June 20, 2006

Duquesne University senior Bob Healy (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) has been named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Cross Country / Track & Field Academic All-America Second Team as announced by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).

A First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District choice, Healy was also honored as the Atlantic 10 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Year and named to the A-10 Academic All-Conference list. He received the honors after winning three medals at the 2006 Atlantic 10 Championship. He captured first place at A-10's and qualified for the IC4A Championship and NCAA Regional Championship in the discus with a toss of 160 feet, seven inches. He also placed second in the shot put and third in the hammer throw at A-10's to tally 24 team points for the Dukes. Earlier in the season Healy set a school record in the shot put with a throw of 52-4.75 at the CMU Invitational. A four-year letterman in both track and football, Healy posted a 3.45 grade point average as an undergraduate and has a 4.00 gpa through seven graduate courses.