Two Tartan Track Athletes Earn Academic All-Region

June 7 – (DELAWARE, Ohio) – Senior Eric Tang (Los Angeles, Calif./Dunn) and sophomore Brian Harvey (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) were honored with CoSIDA Academic All-District selections for cross country and track and field for 2007. Since both players were named to the first team, they will move on to the national ballot which will be voted upon June 12. Carnegie Mellon is part of District 2, which is comprised of non-NCAA Division I Colleges in the states of Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In order to be nominated a student-athlete must be a starter or significant reserve and hold a 3.2 GPA or better.

Tang was the 2007 UAA Field Athlete of the Year and was the UAA Champion in long (6.75m) and triple (13.81m) jumps at the outdoor meet. He also placed second in the 100 meter dash (10.99) at the championships and was a member of the All-UAA 400 meter relay team (43.00). For his career he holds the school record in the long jump (6.90m - indoor), won the UAA indoor triple jump crown in 2007 and was the 2006 UAA Champion in the long jump and 400 meter relay. Tang is an engineering honors recipient and placed third in the 2006 Tepper Venture Challenge (regional business competition). He graduated this spring with a 3.54 GPA in electrical and computer engineering.

In the winter, Harvey became the first track athlete at Carnegie Mellon to earn All-America distinction at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Harvey made Carnegie Mellon history in the mile with a time of 4:13.26 which is the school record. He also holds the school record in the 1500 meter race and the 1600 meter relay. He qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1500 meters and finished ninth, just missing being named All-America. In the fall he was the top finisher on the 12th place NCAA cross country team and was part of the team that finished 8th at the NCAA meet in 2005. He is a two-time Cross Country Individual Academic All-America and as a freshman was one of seven males in Division III to be an Individual Academic All-America recipient with a 4.0. Harvey retains his 4.0 in mechanical and biomedical engineering.