June 8, 2012
TUCSON, Ariz. -
Senior swimmer Austen Thompson (Chandler, Ariz.) was one of 10 Pac-12 athletes to land on the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America Men’s and Women’s At-Large teams, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced on Thursday.
Thompson, a four-time All-American, capped off his senior campaign with an individual title in the 400 IM at the NCAA Championships in March. He graduated in May with a 3.47 GPA, studying molecular and cellular biology.
Thompson has been named to the Pac-10 or Pac-12 All-Academic teams three-consecutive times.
The Capital One Academic All-America Men’s At-Large program includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling.
2012 Capital One Academic All-America Men’s At-Large Team
First Team
Name School Yr. GPA Major Sport
Nick Amuchastegui (1) Stanford Gr. 3.98 Mechanical Engineering Wrestling
Bobby Bollier (1) Stanford Sr. 3.75 Mechanical Engineering Swimming
Brad Lawson Stanford Sr. 3.66 Science, Technology and Society Volleyball
Second Team
Name School Yr. GPA Major Sport
Patrick Cantlay UCLA So. 3.30 History Golf
Alex Lendrum USC Jr. 3.70 Biological and Biomedical Sciences Swimming
Austen Thompson Arizona Sr. 3.47 Molecular Cellular Biology Swimming
Third Team
Name School Yr. GPA Major Sport
Andreas Haug Colorado So. 4.00 Business Finance Skiing
Daniel Nguyen USC Sr. 3.43 Communication Tennis
