June 4, 2009

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - - Junior thrower Steffen Nerdal was voted to the ESPN The Magazine All-Academic Second Team it was announced by CoSIDA on Thursday. This is Nerdal's first academic honor from CoSIDA.

A junior management major with a 3.47 GPA, Nerdal represented the University of Memphis in the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, finishing sixth overall in the men's hammer throw after finishing fourth in the event in the NCAA Mideast Regional.

Nerdal, a native of Bergen, Norway, holds a 3.47 GPA in management and holds the school and conference meet record in the indoor weight throw (22.46 meters), which he set in 2009. Nerdal also holds the school and C-USA meet record in the outdoor hammer throw, 68.21 meters, which he set in 2008.

2009 ESPN The Magazine Men's Track and Field All-District Team
First Team
Shamus Eaton, Ohio University
Patrick Jenkins, Western Kentucky
Zack Jones, Oakland University
Tony Jordanek, Kent State
Randy King, Cincinnati
Jager Livingston, Auburn
Aaron Merrill, Youngstown State
Scott Novack, Auburn
Pat Sovacool, Miami (Ohio)
Oliver Walter, Eastern Michigan

Second Team
Anthony Agrusa, Michigan State
Chris Berry, UT Chattanooga
Ryan Chastain, Lipscomb
Kyle Fortin, Eastern Michigan
Kip Hill, Belmont
Paul Krebs, Miami (Ohio)
Joe Lahmon, Youngstown State
Steffen Nerdal, Memphis
Will Peters, Belmont
Caleb Swartz, Belmont