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[Pirtle, Colin]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – June 29, 2023

Baylor T&F’s Conacher, Day Secure CSC Academic All-America Second Team Honors
Men’s team members earn first Academic All-American awards in 10 years
For more information contact: Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu<mailto:colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu>


WACO, Texas – Baylor track and field seniors Ben Conacher and Ryan Day were named to the 2022-23 Academic All-America men’s track and field/cross country second-team, as released Thursday by the College Sports Communicators.



The pair are only the third and fourth Baylor men’s track and field/cross country student-athletes that have earned a place on the CSC Academic All-America teams, and the first since the 2013 season when Blake Niccum earned second-team honors and Taylor Jackson followed on the third team.



In total, Conacher and Day are only the 13th and 14th all-time Academic All-America team members coming from the Baylor track and field or cross country teams.



Conacher, a native of Katy, Texas, ended his BU career in the classroom with a perfect 4.0 GPA en route to a biochemistry degree.



On the track, Conacher ended his time in stellar fashion with a personal best to advance to the NCAA Outdoor National Championships, followed by another personal best that landed him on the NCAA All-America podium in a tie for eighth.



Conacher is soon beginning a PhD in genetics, bioinformatics and computational biology at Virginia Tech.



Day excelled to a 3.97 undergraduate GPA in mechanical engineering and recently graduated with his master’s degree in the same subject.



A Waco native, Day was one of Baylor’s top-25 finishers at the NCAA South Central Regional in Bryan-College Station, Texas, and was joined by sophomore Drew Snyder as all-region runners. It was the first time in over a decade that Baylor placed two competitors on the regional podium.



In the track season, Day closed out his collegiate career with all-conference honors in the indoor distance medley and outdoor 5,000 meters, where he holds the program record.



For more information regarding the Academic All-America program, visit www.academicallamerica.com<http://www.academicallamerica.com>.



To stay up to date throughout the year on all things Baylor track and field, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorTrack.



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Colin Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (T&F/XC, MTEN, FB)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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