AUSTIN, Texas — Peter Callahan, a graduate student who majored in geography and graduated with a 4.0 was named to the 2015 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America team for men’s track & field/cross country. Callahan is the second UNM student-athlete to earn Academic All-America honors this season, joining Josh Dye, who was a second team selection in men’s soccer.
It marks the sixth Capital One/Academic All-America selection for the Lobo track/cross country program in the last three years, and the fourth First Teamer in the last two seasons. He is the 91st Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America in UNM’s history (dating back to 1968) and Callahan is the ninth for the track program.
The honor is actually the second of his career, as he was a first team honoree back in 2013 when he was a member of the Princeton Tigers. This year he earned his second straight All-American honor after finishing fourth in the 1,500-meters at the NCAA Championships. Callahan, who is a native of Evanston, Ill. was named the Mountain West Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Co-Student-Athlete of the Year.
Notes: With Callahan getting his honor, this marks the 14th consecutive academic year in which at least two Lobos were named Academic All-America … UNM’s top mark for a year was nine in 2004.