Nine Named to Pac-12 All-Academic Teams

EUGENE, Ore. – Five members of the Oregon track and field team have been named Pac-12 all-academic first-team selections, while four more Ducks earned second-team honors, the conference announced on Friday.

Cody Danielson, Max Lydum, Chin Ng, Kelly O'Neill and Sam Prakel earned first-team recognition for Oregon, while T.J. Brassil, Travis Neuman, Cullen Prena and Maggie Schmaedick were awarded second-team honors.

Danielson, a senior, finished his collegiate career with a 3.62 GPA while earning his degree in general science. He took second in the Pac-12 Championships in the javelin and qualified for the NCAA Championships for the Ducks.

Lydum earns first-team honors in his first year of eligibility as a redshirt freshman with a 3.91 GPA in English, as does Ng, a redshirt sophomore, with a 3.94 GPA while studying economics. Both Lydum and Ng competed at the Pac-12 Championships for the Ducks.

O'Neill and Prakel, both redshirt juniors, round out the first-team all-academic honorees for Oregon. O'Neill has maintained a 3.90 GPA while pursuing a degree in human physiology and psychology, while Prakel also carries a 3.90 GPA in biochemistry. Prakel was a big contributor for the Ducks outdoors, anchoring two winning relays at the historic Penn Relays and earning male athlete of the meet and Pac-12 male track athlete of the week in the process.

Academic excellence. Congrats to @CodyDanielson4, Max Lydum, Chin Ng, Kelly O'Neill & @sprakel10 on earning @pac12 all-academic 1st team! pic.twitter.com/ZX2WZ2iJU8
— Oregon Track & Field (@OregonTF) June 16, 2017

Of the second-team selections, Brassil owns a 3.56 GPA in journalism, while Neuman boasts a 3.67 GPA in biology. Prena will finish his Oregon career with a 3.67 GPA in business administration, and Schmaedick will graduate with a 3.73 GPA in biology. Neuman, Prena and Schmaedick all competed at the Pac-12 Championships for the Ducks, and Prena qualified for the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw.

In order to be eligible for a Pac-12 all-academic team, student-athletes must not be a freshman or transfer student, must have at least a 3.0 overall GPA and have competed in at least 50 percent of the team's scheduled meets.

Also earning Pac-12 all-academic honorable mention recognition for the Ducks were Marcus Chambers, Joe Delgado, Tim Gorman, Emma Abrahamson, Frida Berge, Khadejah Jackson, Madeline Middlebrooks, Samantha Nadel and Kylee O'Connor.