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Johnston and Kaufman Named to Academic All-District II First Team
May 29, 2003 LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell senior distance runner Bryan Johnston (Kane, Pa./Kane), senior field athlete Adam Kaufman (Bridgeton, N.J./Saint Marks) and senior distance runner Eric Furst (Goshen, N.Y./Goshen Central) have been named to the 2003 Verizon Academic All-America District II Men's Track and Field/Cross Country University Division Team. Johnston and Kaufman, both first-time members of the squad, landed a spot on the first team, while Furst was a member of the second team. The teams were announced on Thursday, May 29. With their selection to the All-District first-team, Johnston and Kaufman are now finalists for national Verizon Academic All-America honors, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced on June 17. To be eligible for the team, the student-athlete must be at least a sophomore, a starter or key reserve, and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher. Johnston earns first-team recognition on the heels of one of his most successful years. A 3.60 management major, Johnston also produced on the cross country course this past fall. He claimed the 2002 Patriot League Cross Country Men's Individual Title in a time of 25:43.18, on the way to earning Runner of the Meet accolades. He also picked up Most Valuable Male Runner honors at the Gulden Relays after turning in a season-best time of 25:02. During the indoor season, Johnston earned personal bests in both the 3000-meter and 5000-meter races. He followed his indoor performances with a solid outdoor season, winning the silver in the steeplechase at the conference championships, while also qualifying for IC4A's and NCAA Regionals in the 3000-meter steeplechase. The 2002 Patriot League Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Johnston has also been a member of the Academic Honor Roll all eight semesters of his college career. He was recently honored at Bucknell's senior recognition dinner with the Albert E. Humphrey's Award, presented to a male athlete for outstanding achievement in more than one varsity sport.
Kaufman is a member of the first-team for the first time in his career as well. A bio-chemistry major with an impressive 3.95 grade point average, Kaufman has been equally successful on the playing surface. During the indoor season, he picked up a first place finish in the weight throw at the Bucknell Winter Classic with a toss of 48'7.5". He saved his best for the Patriot League Championships, throwing a season-best 50'7.5" for fourth place. The two-time track and field captain also recorded his outdoor season-high throw at the conference meet, earning fifth place in the hammer with a pitch of 159'9". For his career, Kaufman stands holds the fifth-best hammer throw in Bucknell history (176'9"), while also standing in sixth-place on the BU all-time chart in the weight with a toss of 53'1.5". In the classroom, the eight-time Dean's List member has received the President's Award for Academic Achievement three years in a row. He is an ECAC Medallion winner, while also serving as President of both the Bucknell student affiliate of the American Chemical Society and the Pre-Health Society. Kaufman, who will be attending Harvard Medical School in the fall, was recently honored with the Alvin F. Jackson Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award at the annual senior recognition dinner.
Furst is another first-timer on the Academic All-District team after maintaining a 3.65 cumulative grade point average in physics and mathematics/philosophy throughout his career. A member of both the cross country and track and field teams, Furst recorded a perfect 4.00 GPA in his final semester with the Bison. On the course in the fall, he finished in the team's top-five in seven of eight races. During the indoor season, he ran a career-best 2:25.14 in the 1000-meter, good for fourth-place on the Bucknell all-time charts, and just missed jumping into the top-10 in the 500-meter with a season-best 1:06.76. During the outdoor season, Furst was a member of the of the Bison distance medley relay that set a new school record at the Penn Relays with a time of 9:51.36, finishing fourth in the prestigious event. At the Patriot League Championship meet, he earned a third-place finish in the 800-meter. Earlier in the season, Furst set a personal-best in that event with a 1:53.18 at the Bison Outdoor Classic, moving into eighth on the BU all-time chart. A seven-time member of the Dean's List, Furst earned a fourth-place finish in the 1000- meter at the indoor IC4A competition this season, placing him on the All-East squad for the first time in his career. Following is the complete list of the Verizon Academic All-District II Track and Field/Cross Country University Division Teams:
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