TOWSON, Md. --- Tusculum College sophomore David Cooper has been named to the 2012-13 Capital One Division II Academic All-America® Men's Cross Country/Track & Field second team as selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Cooper, a native of Greeneville, Tenn. boasts a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade point average while majoring in biology.

He becomes the second male runner in program history to garner Academic All-America® honors, joining three-time honoree Simon Holzapfel.

This past season, he finished in the top-20 in all eight races, including two individual titles at the Warren Wilson Invitational and the Maryville Invitational. He finished fourth at the South Atlantic Conference championship with an 8,000-meter time of 27:11.3, earning him a spot on the All-SAC first team. He followed that with a 19th-place performance at the NCAA II Southeast Regional and solidifying his position on the All-Region squad.

Cooper's 8K time of 26:43 at the Bulldog Invitational was a career-best and tied for the 11th lowest in program history.

The Chuckey-Doak High School graduate finished fourth or better in five straight events this past fall, including runner-up honors at the Carson-Newman Challenge. He has also been named his team's most valuable runner in each of his first two Tusculum campaigns.

Cooper is a member of the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll, Tusculum Athletic Director's Honor Roll, Dean's List, President's List and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List.

He is very active on campus and in the community as he served as vice president and secretary of the Pioneer Student Athlete Advisory Committee. He has also served as a peer tutor, YMCA summer camp counselor and has assisted with several fundraising activities in assisting the American Cancer Society and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The Capital One Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2012-13 Division II Academic All-America® teams program.

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. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

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2012-13 Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Team
First Team
Brayden Barrientez, Oklahoma Christian
Aaron Dinzeo, California (Pa.)
John Drago, Bentley
Russell Drummond, Colorado School of Mines
Garrett, Grey, Ashland
Kevin Jewel, Slippery Rock
Tracy Marshall, Oklahoma Christian
David McWilliams, Oklahoma Christian
Dalton Moberly, Central Missouri
Clint Rosser, UC San Diego
Robert Sandlin, Jr., Bellarmine
William Shell, Southwest Baptist
John Talbert, Pittsburg State
Matt Tholis, East Stroudsburg
Brent Vogel, Central Missouri
Dawson Vorderbruegge, Cal State Stanislaus

Second Team
Rob Albano, Felician
Luke Beasley, Limestone
Binyam Ateka Belachew, Wingate
William Brockmueller, Sioux Falls
David Cooper, Tusculum
Ramon Cooper, Grand Canyon
Mickey Doerr, Wayne State (Neb.)
Joel Flott, Shippensburg
Kirk Harvey, Metropolitan State
Alfred Kangogo, Alaska Anchorage
Aron Kurzinski, Seton Hill
Vegard Olstad, Western State
Nathan Saliga, Michigan Tech
Scott Tanis, Lewis

Third Team
Ben Barrows, Central Missouri
Jake Benton, Missouri Southern State
Scott Boiko, Massachusetts-Lowell
Bryan Deibel, Edinboro
Paul Fort, American International
Tanner Fruit, Nebraska-Kearney
Jacob Griffin, Mercyhurst
Kellen Levy, UC San Diego
Doug Mack, Wayne State (Mich.)
Sean Maguire, Bentley
Andrew McLain, Lewis (Ill.)
Kori Meshaw, Kutztown
Pardon Ndhlovu, UNC Pembroke
Phil Schneider, Colorado School of Mines
Kelly Troester, Chadron State
Chris Yanichko, Florida Southern

DII Men's Track/Cross Country Academic All-American® of the Year: Brent Vogel, Central Missouri