Gomolinski Earns Spot on Academic All-America Team

Graduated senior Jake Gomolinski has been named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division men's track & field/cross country third team, selected by the College of Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Gomolinski advanced to the national ballot after being named to the All-District II College Division first team to earn his first All-American honor.

On the track, Gomolinski won two individual medals and anchored the record-setting 4x100 relay team at the Centennial Conference (CC) Outdoor Championships to earn Most Outstanding Track Performer of the meet. He captured the 100m and 200m, while helping the relay team break the conference record by three hundredths of a second for the gold medal.

Academically, Gomolinski is a three-time CC Academic Honor Roll selection and Tom Floyd Track award winner. He is president of the Black Pyramid Senior Honor Society and founding member of the John Marshall Pre-Law Honor Society, while being a member of the Delphic Society and the John Marshall Leadership Institute. Gomolinski also served as the Student-Athletic Advisory Committee President from 2006-07.

To be nominated for the ESPN The Magazine 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 a significant reserve.