May 22, 2015
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Senior Robby Creese (Mount Airy, Md.) has been named to the Capital One Academic District II Men's Track & Field/Cross Country First Team, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Friday afternoon.
Creese, a double major in mathematics and economics, has had great success in the classroom, on the track and on the cross country course as a Nittany Lion. In December, Creese completed his undergraduate work with a 3.69 grade point average.
This past spring semester, Creese posted a 3.89 GPA in his first semester as a graduate student and he will graduate from Penn State in the spring of 2016 with a graduate degree.
In the fall of 2014, he was named All-Region with his 22nd-place finish at the Mid-Atlantic Cross Country Regional.
During his senior year of indoor track, Creese won two Big Ten titles (mile and 3,000-meter run), set the school record in the 3,000-meter run (7:50.36) and anchored a runner-up finish in the distance medley relay at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. He also holds the school record in the 1,000-meter run (2:19.53 - 2012) and the mile run (3:57.11 - 2013).
Creese heads into the NCAA East Preliminary Round with the top-time in the 1,500-meter run. In early May, Creese finished second in the 1,500-meter run at the Payton Jordan Invite with his personal-best time of 3:39.02; his time at the Payton Jordan Invite ranks third all-time at Penn State.
He has also been named All-Academic by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and Academic All-Big Ten during his time as a Nittany Lion.
In 2013, Creese was selected to the Capital One Academic All-America Third Team.
To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
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