Qian Named Capital One Academic All-District

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – Carnegie Mellon University sophomore George Qian (Bettendorf, Iowa/Montverde Academy), a member of the men's golf team, was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Men's At-Large Team.  CoSIDA recognizes outstanding academic and athletic accomplishments by honoring deserving athletes with All-Academic recognition with the official sponsor of Capital One.

Carnegie Mellon is part of District 4 which is comprised of all Division III schools in the state of Pennsylvania.

Qian is a business administration major with a 4.00 GPA and recently was named to the PING Mid-Atlantic Region team by the Golf Coaches Association of America for the second straight season.  Qian finished the season with a team-best average round of 74.4 through 19 rounds with two tournament wins, three top-three finishes and four top-ten finishes.  The sophomore shot a career-low and school-record tying round of four-under-par 67 during the second round of the Hershey Cup to win the tournament.  Qian became the fifth Tartan, and first since 2009, to claim the individual medalist at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships.  

Qian will now move on to the national ballot for Capital One Academic All-America consideration.