Buss Named to Academic-All America First Team
6/18/2009 3:51:45 PM
2008-09 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Team
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John’s University graduate Eric Buss ’09 was named to the 2008-09 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America men's track & field/cross country first team Thursday, June 18.
A mathematics and physics double-major with a 3.81 GPA, Buss (Coon Rapids, Minn.) was a five-time All-American in the triple jump (two indoor, three outdoor). A 2008 Academic All-District and second-team Academic All-American, Buss holds the school record in both the indoor (14.75 meters in 2009) and outdoor (14.91 meters in 2007) triple jump. In total, Buss earned All-MIAC honors (top three individually) 14 times and won six conference titles (one in the high jump, five in the triple jump). Buss is a two-time (2008 and 2009) MIAC Indoor Outstanding Field Athlete and the 2009 MIAC Outdoor Outstanding Field Athlete.
The Johnnies finished second at the 2009 MIAC Outdoor Championships in May and led the MIAC in both the NCAA Division III Coaches’ Power Rankings (ninth) and NCAA Division III Al Carius Men’s Program of the Year Award Standings (11th).