Navy Golfer Chris Renninger Named an Academic All-American

Renninger is Navy's first golfer to earn Academic All-America recognition since Billy Hurley received second-team kudos in 2004.

	Chris Renninger is the third Navy student-athlete to be named an Academic All-American by CoSIDA this year.

June 12, 2007

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Navy junior golfer Chris Renninger (Darnestown, Md.) has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America At-Large Second Team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) it was announced on Tuesday. Renninger is the third Naval Academy student-athlete to garner ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America status this year, joining women's soccer players Lizzie Barnes (New Orleans, La.), who was named to the first team in the fall, and second-team member Kari Weniger (St. Petersburg, Fla.). Meanwhile, he is the Mids' first golfer to be named an Academic All-American since Billy Hurley garnered accolades in 2004.

Carrying a 4.00 grade-point average in chemistry, Renninger stands No. 1 in his class of more than 1,000 students. Renninger has earned a 4.00 in seven consecutive semesters, while being named to the Commandant's List five times, the Dean's List four times and the Superintendent's List twice.

This spring, Renninger garnered First-Team All-Patriot League honors after turning in a 3-over par 213 at the Patriot League Championship to finish second, just a stroke behind medalist Matt Czarnecki of Holy Cross. The two-time All-Patriot League selection finished the year with team's low average, posting a 75.6 over 21 rounds. He finished among the top 20 in five of the 10 events in which he played, while posting three top-10 finishes and a pair of top-five marks. Renninger was Navy's top finisher in four events, including his second-place finish at the Patriot League Championship and a fourth-place mark at the Navy Fall Invitational.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00 and have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing. The academic at-large team represents athletes participating in bowling (w), crew (w), fencing (m/w), field hockey (w), golf (m/w), gymnastics (m/w), ice hockey (m/w), lacrosse (m/w), rifle (m/w), skiing (m/w), swimming (m/w), tennis (m/w), volleyball (m), water polo (m/w) and wrestling (m).

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