Boston Small Earns Academic All-America Honor

OMAHA, Neb. -- Boston Small has been selected a Third Team Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators. He's just the second Creighton track/cross country student-athlete -- men's or women's -- to ever be honored as an Academic All-American.

The 2023 Academic All-American ® Men's Track & Field / Cross Country Team, selected by CSC members, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for the combined performances on the course, track and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America ® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions. NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division II and NAIA.

A total of 51 individuals were recognized, with the 19 members of the first team showing a 3.85 cumulative GPA. Small was one of a total of 16 honorees that had perfect 4.00 GPAs, eight of whom were named to the first team.

Small competed in 19 cross country races in a Bluejay uniform and also enjoyed remarkable success on the track. He's second on Creighton's all-time list for the indoor mile, third in the indoor 800, fourth in the outdoor 1,500 and fifth in the outdoor 800.

A four-time member of the BIG EAST's All-Academic Team, Small graduated from Creighton Summa Cum Laude with a 4.00 GPA and a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science and Pre-Health Professions with a minor in Biology. He also owned a 4.0 GPA in Business Analytics in graduate school. The St. Joseph, Mo., native has been on the Dean's List all 10 semesters at Creighton and is a member of Alpha Sigma Nu, the most prestigious Honor Society of Jesuit Institutions of higher education. Small will attend medical school next year at Creighton.

Earlier this spring Small was one of three male finalists for the 2023 Walter Byers Scholarship, the most elite recognition award bestowed by the NCAA. He also received a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for his efforts on the course, track and classroom.

Small is Creighton's second track / cross country student-athlete ever named an Academic All-American, joining Nick Monkemeyer in 2019 (First Team) and 2020 (Second Team). The Bluejays are coached by Chris Gannon.

Including Small, Creighton has now had 48 student-athletes earn a combined 58 Academic All-America awards across all sports.

2022-23 Academic All-America ® Men's Track & Field / Cross Country NCAA Division I
FIRST TEAM
Name                                                          School                                                                                     Yr.        GPA                 Major
John Bennett                                              Cal Poly                                                                                    Gr.        4.00                  Mechanical Engineering
Zach Bradford                                            Texas Tech                                                                              Gr.        3.72/4.00         Advanced Digital & Social Media (G)
Tom Brady                                                  University of Michigan                                                            Gr.        3.94                  Computer Science & Engineering (G)
Hunter Garretson                                       University of Akron                                                                 Jr.        4.00                  Mathematics
Jordan Geist (1)                                         University of Arizona                                                              Gr.        3.65                  Finance
Luke Houser                                               University of Washington                                                        Sr.        3.52                  Geography & Data Science
Dylan Jacobs                                             University of Tennessee                                                         Gr.        3.60/3.70         Management & Human Resources
Max McKhann                                            Stanford University                                                                 Sr.        3.51                  Economics
Trevor Otterdahl (1, 4)                               North Dakota State University                                                Gr.        3.96                  Mathematics (UG) / MBA (G)
Owayne Owens (1, 5)                                 University of Virginia                                                               Gr.        3.84                  Leadership & Public Policy
Ky Robinson                                               Stanford University                                                                 Jr.        3.58                  Management Science / Engineering
Isaiah Schafer                                            University of Minnesota                                                          Gr.        4.00/4.00         Sport Management (G)
Joshua Sobota (2, 5)                                  University of Kentucky                                                            Gr.        4.00                  Sport, Fitness & Recreation Management
Till Steinforth                                             University of Nebraska                                                            So.       4.00                  Architectural Studies
Turner Washington (1, 4)                           Arizona State                                                                          Gr.        4.00                  Sports, Law & Business (G)
Cole Whatley                                              California                                                                                 Gr.        4.00/3.86         Engineering
Matthew Wilkinson                                    University of Minnesota                                                          Gr.        3.90                  Epidemiology
Caleb Witsken                                            BYU                                                                                          Sr.        3.99                  Exercise Science
Kevin Yang                                                 Stanford University                                                                 Jr.        3.65                  Computer Science

SECOND TEAM
Name                                                          School                                                                                     Yr.        GPA                 Major
Ethan Bersley                                             California                                                                                 Sr.        3.71                  Chemical Engineering / Materials Sci. & Engineering
Jonathan Boyd (3, 6)                                  University of Tennessee at Chattanooga                               Gr.        4.00                  Electrical Engineering
Brett Brady (3)                                            U.S. Naval Academy                                                                Sr.        3.87                  Aerospace Engineering
Ben Conacher                                            Baylor University                                                                     Sr.        4.00                  Biochemistry
Ryan Day                                                     Baylor University                                                                     Gr.        3.97                  Mechanical Engineering
Jeremy Farr                                                University of Arkansas                                                            Sr.        3.97                  Finance Risk Management
Eerik Haamer                                             University of South Dakota                                                     Jr.        3.73                  Neuroscience
Abdullahi Hassan                                       University of Wisconsin                                                          Jr.        3.56                  Information Science
Derek Johnson                                           University of Virginia                                                               Gr.        3.94                  Engineering
Alex Maier                                                  Oklahoma State University                                                     Sr.        3.78                  Electrical Engineering Technology
Udodi Onwuzurike                                      Stanford University                                                                 So.       3.51                  Undeclared
Kenneth Rooks                                          BYU                                                                                          Sr.        3.96                  Civil Engineering
Gable Sieperda                                           Iowa State University                                                              Sr.        3.57                  Finance

THIRD TEAM
Name                                                          School                                                                                     Yr.        GPA                 Major
Graham Blanks                                          Harvard University                                                                   So.       3.65                  Economics
Daniel Burkhalter                                       South Dakota State University                                                Sr.        4.00                  Mathematics (UG) / Statistics (G)
Collin Burkhart                                           Penn State                                                                               So.       3.80                  Business
Nolan Chiles                                               Fordham University                                                                 Sr.        4.00                  Integrative Neuroscience
Casey Clinger                                             BYU                                                                                          Sr.        3.84                  Business Management
Sam Coil University of Wisconsin             Gr.                                                                                            3.87/3.50                      Accountancy
Peyton Davis                                              University of Tennessee                                                         Sr.        3.67                  Mechanical Engineering
Carrick Denker                                           California                                                                                 Jr.        3.63                  Business Administration
Delan Edwin                                               Texas A&M University-Commerce                                          Sr.        3.77                  Business Administration
Corbett Fong                                              Rice University                                                                         Gr.        3.95                  Mechanical Engineering
Michael Gupta                                            California                                                                                 Jr.        3.91                  Computer Science
Fouad Messaoudi                                      Oklahoma State University                                                     So.       3.55                  Management
Quinton Orr                                                Iowa State University                                                              So.       3.85                  Biology
Jonathan Pelusi                                         California                                                                                 Gr.        3.80/3.97         Biomedical Engineering
Benji Phillips                                              North Dakota State University                                                Gr.        4.00                  Exercise Science / Psychology
Jacob Rodin                                               North Dakota State University                                                Sr.        4.00                  Agricultural Economics / Finance
Kaleb Siekmeier (2, 6)                               University of Minnesota                                                          Gr.        3.94                  Aerospace Engineering (G)
Boston Small                                             Creighton                                                                                 Gr.        4.00                  Exercise Science (UG) / Business Analytics (G)
Emil Uhlin                                                   Kansas State University                                                          So.       4.00                  Biology

CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Turner Washington, Arizona State University

(1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021-22
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2021-22
(3) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021-22
(4) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
(5) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
(6) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21

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