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Tovkach Named Scholar Athlete of the Year, Five Named Academic All-League
May 10, 2021 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Anna Tovkach was named the 2020-21 Patriot League Women's Outdoor Track and Field Scholar Athlete of the Year, the league office announced Monday afternoon. The Black Knights also had a total of five members tabbed to the academic all-league team. Hannah Blakey, Bonvie Fosam and Tovkach were Army's representatives on the women's side, while Tyrese Bender and Ryan Hogan earned the distinction on the men's side.
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Tovkach posted four event wins and had top-two finishes in all eight races she competed in during the outdoor season. The Gainesville, Fla., native is an environmental engineering major and owns a cumulative grade point average of 4.016. She was part of the 4x800m relay team which placed first in the Patriot League Championships with a time of 8:59.64. The junior also placed second in both the 800m (2:08.64) and the 4x400m (3:46.29). This is the third time in Tovkach's career that she has been named to the academic all-league team, as she previously earned the honor in each of the last two indoor seasons.
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Blakey, a sophomore Persian and French major, maintains a cumulative GPA of 4.108. She had four event wins and posted top-two finishes in all nine races she competed in during the outdoor season. At the Patriot League Championships, she took first in the 100m hurdles with a program record time of 1:00.33. She also was part of Army's 4x400m relay team which placed second in 3:46.29. This is her second academic-all league honor, as she also earned the honor for the indoor season.
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A senior from Robbinsville, N.J., Fosam recorded seven event wins and had nine top-two finishes during the outdoor season. She maintains a cumulative GPA of 3.629 in engineering management. At the Patriot League Championships, Fosam earned a first-place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 12.39m, which was .27m longer than the second place finisher.
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Bender, a senior from San Antonio, Texas, had one event win and notched four top-three finishes during the outdoor season. An engineering management major, he holds a cumulative GPA of 4.045. At the Patriot League Championships, he placed second in the triple jump with a personal best mark of 15.02m, which is tied for the sixth best distance in program history. He also finished fourth in the long jump with a mark of 6.96m. Bender was named the men's 2020-21 scholar athlete of the year for the indoor season.
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Hogan registered six event wins and had eight top-two finishes during the outdoor season. A computer science major, he holds a cumulative GPA of 3.996. The Denver native was part of Army's 4x100m relay team which finished first at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 40.69. He placed fourth in the 200m with a personal record time of 21.39 and was fifth in the 100m in 10.73, his second best personal time.
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Tovkach posted four event wins and had top-two finishes in all eight races she competed in during the outdoor season. The Gainesville, Fla., native is an environmental engineering major and owns a cumulative grade point average of 4.016. She was part of the 4x800m relay team which placed first in the Patriot League Championships with a time of 8:59.64. The junior also placed second in both the 800m (2:08.64) and the 4x400m (3:46.29). This is the third time in Tovkach's career that she has been named to the academic all-league team, as she previously earned the honor in each of the last two indoor seasons.
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Blakey, a sophomore Persian and French major, maintains a cumulative GPA of 4.108. She had four event wins and posted top-two finishes in all nine races she competed in during the outdoor season. At the Patriot League Championships, she took first in the 100m hurdles with a program record time of 1:00.33. She also was part of Army's 4x400m relay team which placed second in 3:46.29. This is her second academic-all league honor, as she also earned the honor for the indoor season.
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A senior from Robbinsville, N.J., Fosam recorded seven event wins and had nine top-two finishes during the outdoor season. She maintains a cumulative GPA of 3.629 in engineering management. At the Patriot League Championships, Fosam earned a first-place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 12.39m, which was .27m longer than the second place finisher.
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Bender, a senior from San Antonio, Texas, had one event win and notched four top-three finishes during the outdoor season. An engineering management major, he holds a cumulative GPA of 4.045. At the Patriot League Championships, he placed second in the triple jump with a personal best mark of 15.02m, which is tied for the sixth best distance in program history. He also finished fourth in the long jump with a mark of 6.96m. Bender was named the men's 2020-21 scholar athlete of the year for the indoor season.
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Hogan registered six event wins and had eight top-two finishes during the outdoor season. A computer science major, he holds a cumulative GPA of 3.996. The Denver native was part of Army's 4x100m relay team which finished first at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 40.69. He placed fourth in the 200m with a personal record time of 21.39 and was fifth in the 100m in 10.73, his second best personal time.
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