Kent State's Oczypok Tabbed to Capital One Academic All-District; Second Team
5/30/2013 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field, Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Senior javelin thrower tabbed to Academic All-District Second Team for second straight year.
2013 Capital One Academic All-District® Release
TOWSON, Md. – Senior Sara Oczypok, a javelin thrower on the Kent State women's outdoor track and field team, was named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-District® Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Second Team for District V on Thursday (May 30), as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
This is the second consecutive Academic All-District® Second Team honor for Oczypok, who earned her degree in exercise physiology in May and finished her academic career with a 3.95 cumulative GPA.
In competition, Oczypok repeated as the Mid-American Conference's champion in the javelin with a mark of 156'-05", which ranks eighth in Kent State history. A week ago, she competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Round for the third time of her career.
Oczypok, who placed 24th at 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, earned her third Academic All-MAC selection on Thursday. She finished her career with six victories in the javelin.
![Four Kent State track and field athletes pose together on the awards podium wearing light blue Under Armour uniforms and gold MAC Championship medals. Left to right: Chaz Sakala (bib 1196), Sean [last name partially visible] (bib 1157, holding a relay baton), Ryan Gross (bib 1167), and Jacob Stanley (bib 1192). The group smiles for the camera following their relay event at the MAC Outdoor Championships.](https://images.sidearmdev.com/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2Fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2Fkentstatesports.com%2Fimages%2F2026%2F5%2F21%2FIMG_2657.jpg&height=340&type=webp)
