IU track and field's redshirt junior Ben Veatch was announced to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-American third team last week.
Veatch, who is a distance runner and rising senior, earned a 3.93 GPA while majoring in exercise science. During his redshirt sophomore season, Veatch was named as an indoor track and field All-American in the 5,000-meter event.
At the outdoor cross-country Big Ten championship last November, Veatch led the Hoosiers with a time of 30:14.6 and finished fourth overall.
At the indoor Big Ten cross-country championship in February, Veatch helped IU win the Big Ten title after placing second in the 3,000-meter and 5000-meter events.
