United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics - Men's Track - Blum Named Academic All-District by CoSIDA

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(6/5/08)--Steve Blum, who graduated from the Coast Guard Academy two weeks ago, has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I men's cross country/track and field first team as voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Blum, who had a 3.42 GPA in Civil Engineering, will now be placed on the national ballot with a chance to earn Academic All-America honors for the second straight season. He earned third team Academic All-America honors last season.

Steve became the first athlete to win three straight New England Division III Decathlon championships this Spring. He earned All-America honors last season outdoors in the javelin with a 4th place finish and this year he finished 12th in the decathlon at the Division III NCAA Championships.

Blum was a member of the Dean's List every semester at the Academy and is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta and the American Society of Civil Engineers academic clubs.

Steve was also a key member of the men's basketball team which won back-to-back New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) tournament championpships and advanced to the Elite Eight this season for the first time in school history.

Blum was also a member of the NEWMAC All-Academic basketball and track teams for two seasons.

District I consists of New England, New York, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.