Joe Horka Named
NAIA All-America Scholar Athlete
Westland native is first MU harrier to receive honor
November
19, 2007
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LIVONIA, Mich.
-- Madonna University junior Joe Horka (Westland, Mich./Churchill HS)
became the first cross country student-athlete in the three-year history of the
program to earn NAIA All-America Scholar Athlete honors in a statement released
today.
Horka, a
criminal justice major at MU, adds the latest honor to All-WHAC and Academic
All-WHAC selections earlier this season.
The
junior was the top individual runner this season for MU, finishing 20th
at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference meet with a time
of 26:50.00 in the 8K event.
Horka
helped lead the MU men’s cross country team to a fifth place team finish.
The full
2007 Daktronics-NAIA Cross Country Scholar-Athletes were released at the
conclusion of the NAIA National Championship meet and can be viewed at
www.naia.org
Contact:
Matt Fancett –
Assistant AD – Media Relations
(734) 432-5610
