Black, 81 Bulldogs honored by NEC

EIMEAR BLACK NAMED 2012 FALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD WINNER AMONG 81 BULLDOGS NAMED TO NEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University cross country standout junior Eimear Black (Glengormley, Ireland) was one of seven athletes selected as the 2012 Fall Scholar-Athlete award winners for the Northeast Conference, announced by the NEC on Thursday.

Black was named the 2012 Northeast Conference Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year after taking first place at the NEC Championships with a time of 17:34.9, breaking the previous course record. The junior finished in the top-five in five of the six meets she competed in, including fifth at the New England Championships (17:21.67) in October. Named to both the NEC Academic Honor Roll and NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll in each of her first two years at Bryant, Black maintains a 3.91 grade point average majoring in Biology.

The Northeast Conference awards the honor of Scholar-Athlete to one individual in each sport each season, and to earn the award, nominees must have earned a minimum of 60 credit hours, maintain a minimum GPA of 3.20 and participate with distinction as a member of a varsity team.

Along with the scholar-athletes, the NEC also announced its fall Academic Honor Roll, consisting of 820 student-athletes with a 3.20 or better grade-point average.  There were also 206 student-athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll, recognizing those superior student-athletes with a 3.75 or better grade point average.

Fourteen Bulldogs were named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll, while 81 Bryant University student-athletes were named to the NEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

View the complete list of Bryant student-athletes selected to the Commissioner's Honor Roll and NEC Academic Honor Roll here.