William and Mary's Brandon Heroux (Westfield, N.J.) was named the Men's Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year Monday by the Colonial Athletic Association, the latest in a long line of honors for the All-American thrower.  Heroux was also named Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2010.  The award was voted on by the conference's sports information offices, from nominees that carried a GPA over 3.3 and were starters or important reserves.

Heroux, who graduated in May with a degree in finance, capped off his four years by earning first-team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships last week.  He threw a school-record 73.55 meters (241-4) in the finals of the javelin to take eighth overall, and requalified himself to the Canadian Olympic Trials next week.  Heroux also won his fourth-straight CAA title in the javelin with a conference-record throw of 71.34m (234-1), becoming the first athlete in conference history to win the javelin four years in a row.  In total, each of his four throws in 2012 ranked among the top-six ever at W&M, and he finished his career owning each of the top-11 throws in school history and 18 of the top 20.

Heroux will try and earn a spot at this summer's London Olympics beginning next week at the Canadian Olympic Trials in Calgary.  In addition to placing among the top three through the prelims on June 27 and finals on June 29, Heroux needs to throw at least 77m (252-7) to meet the Olympic qualifying standards.

Brandon Heroux's All-Time Honors
2012 CAA Men's Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2012 USTFCCCA First-Team All-America
2012 NCAA Championships Finalist
2012 Olympic Trials Qualifier
2012 CAA Champion (meet record)
2011 IC4A Champion
2011 CAA Champion (meet record)
2011 Penn Relays Champion
2011 Colonial Relays Champion
2010 CAA Men's Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2010 NCAA Championships Semifinalist
2010 IC4A Silver Medalist
2010 CAA Champion
2010 Colonial Relays Champion
2009 CAA Men's Track and Field Rookie of the Year
2009 NCAA Championship Semifinalist (final-site qualifier)
2009 NCAA East Region All-Region Team
2009 CAA Champion (meet record)
2009 Colonial Relays Champion
14 Career Victories