Three Stevens’ athletes named to ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-District first-team

HOBOKEN , N.J. ― Stevens Institute of Technology athletes Michael Hoffman, John Hoffman and Joe Fullam were named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-District first-teams for men’s track a nd field/cross country in the College Division (District II) by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Only 10 scholar-athletes were chosen as first-team recipients this year in the College Division (District II), meaning that Stevens’ students represent 30% of the team. As first-team recipients, all three will now be included on the All-America ballot.

This is Michael Hoffman’s third year as a CoSIDA All-District team recipient. In 2006 he was named second-team and was named first-team last year. Hoffman has also been chosen as the Senior Scholar-Athlete this year by the Empire 8, which honors scholar-athletes who were dedicated over their four years and maintained a 3.5 cumulative grade point average. Hoffman graduated with a GPA of 3.98 as a Biomed ical Engineer as well as set 27 records on the cross country, indoor and outdoor track, and field teams.

This is John Hoffman’s second consecutive CoSIDA All-District first-team selection. He graduated this year as a Biomedical Engineering major with a 3.95 GPA. Hoffman set five school relay records and was on the 2007 Empire 8’s Presidents’ List. In the indoor season, Hoffman met the ECAC qualifying standard as a member of the distance medley relay team and the 4x800-meter relay team. In addition, he qualified in the 4x400-meter relay event.

This is Joe Fullam’s first time being chosen for the CoSIDA All-District first-team. He graduated from the Mechanical Engineering department with a 3.88 GPA. Fullam is a 3K, 5K and steeplechase runner during the track and field seasons. This past cross country campaign, he clocked a pair of runs that were less than 30 minutes at the Van Cortlandt Park State Park-Bronx, N.Y., Stevens’ home course.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,040 undergraduate and 3,085 graduate students, and a worldwide online enrollment of 2,250, with a full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty of 140 and more than 200 full-time special faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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