Toman Named to Academic District IV At-Large Team
5/16/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Verizon and the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced the 2001-02 Academic All-America/District IV Men's At Large team on Thursday (May 16). Included on the 10-member team is the University of Michigan's Justin Toman (Wallingford, Conn./Lyman Hall HS), a fifth-year senior on the Wolverines men's gymnastics team. With this honor, voted on by CoSIDA members and sponsored by Verizon, Toman is now eligible for 2001-02 Verizon Academic All-America honors.
The only four-time team captain in Michigan men's gymnastics history, Toman received the prestigious Nissen-Emery Award in 2002, given to the top senior male gymnast in the country. He is also a five-time NCAA All-American and two-time NCAA parallel bars champion (1999, 2000), and he was named the 1999 U-M Male Athlete of the Year after leading the Wolverines to the NCAA national title. Toman has also been very successful outside of NCAA competition in USA Gymnastics meets, including a ninth-place finish at the 2000 Olympic Trials.
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A three-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference selection (1999, 2000, '01), Toman carries a 3.83 grade-point average and is completing his master's degree in sports management and communications. He graduated from U-M with a Bachelor of Science degree in movement science.
To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average for his career. He must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing. True freshmen, redshirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible for the award.
2001-02 Verizon Academic All-District IV Men's At-Large Team
| Name (Major, GPA) | School | Yr. | Sport | Hometown |
| Marcos Cabrera | Belmont | Sr. | Tennis | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Finance (3.93) | ||||
| Caesar Garcia | Auburn | So. | Swimming | Baton Rouge, La. |
| Mechanical Engineering (3.95) | ||||
| Oscar Lindvall | Alabama | Jr. | Golf | Hoellviken, Sweden |
| Finance (4.00) | ||||
| Brad Morris | Eastern Ky. | Sr. | Golf | Stanton, Ky. |
| Chemistry (4.00) | ||||
| Vince Ng | Ohio State | Jr. | Tennis | Broadview Heights, Ohio |
| Biology (3.95) | ||||
| Gustav Pousette | Kentucky | Sr. | Tennis | Kolmarden, Sweden |
| Foreign Language and International Economics (4.00) | ||||
| Bennie Schmid | Morehead | Jr. | Tennis | Reutlingen, Germany |
| Business Administration and Management (3.96) | ||||
| Robert Greg Simpson | Tennessee | Jr. | Swimming | Collierville, Tenn. |
| Marketing (3.92) | ||||
| Justin Toman | Michigan | Sr. | Gymnastics | Wallingford, Conn. |
| Sports Management and Communications (3.83) | ||||
| Jordan Webster | Central Mich. | Jr. | Wrestling | Washington, Ill. |
| Mathematics (3.82) | ||||
Contact: Louis Levine (734) 763-4423
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