Take That, Binghamton

With our respective campus newspapers feuding over recent developments involving the Binghamton basketball team, it should be pointed out at least some of Cornell's best athletes are doing things right:

Greening was named a second-team ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American in the ultra-competitive at-large category as a junior. He carries a 3.95 grade point average in applied economics and management. Greening is a three-time selection to the ECAC Hockey Academic All-League team and a three-time recipient of the team’s Wendell and Francelia Earle Award, which is presented annually to the player with the highest grade point average in his classes.

Since we can all use a good laugh from time to time, let's look back at what Lowe's said about Topher Scott when he was nominated for the same award in 2008:

Scott carries a 2.90 cumulative grade point average following the fall 2007 semester, including a 3.26 GPA during that grading period. A sociology major, he is enrolled in one of the most challenging majors at Cornell University.

AEM isn't exactly rocket science, either, but it's not easy to earn a 3.95 in anything at Cornell, especially when you're traveling for a lot of the year.

Congratulations to Colin. I think his chances are pretty good, at least against fellow ECAC star forward David McIntyre (you really can't make up some of this stuff):

McIntyre holds a 3.2 grade point average heading into his first semester of his senior year. He has been on Colgate’s equivalent of the Dean’s List [the Good Toothbrushing List?] three times.

Since the day McIntyre arrived at Colgate, he has always been the first guy to ask for incoming recruits’ phone numbers so he can welcome them and start preparing them for life in the classroom and on the ice.

Right, McIntyre wants their numbers so he can organize study parties at the library.

He has also served as a motivational speaker for Granden Toy, Canada’s equivalent to Staples.

It's actually "Grand & Toy." How do these work out? "If I scored 20 goals last season, you can sell that office chair!"