BOULDER— University of Colorado sophomore Ben Saarel has been named to the Capital One All-America Division I Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country Third Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced on Thursday.
Saarel, a Salt Lake City, Utah native, has recorded an impressive 3.99 grade point average as an engineering physics major while competing on both the cross country and track and field teams. This season he has also been named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team for cross country and track and field, as well as academic all-district.
He has been very busy for the Buff this season, starting in the fall on the cross country course.