            Actuarial Science
William Stout                              Wofford College                                                Sr.    3.98            Biology
Kieran Tuntivate                          Harvard University                                             Sr.    3.52            Economics
Ben Veatch                                 Indiana University                                              Sr.    3.93            Exercise Science
2019-20 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Tyler Day, Northern Arizona University
(1) = 2019 1st team Academic All-America®
(2) = 2019 2nd team Academic All-America®
(3) = 2019 3rd team Academic All-America®
(%) = 2018 1st team Academic All-America®
(@) = 2018 3rd team Academic All-America®
(#) = 2017 2nd team Academic All-America®
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