ATLANTA – The Atlantic Sun Conference announced on Wednesday that North Florida's Aidan O'Gorman highlighted the seven-person 2023 Academinc All-ASUN Team as the Scholar-Athlete of the Year honoree. He is the second Osprey to earn the honor with Nathan Jubran being the first in the 2021 Spring season. 

O'Gorman, a native of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., holds a 3.62 GPA as he is pursuing his degree in Coastal Engineering. The senior was the second overall finisher at the 2023 ASUN Championship finishing the 8k race with a time of 24:17.85. Following his performance at the event, he was named First Team All-ASUN. The fifth-year senior has earned Academic All-ASUN honors a total of three times in his career along with four top-14 finishes at the conference meet. 

The Academic All-ASUN Team recognizes student-athletes who excel both on the field and in the classroom. All members of the team boast a 3.50 cumulative GPA or better and participated in at least half of their team's meets. 

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2023 Men's Cross Country Academic All-ASUN Team
Name                             GPA      School                       Cl     Academic Major
Aidan O’Gorman***        3.62      North Florida              Sr.    Coastal Engineering               
Chase Atkins                  3.71      Bellarmine                  So.    Exercise Science
Nolan Hester                  3.97      Bellarmine                  Jr.     Biology/Pre-Vet
Jackson Gawarecki        3.95      Bellarmine                 Jr.     Data Science
Jack Dingman                3.75      Central Arkansas       Jr.     Computer Science
Ben Butcher                   3.78       Lipscomb                  So.    Sports Media
AJ Goecker                    4.00       Lipscomb                  Gr.    Nutrition Science

* denotes number of career Academic All-ASUN honors