Six SAC Student-Athletes Named to CoSIDA Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-American Teams

June 25, 2020

AUSTIN, Texas | Six South Atlantic Conference student-athletes have been named to the 2019-20 Academic All-America® Division II Men's Track & Field/Cross Country teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2019-20 Division II Academic All-America® teams program. Despite the cancellation of spring competition during COVID-19, CoSIDA continued its sponsorship of the Academic All-America awards program. Student-athletes were selected based on career statistics.

Highlighting the SAC selections were first team picks Josh Adkins of Lenoir-Rhyne and Caleb Agee of Carson-Newman. Earning second team honors was Queens' Martin Knauer, while fellow Royal Anthony Raftis, along with Lincoln Memorial's Jonathan Hughes and Catawba's Tom Joyce were named to the third team.

The 15 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II men's track/cross country first team members hold a composite 3.88 GPA. Thirteen members of the 45-player first, second, and third teams honorees hold a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA. Seventeen CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II men's track/cross country selections are repeat picks from the 2018-19 honor listing.

For more information on the Academic All-America® program, go to https://academicallamerica.com/.

FIRST TEAM

Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
Josh Adkins (3)	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Sr.	3.95	Medical Studies
Caleb Agee (3)	Carson-Newman University	Sr.	3.96	Biology
William Beseman	University of Sioux Falls	Sr.	3.97	Business Management (U) / Marketing (G)
Grant Colligan (3)	Colorado School of Mines	Gr.	3.37/3.66	Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Kizan David (1)	Lincoln University	Jr.	3.94	Computer Information Systems
Nicolai Hartling	West Texas A&M University	Gr.	4.00/4.00	Communications
Joshua Hudiburg (1)	Pittsburg State University	Sr.	4.00	Health, Human Performance & Recreation
Jan Jansky (3)	University of Central Missouri	Sr.	3.88	Sport Management
Marcus Klein	Northwest Missouri State University	Sr.	3.98	Mathematics
Marcelo Laguera (1)	Colorado State University - Pueblo	Sr.	3.53	Civil Engineering
Jake Mitchem	Colorado School of Mines	Jr.	3.89	Electrical Engineering
William Ross (3)	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Sr.	3.89	Electrical Engineering
Ben Schneiderman (1)	Colorado School of Mines	Gr.	3.96/4.00	Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (G)
Joseph Westrick (2)	Gannon University	Sr.	4.00	Environmental Engineering
Levi Wyrick (1, #)	Pittsburg State University	Gr.	4.00	Educational Leadership

SECOND TEAM

Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
Trevor Bassitt	Ashland University	Jr.	3.36	Sport Management
Wyatt Baxter (3)	Chico State	Jr.	3.83	Public Administration
Sam Black	Saginaw Valley State University	Gr.	3.71/4.00	Criminal Justice (U) / Public Administration (G)
Cameron Burrows (1, $)	Tiffin University	Gr.	3.72/3.84	Management (U) / MBA (G)
Jason Goodman	Slippery Rock University	Jr.	3.96	Exercise Science
Luc Hagen	Colorado School of Mines	Jr.	3.56	Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Matt Hipshire (3)	Harding University	Sr.	4.00	Mechanical Engineering
Luke Hoffman	Kutztown University	Jr.	3.53	Business Administration
Ryan Hoffman	William Jewell College	Sr.	3.86	Biochemistry
Martin Knauer (2)	Queens University of Charlotte	Jr.	3.91	Mathematics
Joshua Litwiller	Cal State San Marcos	Sr.	3.79	Business Administration
Ryan McQuown	Slippery Rock University	Jr.	4.00	Finance
Chandler Nelson	University of Sioux Falls	Sr.	3.97	Business Administration / Marketing
Austin Nolan (2)	University of Southern Indiana	Sr.	3.92	Finance
Cole Oslin	Concordia-St. Paul	Sr.	4.00	Secondary Education / History
Trent Phelps	Dallas Baptist University	Gr.	4.00/4.00	Kinesiology

THIRD TEAM

Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
Felix Buck-Gramcko	Davis & Elkins College	Sr.	3.96	Management / Finance
Nikolas Curtiss	Tiffin University	Sr.	3.66	Sports Management
Dylan Day	Colorado State University - Pueblo	Sr.	3.91	Mathematics
Riley Fenoff	Franklin Pierce University	So.	4.00	Biology
Tommy Haas	Shippensburg University	Sr.	3.61	Biology
Jonathan Hughes	Lincoln Memorial University	Jr.	3.97	Management
Tom Joyce	Catawba College	Jr.	3.97	Biology & Environmental Sustainability
Felix Kemboi	University of Alaska Anchorage	Jr.	3.50	Health Science
Kyle Lawson (3)	Cal Poly Pomona	Sr.	3.57	Civil Engineering
Tiegen Lindner	Augustana University	Sr.	3.98	Exercise Science
Tyler Pasley	University of Illinois Springfield	Jr.	4.00	Environmental Studies
Alexander Porter	Grand Valley State University	Jr.	3.99	Computer Science
Anthony Raftis	Queens University of Charlotte	Sr.	3.87	Sport Management / Math
Derick St. Jean	Claflin University	So.	3.75	Business Management
Ryan Szklany	Embry-Riddle University (Fla.)	So.	4.00	Civil Engineering
Calahan Warren	Embry-Riddle University (Fla.)	Sr.	3.76	Aerospace Physiology

CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Levi Wyrick, Pittsburg State University

(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II second team selection in 2018-19

(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II second team selection in 2018-19

(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II third team selection in 2018-19

(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II first team selection in 2017-18

($) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II second team selection in 2017-18