Rutgers Rivera repeats on Academic All-District 2 First Team

CAMDEN, N.J. (May 8, 2013) – Rutgers University-Camden senior centerfielderAlbert Rivera (Matawan, NJ/Matawan Regional) has been named to the Capital One Baseball Academic All-District 2 First Team for the second consecutive season.

Rivera, a four-year letterman with the Scarlet Raptors who collected his 100th career hit in Rutgers-Camden’s ECAC Div. III Metro tournament win on Wednesday, owns a 3.82 GPA as a Finance major with a minor in Statistics.

The Academic All-American teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), are released to recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Capital One became the entitlement rights holder to CoSIDA’s Academic All-America teams programs in 2011.