St. John's University Athletics
Hackimer Named First Team Senior CLASS Award All-American
6/17/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
QUEENS, N.Y. - Thomas Hackimer has been named a first team Senior CLASS Award All-American for his notable achievements in the areas of community, classroom, character and competition.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
Hackimer garnered first team CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades this past season, while also earning first team CoSIDA Academic All-District honors for the second-straight year.
The 2015-16 BIG EAST Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Hackimer also won the 2015-16 BIG EAST Institutional Male Scholar-Athlete Award as a physics major with a 3.62 GPA. The three-time Academic All-BIG EAST selection and two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District choice has helped the baseball program win a pair of BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Awards (2012-13, 2014-15).
A member of the Chi Alpha Sigma National Honor Society, Hackimer served as a team representative for both the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Student Development 101. The reliever was also involved with numerous community service initiatives, including the League of Yes, St. John's the Baptist Church, St. Nicholas Men's Shelter, Relay for Life and the Autism Fun Run.
Selected by the Mets in 15th round of the 2015 MLB Draft, Hackimer returned for his senior season and became the first reliever to win BIG EAST Picher of the Year honors since 2005. A third team Collegiate Baseball Newspaper All-American, Hackimer also earned first team ABCA All-Northeast Region honors and unanimous first team All-BIG EAST accolades, and was a semifinalist for the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy.
Hackimer was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round (123rd overall) of the 2016 MLB Draft after going 7-3 with eight saves and a 1.17 ERA in 28 appearances as a senior this past season. The reliever had 71 strikeouts in 53.2 innings of work and allowed just a .133 opponent average.
