West Long Branch, NJ -- Monmouth University junior Vincent DuVernois (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) was named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Third Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
“Vince has worked very hard at both school and training for the javelin and earned his way to another successful year," commented Monmouth head coach Joe Compagni. "He is a great competitor and great role model for our team.”
DuVernois, the Northeast Conference and IC4A Champion and a 2011 second-team All-American in the javelin, hit 217'6" on his second attempt at the NCAA East Regionals to advance to the finals, where he eventually finished 14th - just 11 inches from his second straight trip the NCAA Finals, despite improving to 217'8" on his last attempt.
The league champion in 2012, DuVernois led the NEC pack in the javelin on the year, posting a heave of 225' 7" (68.77m) at the Penn Relays, while earning a 3.8 GPA in business marketing at Monmouth.
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subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A., Capital One Bank (USA), N. A., and ING Bank, fsb, had $216.5 billion in deposits and $294.5 billion in total assets outstanding as of March 31, 2012. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One and ING Direct offer a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has approximately 1,000 branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index.
Capital One, an NCAA Corporate Champion, began its affiliation with college sports with the sponsorship of the 2001 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl (now the Capital One Bowl) and ESPN’s Capital One Bowl Week. In addition, Capital One sponsors the ABC College Football Halftime Report, Capital One All-America Mascot team, Capital One Academic All-America Program, and supports all 89 NCAA Championships including the Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, and numerous other collegiate athletics programs.
About the Academic All-America® Program
To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 15,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.
For more information about the Academic All-America® Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.