NEW ORLEANS (7/27/15) - Seven members of the Princeton men's track & field team have been named All-Academic it was announced by U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA.

Earning the honors are rising junior Christopher Cook, rising sophomore Noah Kauppila and Lane Russell and recent graduates Mike Mazzaccaro, Matt McDonald, Bradley Paternostro and Scott Rushton.

The men's track & field team also qualified with a cumulative 3.16 GPA to earn USTFCCCA All-Academic team honors.

Cook earns his second consecutive all-academic honors. He competed in both the shot put and discus at the NCAA East Regional and finished the indoor season ranked 31st in the shot put. Cook posted PRs of 53.13 in the discus and 18.48 in the shot put this season and was the runner-up at both the indoor and outdoor Heps championships.

Kauppila was on the distance medley relay that finished the indoor season ranked 43rd.

Russell competed at the NCAA East Regional in the triple jump and finished the indoor season ranked 49th in the event. He posted a PR of 15.65 at the IC4A Championships in May.

Mazzaccaro ran the 5k at the NCAA East Regional and recorded a PR of 14:05.98 at the Larry Ellis Invitational this year. He was the Heps runner-up in the event.

The 10k Heps champion, McDonald ran the same event at the Regional and clocked a PR of 29:38.76 at the Larry Ellis Invitational. He was also ranked 91st in the 3k during the indoor season and was the Heps runner-up in the 5k.

Paternostro ran the 1500 at the Regional and had two indoor qualifying rankings. He was 80th in the mile and a member of the 43rd-ranked DMR.

After throwing a PR of 17.59 in the shot put at the Princeton Open, Rushton went on to compete at the NCAA East Regional in the event.

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met either of the following athletic standards: for the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org; for the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).