AUSTIN, Texas – Rising senior Sean Lonergan of the St. Olaf College men's track & field team was named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-America Division III Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), on Tuesday.

St. Olaf's first-ever Academic All-America selection in men's track & field/cross country, Lonergan was selected to the third team, becoming the 11th Google Cloud Academic All-America honoree in school history.

An economics and political science double major, Lonergan owns a 3.78 cumulative GPA and is a three-time Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Academic All-Conference selection.

On the track, Lonergan earned a pair of All-American accolades this spring for the Oles, finishing fifth in the 1,500 meters at the 2019 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Geneva, Ohio and sixth in the mile at the 2019 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships in Boston, Mass.

Lonergan was the MIAC champion in the 1,500 meters at the 2019 MIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships and also placed fifth in the 800 meters. He also finished second in the 1,000 meters and fourth in the mile at the 2019 MIAC Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Over his career, Lonergan is a three-time U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region honoree and was a USTFCCCA All-Academic pick in outdoor track & field last spring.

All-Time St. Olaf Google Cloud Academic All-America Honorees
1978 - Robert Torgerson- Baseball - First Team (SS)
1980 - Peter Olson - Baseball - First Team (1B)
1992 - Aaron Butler - Football - Second Team (OL)
1994 - Mike Boehm - Baseball - First Team (OF)
1996 - Jen Kuzma - Women's Volleyball - Third Team (OH)
2002 - Megan Daymont - Women's Track & Field/Cross Country - Second Team
2003 - Megan Daymont - Women's Track & Field/Cross Country - First Team
2012 - Vanessa Kleckner - Women's At-Large (Golf) - Third Team
2019 - Rose Doda - Women's At-Large (Nordic Skiing) - Third Team
2019 - Tyler Radtke - Men's At-Large (Nordic Skiing) - First Team
2019 - Sean Lonergan - Men's Track & Field/Cross Country - Third Team