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Campus Review
June 11, 2012
Campus Review
Jume 11, 2012
Editor:
John Shiffert
Writers:
Erin Fender
Ciji Fox
Lauren Graves
Layout:
Lauren Graves
Photography: Erin Fender
Ciji Fox
Graphic Design: Lauren Graves
Clayton State Places Two on Capital One Division II
Academic All-District for Cross Country/Track and Field
Clayton State Finishes Third
In 2012 PBC Commissioner’s Cup Standings
Recently selected as Capital One Division
II Academic All-District from District 3
for men’s cross country and track and
field were Clayton State’s was Russell
Lawless and Robert Spezzacatena. With
these All-District selections, both Lawless
and Spezzacatena are now eligible for
Capital One Division II Academic All-
American honors. This marks the first
year that the Capital One Academic All-
American program, which is run by
CoSIDA, has split into separate divisions
(Division I, II, III, NAIA and Junior
College).
Lawless, a sophomore from Richmond
Hills, Ga., was a USTFCCCA (United
States Track and Field and Cross Country
Coaches’ Association) Division II
Outdoor All-Region selection in three
events this season, becoming the first
Laker to accomplish that feat. He was
selected in the 3,000-meter steeplechase,
the 1,500-meter run and the 800-meter
run. It was the steeplechase where
Lawless truly excelled, setting the school
record with a time 9:41.94 at the Division
II Southeast Regional.
In the classroom, Lawless has a cumula-
tive 4.0 grade-point average, and was
selected Peach Belt Conference All-
Academic in men’s cross country this past
season. In addition, he was also a Peach
Belt Presidential Scholar recipient last
season and has been selected to the
Dean’s List at Clayton State.
Spezzacatena, a senior from North
Bergen, N.J., lettered four seasons in track
and field at Clayton State. He participated
in a wide range of events from the dis-
tance runs to relays and the long jump.
Academically, Spezzacatena graduated
this month with a Business degree with a
cumulative 3.90 GPA.
He was a two-time recipient of the
Barfield Award, recognizing the top male
scholar-athlete at Clayton State, and has
been a three-time Peach Belt Presidential
Scholar
recipient.
In
addition,
Spezzacatena was selected to the Dean’s
List on multiple occasions during his time
at Clayton State.
Clayton State University has finished
third overall in the 2011/12 Peach Belt
Conference Commissioner Cup standings,
behind only Columbus State and
Armstrong Atlantic. This marks the fourth
time that Clayton State has finished in the
Top Three in the Commissioner Cup
standings. In addition, Clayton State has
finished in the Top Five every year since
2006.
With 89 possible points, Clayton State
accumulated 56 points for a rating of .629.
Armstrong won the Cup at .750, followed
by Columbus State at .721. Finishing
behind Clayton State was USC Aiken
(.607), Augusta State and UNC Pembroke
(both .591), Georgia College (.544),
Lander (.530), Flagler (.504), Montevallo
(.483), Francis Marion (.468), North
Georgia (.441) and Georgia Southwestern
(.239).
Clayton State captured a regular season
championship this season in women’s
basketball. In addition, women’s cross
country finished second, while men’s
cross country placed third.
The Commissioner’s Cup is presented
annually to the best overall athletic pro-
gram in the league. The PBC
Commissioner’s Cup is determined by
calculating the number of points possible
to each school, given the number of sports
they participate in, divided by the number
of points earned during the year.
Points are determined by placement in the
final regular-season standings of each of
the PBC’s 13 championship sports.
Sports