EDISON, New Jersey - Recent Marist graduate and cross country and track and field runner
Mark Vuono was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Student-Athlete of the Week, it was announced June 6.
Vuono scored in the distance medley relay at the MAAC Indoor Track and Field Championships for all four years of his career. He was recently named the lone Marist representative on the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team. He earned the honor for the second consecutive year and is a three-time MAAC All-Academic Team honoree.
During Commencement Weekend Vuono earned other academic accolades including the President's Academic Award from Marist College, which is awarded to the graduating male student-athlete with the highest grade point average. Before graduating with a degree in accounting he earned Academic Excellence from Marist's School of Management. Vuono will begin full-time employment at KPMG this summer and is scheduled to compete in the Chicago Marathon in October.