ATLANTA – Eastern Kentucky University track and field student-athletes Jone Zabaleta Larranaga and Joan Tapias have earned ASUN All-Academic Team honors for the 2022 outdoor season, the league announced on Friday.
 
Zabaleta Larranaga was voted to the ASUN Women's All-Academic Team after posting a perfect 4.0 GPA while pursuing a Masters in Exercise and Sports Science (Exercise and Wellness concentration) this year.
 
The native of Azkoitia, Basque County, Spain scored 15 points at the ASUN Outdoor Championships. She won gold in the 5,000 meters and took fourth in the 1,500 meters.
 
Zabaleta Larranaga has qualified for the NCAA East Prelims in the 5,000 meters with her time of 16:02.55. That time is the second fastest in EKU history. 
 
Tapias was voted to the ASUN Men's All-Academic Team. The native of Barcelona, Spain has maintained a 3.89 cumulative GPA while pursuing an MBA (Masters in Business Administration).
 
He scored points in both the 5,000 meters and 1,500 meters at the ASUN Outdoor Championships, finishing sixth in the 5K and eighth in the finals of the 1,500 meters. He ran a personal-best 3:46.98 in the 1,500 during the regular season.
 
Tapias was named the ASUN Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the fall.