Brendan Kane Named Landmark Senior Scholar Athlete
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Conference has chosen six athletes as Landmark Senior Scholar
Athletes for their respective fall sports. A committee of Landmark
Conference officers, athletics directors and sports information
directors selected the recipients, choosing one senior from each of
the fall sports sponsored by the conference.
The honorees must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 and are selected
based on their accomplishments in athletics and academics. The
conference office will announce the six honorees over the next two
weeks.
Susquehanna University’s Brendan Kane has been named the
Men’s Cross Country Senior Scholar Athlete. Kane wrapped up
his cross country career this fall with two team Landmark
Conference Championships (2009, 2010) and two runner-up finishes
(2011, 2012).
During his four years at Susquehanna, Kane has finished in the top
half of the conference at the Landmark Championships every year. As
a freshman, he finished 31st at the meet with a time of 29:36. Four
years later, Kane placed 27th this fall in a time of 28:25, more
than a minute faster. He boasts a personal best 27:49 in the
8-kilometer race.
In addition to his participation with the cross country team, Kane
also competes with the indoor and outdoor track & field teams
and serves as the women’s track & field team manager. He
is a member of the Entrepreneurship Club and National Honors
Society of the Social Sciences and has volunteered with the cross
country team’s “St. Jude’s Up ‘Til
Dawn” fundraiser.
Originally from East Longmeadow, Mass., Kane is a business
administration major with an entrepreneurship emphasis with future
plans to open his own running store and coach at the high school
level. He has earned a 3.33 cumulative grade point average and been
recognized on the Landmark Honor Roll all three years he has been
eligible.
2012 Landmark Fall Senior Scholar Athletes
Men’s Cross Country – Brendan Kane, Susquehanna
Women’s Cross Country – TBA Dec. 5
Field Hockey – TBA Dec. 6
Men’s Soccer – TBA Dec. 11
Women’s Soccer – TBA Dec. 12
Volleyball – TBA Dec. 13