Three Dukes Named Academic All-Conference
May 23, 2007
Duquesne University junior Justin Gunter (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) and seniors Mike Murawski (Cinnaminson, N.J./Holy Cross) and Eric Robertson (Allison Park, Pa./North Allegheny) have been named to the 16-man Atlantic 10 Men's Track and Field Academic All-Conference Team as announced by the conference office.
Gunter placed eighth in the 400 meter hurdles at the Atlantic 10 Championship with a time of 55.49 and set the school record in the event with a 53.95 at Bucknell. In addition, he helped the Dukes to a season-best time in the 4x400 relay with a 3:24.33 at Bucknell and is one of the record-holders in the 4x200 meter relay with a 1:29.33. A finance major, Gunter boasts a 3.66 cumulative grade point average.
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Murawski is a multimedia major with a 3.17 gpa. He collected 14 of Duquesne's 83 team points at the 2007 Atlantic 10 Championship, finishing second in the decathlon with a school record of 6140 points and placing third in the high jump with a leap of 6-04.25. Murawski holds Duquesne records in the high jump, decathlon and sprint medley relay and had Duquesne's top pole vault this season with a 13-11.25 at Bucknell and top high jump with a 6-07.25 at Bucknell.
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Robertson was named to the A-10 Academic Team for both track and cross country. An elementary education major with a 3.82 gpa, he finished eighth in the 1,500 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championship with a time of 4:00.52 and placed 15th in the 800-meter run at A-10's with a season-best time of 1:58.41. Robertson also helped Duquesne place sixth at A-10's in the 4x800 meter run with a 7:40.00 and shares the school record in the 4x800 meter relay with a time of 7:34.72.
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