Michigan State University Athletics
Gove and Riordan Earn CoSIDA Academic All-American Honors
8/12/2021 12:22:00 PM | Track and Field
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State track & field athletes John Gove and Joe Riordan both garnered cross country/track & field third-team Academic All-American honors, as selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday.
This is the first CoSIDA Academic All-District honor for both and the first Spartan men to be honored since Caleb Rhynard earned third-team honors in 2016.
Gove, a native of Leominster, Massachusetts, captured All-American honors with a 4.00 GPA in horticulture. He is a five-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. Gove earned the President's Award at the Student-Athlete Support Services Spartan Academic Excellence Gala.
At the B1G Outdoor Championships, he finished 12th in the 4x400m relay (3:16.48). During the outdoor season, Gove PR'd in the 800m (1:50.29) at the Billy Hayes Invite.
Riordan earned his first All-American honor during his senior season earning a 4.00 in biosystems engineering. The Solon, Ohio native also earned the President's Award at the Student-Athlete Support Services Spartan Academic Excellence Gala. Riordan is a five time Big Ten Academic All-Big Ten honoree and was three times a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
He competed alongside the men's cross country team that finished 17th at the NCAA Championship. On the track, Riordan finished ninth in the 5000m at the Big Ten Indoor Championship (14:20.68).
Â
This is the first CoSIDA Academic All-District honor for both and the first Spartan men to be honored since Caleb Rhynard earned third-team honors in 2016.
Gove, a native of Leominster, Massachusetts, captured All-American honors with a 4.00 GPA in horticulture. He is a five-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. Gove earned the President's Award at the Student-Athlete Support Services Spartan Academic Excellence Gala.
At the B1G Outdoor Championships, he finished 12th in the 4x400m relay (3:16.48). During the outdoor season, Gove PR'd in the 800m (1:50.29) at the Billy Hayes Invite.
Riordan earned his first All-American honor during his senior season earning a 4.00 in biosystems engineering. The Solon, Ohio native also earned the President's Award at the Student-Athlete Support Services Spartan Academic Excellence Gala. Riordan is a five time Big Ten Academic All-Big Ten honoree and was three times a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
He competed alongside the men's cross country team that finished 17th at the NCAA Championship. On the track, Riordan finished ninth in the 5000m at the Big Ten Indoor Championship (14:20.68).
Â
Players Mentioned
Mid-Distance
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and FieldWednesday, April 02
Monday, May 13
Saturday, May 11
Saturday, May 11