ATHENS, W.Va. – The men's cross country and track & field trio of sophomore
Connor Cormack, senior
Preston Prather and graduate student
Alex Watty have been named to the College Sports Communicators' Academic All-District Team, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.
Cormack, a native of Beckley, West Virginia, sports a 3.92 GPA through four semesters of undergraduate work in the business administration program at CU. He has made the Concord Dean's List all four semesters and has appeared on the Mountain East Conference All-Academic Team three times. Additionally, Cormack was on the 2022-23 Concord Athletic Director's Honor Roll. On the track this spring, he qualified for the MEC Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
One of the most accomplished athletes in program history, Prather finished up his undergraduate career this spring as he graduated with honors (3.55 GPA) in business administration. In the fall, Prather earned All-MEC First Team for the third time in his cross country career. The Summersville, West Virginia scored points in both the steeplechase and 10,000-meter run at the MEC Outdoor Championships. During the indoor championships, Prather was a top-eight finisher in both the 3,000-meter run and 5,000-meter run. Tuesday's announcement is the second time in his career that Prather has made the CSC Academic All-District Team.
Like Prather, Watty makes his second appearance on the CSC Academic All-District Team. Watty, a native of Christiansburg, Virginia, lands on this year's team after finishing up in the master's of business administration program with a 3.87 GPA—he carried a 3.72 GPA throughout his undergraduate career at Concord. He recorded a pair of top-10 finishes in the 800-meter and 1,500-meter runs at the MEC Championships earlier in the spring, and is a former podium finisher in the MEC Outdoor 800-meters from 2022. A one-time recipient of CU's Sports Management Student of the Year, Watty is a three-time member of the All-MEC Academic Team.
To be eligible for the CSC Academic All-District Team, a student-athlete must have a 3.5 or greater cumulative GPA and be ranked in the top 50 in the Atlantic Region in a track event or have finished top 50 in the region in cross country.
Based on his credentials, Prather moves on for Academic All-American consideration.
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