Tulsa’s Patrick Dever Named USTFCCCA National Scholar Track Athlete of the Year
7/22/2021 1:20:00 PM | Track and Field
Tulsa senior track and field student-athlete Patrick Dever was named the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field National Scholar Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
A four-time All-American and six-time all-conference selection, Dever completed his career with a 3.800 graduate GPA in accounting.
Dever led Tulsa to the school's 11th straight conference cross country championship, while finishing as The American's individual champion this past year. Dever also placed fifth individually in leading Tulsa to a sixth-place performance at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in March, while picking up All-America accolades.
The senior from Leyland, England, also excelled on the track where he was the NCAA's 10,000-meter outdoor champion and placed sixth in the 5,000m run. His time of 27:41.87 in the 10,000m shattered a 42-year old meet record by more than 19 seconds.
This was the first time that a Tulsa student-athlete has been named the Men's Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year, while Chris O'Hare took home the Men's Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year honor in 2012.
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