Cole Thornton Named SSAC Men's Cross Country Scholar Athlete

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Cole Thornton of Dalton State (Ga.) has been named the 2016 SSAC Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete, the league office announced Tuesday.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore eligibility, have a 3.5 GPA and must have competed in 50% of competitions.

The Basics
Class: Sophomore
Major: Physics
GPA: 3.9
Hometown: Jasper, Ga.

About Cole

One of 12 named to the 2016 SSAC All-Academic Team
Turned in a season-best time of 26:26 at the NCAA-II Sand Shark Invitation to place 27^th
Placed 27^th at the 2016 SSAC Championship with a time of 29:59
Has amazingly CLEP'd 33 hours worth of course work.

Head Coach Margie Bruner on Cole
"Cole is an extremely hard worker academically and athletically. He realizes how important his efforts are in being successful. He is a great example to all our runners."

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Players Mentioned

Cole Thornton: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Cole Thornton
: Sophomore