BOONE, N.C.- Appalachian State University track and field standout Matt Boruff was named first team ESPN the Magazine Academic all-District for the second consecutive year announced CoSIDA on Thursday afternoon. Since Boruff was voted onto the first team, the Raleigh, N.C. native is now eligible for ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.

Boruff is the lone Southern Conference representative on the 14 - member first team in District III. He has been a standout performer for the Mountaineers during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. During the 2009 indoor campaign. the junior captured the SoCon title in the heptathlon for the second straight year and with his performance he shattered his previous school and SoCon record of 4720 points, setting a new record of 5021 points. He also helped lead the Apps to their 16th indoor title in school history. At the SoCon Outdoor Championships, he grabbed the runner-up titles in the 110m hurdles and pole vault.

Off the field, the Raleigh, N.C. native is majoring in marketing and management and boasts an impressive 3.68 grade point average.

District 3 Winners
University Division
Darius Law    CHARLOTTE    III    So.    Raleigh, N.C.    4.0    Accounting
Javier Garcia-Tunon    FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY    III    Gr.    Miami, Fla.    4.00, 3.84 (grad)    Business Administration
Curt McGill    SOUTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF    III    Sr.    Spartanburg, S.C.    3.88    Exercise Science
Phil Leineweber    LIBERTY UNIVERSITY    III    Gr.    New Freedom, Pa.    3.94, 3.80 (grad)    Biblical Studies - Both UG & G
Billy Mateker    GEORGIA TECH    III    Jr.    Lawrenceville, Georgia    4.0    Materials Science Engineering
Gonzalo Barroilhet    FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY    III    So.    Santiago, Chile    3.59    Management
Daniel Newell    LIBERTY UNIVERSITY    III    Gr.    Roanoke, Va.    3.65, 3.50 (grad)    English - Both UG & G
Phillip Warsaw    WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY    III    Sr.    Elizabethtown, Ky.    3.89    Mathematical Economics
Cam Shriver    WILLIAM & MARY, COLLEGE OF    III    Sr.    Oxford, Ohio    3.63    History
Mark Steeds    GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY    III    Sr.    Paris, Ontario, Canada    3.34    Criminal Justice
Brock Baker    NORTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF    III    Sr.    Nashville, Tenn.    3.55    Biology/Romance Languages
Elliott Haynie    SOUTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF    III    Jr.    Atlanta, Ga.    3.46    Accounting
John Egan    GEORGIA, UNIVERSITY OF    III    Sr.    Atlanta, Ga.    3.85    Telecommunication Arts and Sport Management
Matt Boruff    APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY    III    Jr.    Raleigh, N.C.    3.68    Marketing/Management