May 23, 2008

Three earn Academic All-District

GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Three Grove City College student-athletes earned ESPN The Magazine/College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) College Division Men's At-Large Academic All-District II honors Thursday evening through voting by the region's sports information directors.

Junior tennis player Jeremy Dwyer (Duncansville, Pa./Hollidaysburg) is a First Team All-District selection while junior swimmer Tim Whitbeck (Saegertown, Pa./Saegertown) and sophomore swimmer Rich Albertson (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) are both Second Team picks.

Dwyer received First Team recognition for the second straight year after capturing Presidents' Athletic Conference titles at both fourth singles and third doubles in 2008. Dwyer went 17-3 in singles action this year and 14-4 in doubles play. For his career, Dwyer owns a 43-4 singles record and a 33-8 mark in doubles action.

In 2007, Dwyer earned Team MVP honors. He is a six-time PAC champion and has helped the Wolverines win the PAC title in each of his first three seasons.

A six-time Dean's List selection, Dwyer owns a 3.91 cumulative grade-point average as an electrical engineering major. He has been named to the PAC Academic Honor Roll and has earned the College's Presidential Scholarship. Dwyer is a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honorary and the Kappa Mu Epsilon math honorary.

As a First Team selection, Dwyer now advances to the national CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot.

Whitbeck is earning his first Academic All-District honor. An eight-time NCAA Division III All-American, Whitbeck took third in the 50 free and 10th in the 100 free at the 2008 NCAA Championships last March. In 2007, Whitbeck won the national title in the 50 free.

This season, Whitbeck earned PAC Most Valuable Performer honors and the Grove City Invitational High Point Award at the 2008 PAC Championships/Grove City Invitational Feb. 14-16. His efforts helped Grove City secure its first conference title since 2004.

Whitbeck owns the school record in the 50 free (20.19 seconds). He is also part of school-record efforts in the 200 (1:21.99) and 400 (3:04.68) free relays.

A computer science major, Whitbeck has a 3.39 GPA. He is a Dean's List student and has been named to the PAC Academic Honor Roll. He is also involved with New Grace, an on-campus music ministry that focuses on evangelism.

Albertson is also earning his first Academic All-District honor. A two-year letterman in the individual medley and backstroke, Albertson scored 45 total points at the PAC Championships/Grove City Invitational. His top-five finishes in the 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly and 400 IM helped the Wolverines earn the team championship.

Albertson also won the 200 backstroke at Grove City's Longnecker Invitational Dec. 1 as the Wolverines won the team title.

Albertson owns a 3.89 GPA while majoring in molecular biology. He is a three-time Dean's List With Distinction selection. Albertson is also a Presidential Scholarship recipient and has been named to the PAC Academic Honor Roll. Albertson is also involved on campus with the Men of God organization.

District II includes all non-NCAA Division I colleges and universities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. To be nominated for the CoSIDA Academic All-America program, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a 3.2 or higher cumulative grade-point average and be a starter or significant reserve.

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