UAA's John Peckham runs to Academic All-American honors

Anchorage, Alaska - University of Alaska Anchorage cross country/track and field athlete John Peckham earned Academic All-American Second Team honors from the College Sports Communicators Tuesday.

Peckham, a native of Sisters, Oregon, won GNAC titles in cross country and the steeplechase. He was named the GNAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year and earned All-American honors in cross country after finishing 25th at the NCAA National Championships. Peckham earned All-American honors in the steeplechase with an 11th-place finish at the NCAA National Championships. He was named the GNAC Scholar Athlete of the Year and has a 4.0 GPA as a master of business administration student.

"John has been the flag bearer for our program the last few seasons," said head coach Ryan McWilliams. "It's always tough losing leadership and grit like his on a team, but he has set an amazing example for those who remain to follow. He did this on the course and track, in the classroom, and day in and day out as a person of phenomenal character."