Rommel Named to ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Team for Second Straight Year
5/26/2005 2:12:14 PM | Men's Lacrosse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Lacrosse player Greg Rommel (Syracuse, N.Y./Henninger H.S.) was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District I Men's At-Large Team on May 26. It was the second-straight year that he earned the honor for his hard work in the classroom and on the playing field. Rommel will now go on to the national ballot for Academic All-America recognition.
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) selects Academic All-America teams in 12 programs. The nominee must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials and at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) in both undergraduate and graduate work. He/she must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at the institution. Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games.
Rommel started in all 13 games as a member of the Orange's top midfield line this season. He posted a career-high 28 points (25 goals, three assists) to rank fifth on the team in scoring overall, third in goals. He scored at least one goal in every game and had two or more goals on nine occasions. In the NCAA First Round against Massachusetts, Rommel tallied three goals, equaling his career-high for goals in a game.
A junior bio-engineering major, Rommel has appeared on the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll all six semesters.
