Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year Recipients 
(divisional overall winners)
College Division: Mia Persson, Lindsey Wilson Women's Soccer
Division III - announced, below
Division II - announced Wednesday, Aug. 7
Division I - announced Thursday, Aug. 8
• 2012-13 Capital One Division III Academic All-America® of the Year release
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TOWSON, Md. – Senior Colton Hunt of Randolph College, who led the Randolph College men’s basketball team to a 21-7 record and an NCAA Division III Tournament appearance, has been named as the Capital One Division III Academic All-America® of the Year, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Capital One Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2012-13 Division III Academic All-America® teams program.
An economics major who graduated with a 3.95 G.P.A. with minors in finance and physics, Hunt graduated first in his class at Randolph.
As a senior, Hunt was the third-leading scorer in NCAA Division III
, averaging 24.2 points per game. He also averaged 7.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game while leading the Wildcats of Coach Clay Nunley to a 21-7 record and their first-ever NCAA Division III post-season appearance,
Hunt was the male athlete winner of the 2012-13 Jostens Trophy which is awarded to the outstanding Division III men’s and women’s basketball player who excels on the floor, in the classroom and in the community.
(Hunt and Randolph men's head basketball coach Clay Nunley hold the 64-pound Jostens Trophy together, right.)
Hunt also earned first team All-American honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches and D3hoops.com. Honored as the NABC South Region Player of the Year, he was named as a first team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference selection three times. A native of Whittier, N.C., Hunt was the ODAC Player of the Year as a senior.
Hunt finished his career as Randolph’s career leader in points (1,878), scoring average (17.4), field goals made (639), assists (264) and steals (251). He was also second on the Wildcats’ career list with 630 rebounds.
Honored as Randolph College’s Male Athlete of the Year, Hunt was also the winner of the Doc Jopson Award, presented to the top scholar-athlete in the ODAC.
The Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year award winners in the other divisions will be announced this week.
On Monday, August 6, the College Division award winner (Lindsey Wilson College soccer star Mia Persson) was announced. On Wednesday, August 7, the Capital One Division II Academic All-America® of the Year award winner will be announced. The Capital One Division I Academic All-America® of the Year award winner will be named on Thursday, August 8.
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To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
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2012-13 CAPITAL ONE SPORT-BY-SPORT DIVISION III
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS
Name/School Sport Cl. Hometown Major/GPA
Nate Bascom, Ohio Northern M. Soccer Sr. Maderia, Ohio Biology, 3.71
Nick Driskill, Mount Union Football Sr. Wabash, Ind. Exercise Science, 3.77
Elaine Gerry, Edgewood W. Soccer Sr. Prairie du Sac, Wis. Accounting, 3.95
Teal Gove, Plattsburgh State W. At-Large Sr. Berwick, Ont., Can. Biology, 3.83
Mackenzie Griffin, John Carroll Softball Sr. Lake Oswego, Ore. Communications, 3.72
Colton Hunt, Randolph College M. Basketball Sr. Whittier, N.C. Economics, 3.95
Lizzie Kamp, Calvin College Volleyball Sr. Orland Park, Ill. Accounting, 3.69
Mary Mahoney, Mount Union W. Track, CC Sr. Ashtabula, Ohio Environ'l Science, 3.97
* Tim Nelson, Wisconsin-Stout M. Track, CC Sr. Augusta, Wis. Business Admin., 3.70
Curtis Ramsey, Kenyon College M. At-Large Sr. Wilmington, Del. Economics, 3.91
Brendan Toughey, Baldwin Wallace Baseball Sr. East Amherst, N.Y. MBA, Accounting, 3.93
Carissa Verkaik, Calvin College W. Basketball Sr. Holland, Mich. Elem. Education, 3.76
*- repeat selection
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Dan O’Connell, Towson University
CoSIDA Academic All-America ® Vice-Chair for Publicity/Communications
doconnell@towson.edu
(410) 704-3102