By: Frank Maira, Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Director

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Levi Canon (West Middlesex, Pa. / West Middlesex) of the Penn State Mont Alto cross country team was named to the 2017 National All-Academic Team by the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) on Thursday, November 9. Award winners were announced at the USCAA Fall Championships Week, which brought 1,250 student-athletes, coaches, administrators fans together from across the association.

All student-athletes must have 24 or more credits on their USCAA transcripts and their cumulative grade point average must be a 3.50 or greater to be eligible for the recognition.

Canon a forest technology major, earned the distinction with a 3.96 cumulative GPA. The sophomore competed in his second-straight National Championships and crossed the finish line 47th in the 166-man field. In the 8K race, Canon posted a time of 29:34.91, which also represented a colligate personal-best time.