Columbia's Jeff Spear Receives the NCAA's Elite 88 Award in Fencing
3/27/2010 9:00:00 PM | Fencing
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Columbia senior Jeff Spear added to his list of accolades this weekend when he received the NCAA's Elite 88 Award for fencing.
The Elite 88, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 88 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's 88 championships.
Spear, a senior majoring in evolutionary biology of the human species, has been an All-American in each of the last two years. He was also named a first team Academic All-America last year by ESPN The Magazine.
Spear is currently in ninth place in men's sabre after day one at the 2010 NCAA Fencing Championships.
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