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Four Mids Selected to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

John Kress, John Olsen, Ben Kozy and Andrew Hanko all earned a 3.20 grade-point average or higher last semester

	Navy's John Kress, the 2007 Patriot League Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Jan. 22, 2008

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Patriot League Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year John Kress (Sr./Colorado Springs, Colo.) highlighted a cast of four Navy runners selected to the league's academic honor roll, it was announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.

Kress, a three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member, produced a 3.81 grade-point average during the fall semester. The aerospace engineering major earned Superintendent's List recognition for the fifth time in his career last semester and will serve as a Marine Corps pilot following graduation in May. He was equally as impressive on the cross country trails in 2007, capturing All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors and First-Team All-Patriot League kudos for the second-straight year. He boasted Navy's top time in three of the seven meets and landed among the overall ten-fastest runners in five races.

John Olsen (Sr./Staten Island, N.Y.) earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll distinction for the third time in his career on Tuesday. The history major posted a 3.20 grade-point average last semester en route to Commandant's List recognition for the sixth time. After commissioning in May, Kress will head into the Navy aviation community. He also sported an impressive senior year with the cross country program, claiming All-Mid-Atlantic Region and First-Team All-Patriot League honors. The Staten Island, N.Y., native owned Navy's best time in four meets and finished among the overall top-five runners five times.

Ben Kozy (Sr./Houston, Texas) worked his way onto the league's academic honor roll for the first time in his career after producing a 3.44 grade-point average in the fall. The systems engineering major will join the nuclear submarine community after graduation in May. He saw action in six races last fall, scoring twice and displacing in another meet. He finished among the 25-fastest runners in three competitions.

In his first season at the Academy, Andrew Hanko (Fr./Montville, N.J.) produced a 3.33 grade-point average to earn a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Hanko battled back from an ankle injury suffered at the Roy Griak Invitational to capture Patriot League Rookie-of-the-Year honors with a 16th-place finish at the league championship one month later. He raced in five meets during his rookie campaign, scoring once and displacing in two others.

In order to be eligible for the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average during the fall semester and be awarded a varsity letter. A total of 67 student-athletes were named to this year's men's cross country honor roll.

The Midshipmen placed second at the Patriot League Championship last October, just one point shy of league-champion American. The Midshipmen captured the N-Star with a 23-35 victory at Army in their lone dual meet of the year and finished in fifth place at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship.

2007 Patriot League Men's Cross Country Academic Honor Roll (Navy Only)
Name	Cl.	Major	GPA	Hometown/High School
Andrew Hanko	Fr.	n/a	3.33	Montville, N.J./Trinity Christian School
Ben Kozy	Sr.	Systems Engineering	3.44	Houston, Texas/Jersey Village
John Kress	Sr.	Aerospace Engineering	3.81	Colorado Springs, Colo./Liberty
John Olsen	Sr.	History	3.20	Staten Island, N.Y./Curtis