MSOE athlete receives Academic All-American status
| Published: 03/31/2010 |
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MSOE Raider Basketball forward Austin Meier was named to the ESPN the Magazine's Academic All-America® College Division First Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Meier becomes the 11th Academic All-American® in MSOE's history.
The Oshkosh, Wis., native was previously selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III All-District Second Team for the Midwest Region. Meier began playing basketball at MSOE during the 2007-08 season. He has been a starter the past three years and was named Northern Athletics Conference Rookie of the Year as a freshman.
In his first season, Meier led the team in rebounds, steals and averaged 11.4 points per game. In the 2008-09 season, he started in 26 out of 26 games, led the team in rebounds, assists, free-throws, steals and shots blocked. This season, he averaged 16.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game, and shot 58% from the field. He has earned All Conference honors twice for MSOE in the Northern Athletics Conference.
Meier excels off the court as well. He is a junior double-majoring in architectural engineering and construction management, and has a 3.95 cumulative GPA.
Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 15,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports. To receive this honor, student-athletes must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings, and be nominated by their sports information director.
MSOE is an independent university with 2,600 students. MSOE offers 17 bachelor's degrees and nine master's degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, architectural engineering and building construction, computer, business, nursing and health-related fields. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; and extremely high placement rates and starting salaries. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.