TROY, N.Y. - The Academic All-America® Division III men's track & field/cross country teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), have been announced and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) student-athlete Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) student-athlete Justin Park is among those recognized. 

A thrower, Park (York, ME / York) finished first in the javelin, second in the hammer, second in the discus and fourth in the shot put at the 2021 Liberty League Outdoor Championship, which Rensselaer captured for the 12th straight time. The victory was his fourth in the javelin in his career, along with a pair of second place finishes.

His personal-best performances in the various throws events are 40' 0.5" in the shot put, 47' 11.75" in the weight throw, 122' 2" in the discus, 178' 1" in the javelin and 138' 10" in the hammer throw. Park established his top score in the hammer in May at the Cortland Conference Qualifier.

The applied physics and geology dual major who minored in astrobiology and philosophy graduated with a 3.98 GPA. Park was involved in research in astrobiology while also serving with the I-PERSIST (Integrative - Program for Education, Research, and Support Involving Science and Technology) Mentor program and on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. He had an internship with Sponge-Jet Inc. Engineering Technologies and is now a Ph.D. candidate in geology at RPI.