Bowling Green State University Athletics
Kyle Gurney Named CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
June 08, 2022 | Baseball
AUSTIN, Texas – The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced the 2022 Academic All-America baseball teams on Wednesday (June 8). Bowling Green junior catcher Kyle Gurney earned First-Team Academic All-America, just one of 13 players in the nation to receive the recognition at the Division I level. Gurney was also named First-Team Academic All-District on May 12.
Gurney is the third player in program history to be named CoSIDA Academic All-America First-Team and the first Falcon to be recognized as an Academic All-American since 2005. Gurney joins Burke Badenhop (Pitcher, 2005) and Bruce Rasor (Catcher, 1970) as members of the baseball program to receive the First-Team honor.
A native of Belleville, Mich., Gurney started in 51 of BGSU's 52 games, ending the season with a .330 batting average, nine home runs and 26 RBI. In addition to being named an Academic All-American, Gurney was also named Second Team All-MAC in 2022. As for last season, Gurney was named 2021 Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America and 2021 MAC Freshman of the Year.
From the Division-I level, a total of 33 players received Academic All-America recognition, split between three teams. The First-Team consisted of 13 players, and just two catchers. Gurney, a Business Analytics & Intelligence major, has maintained a 3.96 GPA.
Quote From The Coach
"Kyle Gurney is a special student-athlete," said Head Coach Kyle Hallock. "For him to be named First-Team Academic All-American and to be grouped with Bruce Rasor and Burke Badenhop is an amazing accomplishment. Our players look for any opportunity to put their names alongside the best to ever do it here at BGSU and Kyle has made it happen again with this honor. This recognition can be attributed to Kyle's attention to detail and desire to be great with everything that he signs his name on. He has truly earned it and we are extremely proud of him."
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Gurney is the third player in program history to be named CoSIDA Academic All-America First-Team and the first Falcon to be recognized as an Academic All-American since 2005. Gurney joins Burke Badenhop (Pitcher, 2005) and Bruce Rasor (Catcher, 1970) as members of the baseball program to receive the First-Team honor.
A native of Belleville, Mich., Gurney started in 51 of BGSU's 52 games, ending the season with a .330 batting average, nine home runs and 26 RBI. In addition to being named an Academic All-American, Gurney was also named Second Team All-MAC in 2022. As for last season, Gurney was named 2021 Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America and 2021 MAC Freshman of the Year.
From the Division-I level, a total of 33 players received Academic All-America recognition, split between three teams. The First-Team consisted of 13 players, and just two catchers. Gurney, a Business Analytics & Intelligence major, has maintained a 3.96 GPA.
Quote From The Coach
"Kyle Gurney is a special student-athlete," said Head Coach Kyle Hallock. "For him to be named First-Team Academic All-American and to be grouped with Bruce Rasor and Burke Badenhop is an amazing accomplishment. Our players look for any opportunity to put their names alongside the best to ever do it here at BGSU and Kyle has made it happen again with this honor. This recognition can be attributed to Kyle's attention to detail and desire to be great with everything that he signs his name on. He has truly earned it and we are extremely proud of him."
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons' baseball team on social media
Twitter - @BGAthletics and @BGSU_Baseball
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsu_baseball'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube - 'Falcons Athletics'
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