Driscoll named Philadelphia Inquirer Men’s At-Large Academic All-Area Performer of the Year

PHILADELPHIA – University of the Sciences sophomore Brad Driscoll was named the 2010-2011 Philadelphia Inquirer Men’s At-Large Academic All-Area Performer of the Year, highlighting a group of 12 individuals honored by the Sports Information offices of the 28 member schools.

Driscoll (Alvirne High School/Hudson, N.H.) is a four-time All-MAC performer on USciences’ mixed rifle team.  Brad followed up a 2010 season where he was named to the Mid Atlantic rifle Conference’s  (MAC) All-Rookie team with a season that saw him narrowly miss qualifying for the NCAA Championships. Driscoll has also been named to the College Rifle Coaches Association and MAC All-Academic teams in both of his collegiate seasons.

A 2011 National Junior Olympics qualifier in rifle where he won in bronze medal in the prone smallbore event, Driscoll was also the collegiate and junior champion at the NRA National Prone Smallbore Rifle Championships at Camp Perry, Ohio in the summer of 2010.  

Driscoll has career high’s of 577 in smallbore and 581 in air rifle (out of 600).  He is in his second year in the institution’s Doctor of Pharmacy program and has a 3.714 grade point average

In addition to USciences’ Driscoll, this year’s area men’s at-large team is represented by six other schools, including four student-athletes from Penn: sprint football players Mike Bagnoli; Todd Busler and Whit Shaw; and fencer Vidur Kapur; two ice hockey players from Neumann: William Lacasse and Brent Tamane; Temple gymnasts Adam Al-Rokh and Patrick McLaughlin; wrestler Zak Andrews from Delaware Valley College; wrestler Shaun Fausey from Drexel; and fencer Andrew Bostick from Haverford.

Student-athletes from the University of the Sciences have been named to the Philadelphia Area All-Academic Teams a total of 61 times since the programs inception in 2005-06. Fifteen student-athletes have been named to an area all academic team twice and nine have earned the honor three times. Driscoll also joins six other USciences student-athletes who have earned Performer of the Year honors in their respective sports, with two of those garnering the award twice (Michelle Bauer- women's at-large (rifle) - 2006, 2008; and Amanda Bedway- women's tennis - 2007 and 2008).