TWO MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETES NAMED TO CACC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

December 18, 2024

2024 CACC Men's Cross Country All-Academic Team

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/18/14) Two members of the Dominican University New York men's cross country team have been named to the 2024 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) All-Academic Team as was announced yesterday by CACC Commissioner Dan Mara. The honorees represent 10 conference member institutions.

David Castro was named to the team for the first time in his career, while Daniel Pinilla earns his second All-Academic honors..

To be eligible for CACC All-Academic status, a student-athlete must possess a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 at the end of the immediately preceding term (may include summer for fall-sport participants), must be enrolled for at least two full-time semesters at his/her current institution, and must be a second-year student-athlete at his/her current institution. The CACC All-Academic Team was instituted during the 2004-05 academic year.

Wilmington University, the 2024 CACC men's cross-country champion, topped the conference by placing six runners on the All-Academic Team. Holy Family University, with three honorees, was the only other school to have more than two student-athletes recognized.

Three members of this year's team maintain GPAs of 3.90 or better. David Castro of Dominican University New York and Carter Sparwasser of Wilmington carry perfect 4.00 marks, while Holy Family's Mike McGerry owns a 3.98 GPA.

More than half of the 2024 honorees are repeat winners. Wilmington's Dan Wyshinski is being honored for the fourth time. Post University's Drew Paskanik and Haywood Boutte of Wilmington are three-time winners. Nine others are being recognized for the second time.

The 22 CACC All-Academic Men's Cross-Country honorees equal the amount on the 2023 team. The complete list can be viewed by clicking the link above.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.