BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Navy men's and women's cross country teams, winners of the 2022 Patriot League Championship, continued to leave their mark on the conference as three Midshipmen student-athletes were selected to the 2022 Patriot League All-Academic Teams on Wednesday morning.
Brett Brady (Phoenix, Ariz.) led the group of academic achievers as the 2022 Patriot League Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year, marking the second consecutive season that he has earned the conference's top academic accolade. In addition to Brady's top honor,
Sam Keeny (Annapolis, Md.) and Emily Boutin (Chicopee, Mass.) were also selected to the eight- and seven-member Academic All-Patriot League men's and women's squads, respectively.
To be eligible for the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and Academic All-Patriot League Team, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and be a starter or key player in their sport. Freshmen or students in their first academic year at their school are not eligible for the honor.
Brady earned First Team All-Patriot League honors for the second-consecutive season by finishing fourth at the Patriot League Championship with an 8K time of 24:46.0. The two-time Patriot League Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2021, '22) is an aerospace engineering major with a cumulative GPA of 3.89. He earned Academic All-League honors for cross country, indoor and outdoor track, in addition to being selected a 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team honoree last season.
With his section as Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Brady is now in the running for the Patriot League's Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The Scholar-Athlete of the Year for each sport comprises the pool of nominees for the overall Patriot League Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards, given out over the summer. One male and one female are selected for this honor.
Boutin was named to the All-Academic team for the first time in her career. The English major was the 2022 Patriot League Cross Country Champion clocking a winning time of 20:36.8 in the 6K race. Boutin is a two-time All-Patriot League honoree for cross country, earning first team distinction in 2022 and claiming second-team honors in 2021. In addition, she is an ECAC All-East honoree in the 3,000m during the 2021 outdoor track and field season.
Keeny, who is a mechanical engineering major, was Navy's top finisher at the Patriot League Championship, finishing second overall with a time of 24:35.1. The junior is a two-time First Team All-Conference honoree (2021, '22) in cross country, being named to the All-Academic team for the first time in his career.
Both Navy teams will continue postseason action this Friday, Nov. 11 with the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship in University Park, Pa. on the campus of Penn State. The Mids will be racing for a spot in the 2022 NCAA Championship beginning at 10:30 a.m. when the women get the day going; the men will start one hour later at 11:30 a.m.
2022 Patriot League Cross Country Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year –
Brett Brady, Navy, Sr.
2022 Patriot League Cross Country Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Joanna Halfhill, Army, So.
2022 Men's Cross Country Academic All-Patriot League Team *
Russell Sullivan, American, Sr.
Matthew Porter, Army, Sr.
Aksel Laudon, Boston University, Gr.
Robert Oehrlein, Lafayette, Sr.
Tyler French, Lehigh, Sr.
Nathan Galloway, Loyola, Sr.
Brett Brady, Navy, Sr.
Sam Keeny, Navy, Jr.
2022 Women's Cross Country Academic All-Patriot League Team
Joanna Halfhill, Army, So.
Georgia Jones, Army, Jr.
Meghan Convery, Boston University, Gr.
Mia Bellucci, Bucknell, Sr.
Eve Feuerbach, Holy Cross, Sr.
Christina Yakaboski, Lehigh, Jr.
Emily Boutin, Navy, Jr.
* – Additional student-athlete selected to the men's team due to ties in the voting
