Three Raiders Earn All-Academic Honors
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Colgate track and field's Owen Holland, Cole Blair and Ethan Eisner were voted to the Academic All-Patriot League Team, the conference announced Thursday.
Holland earned Academic All-Patriot honors for cross country in the fall and for indoor track in the winter. The junior competed in distance races throughout the spring including winning gold in the 5000m run at the Hamilton College Continental Invitational.
Blair was selected off the heels of winning his third consecutive Patriot League Championship in the long jump. Blair leaped 7.25m, more than .20m further than the next participant. The junior earns his first All-Academic selection this spring and is looking to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor First Round.
Eisner earns his first selection to the All-Academic team since 2022. The North Carolina native finished fourth in the 400m dash at the Patriot League Championships. The junior also was a part of the 4x100 relay team who finished second at the Patriot League Championships, earning a spot on the Second-Team All-Patriot League.
UP NEXT
The trio of track stars looks to Colgate's last meet of the season today, May 9, at the West Point Twilight. This is the last meet before the NCAA Outdoor First Round.
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