University of Massachusets Athletics
Track Star Named A-10 Scholar Athlete Of Year
June 21, 2004 | Men's Track & Field
June 21, 2004
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - University of Massachusetts senior Kwesi Frimpong-Boateng (Accra, Ghana) has been named the 2003-2004 Atlantic 10 Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Year in voting conducted among the league's athletic directors, in was announced this afternoon by the conference office. Dayton volleyball player Erin Treadway was chosen as the Female Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Frimpong-Boateng ended his career as Massachusetts' record holder in three events: 55 meters (6.30 seconds), 100 meters (10.30 seconds) and 200 meters (20.90 seconds). He is a five-time Atlantic 10 champion, most recently earning gold at the 2004 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championship in the 55 meters (6.36 seconds). He also captured first place in the 55 meters at the 2004 IC4A indoor meet (6.31 seconds).
Frimpong-Boateng posted an undergraduate grade point average of 3.56 and a 4.00 graduate school grade point average in microbiology. He earned his undergraduate degree from UMass in May of 2003, and competed as a graduate student during the 2003-2004 school year. The four-time Atlantic 10 Student Athlete of the Year selection (men's indoor track in 2002, 2003 and 2004; men's outdoor track in 2004) was named the UMass Male Scholar Athlete of the Year for the 2003-2004 school year.