Nine SAC Student-Athletes Named to CoSIDA Men's Academic All-America Division II At-Large Teams
AUSTIN, Texas | Eight South Atlantic Conference student-athletes have been named to the 2020 Academic All-America® Division II Men's At-Large teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The 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.
The at-large program for the CoSIDA Academic All-America® program includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo for both men and women; bowling, crew and field hockey for women; and volleyball and wrestling for men.
Representing the SAC on the first team were Wingate men's tennis player Daniel Belsito, men's volleyball player Evan Cory of Lincoln Memorial, and a trio of swimmers; Carson-Newman's Paden Duke and Wingate's Markus Furst and Giacomo Viazzo. Earning second team honors were Queens' swimmer Jan Delkeskamp, Coker tennis player Hunter Horton and Lincoln Memorial men's volleyball player AJ Risavy. Rounding out the honorees was third team pick Paul Lenz, a tennis player from Lenoir-Rhyne.
Sixteen men and 16 women are repeat performers on this year's at-large teams. Thirty-four (20 women, 14 men) student-athletes on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II At-Large Teams have a 4.00 GPA. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Women's At-Large First Team had an overall 3.94 GPA, while the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Men's At-Large First Team had an overall 3.93 GPA.
For more information on the Academic All-America® program, go to https://academicallamerica.com/.
FIRST TEAM
Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
Wrestling |
Brandon Ball (2) |
Fort Hays State University |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Technology Studies |
Golf |
Nicholas Barney (2) |
Le Moyne College |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Physics |
Lacrosse |
Connor Bateman (!) |
Rockhurst University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Biochemistry |
Tennis |
Daniel Belsito (!) |
Wingate University |
Gr. |
3.73/4.00 |
Sport Management (U) / MASM (G) |
Lacrosse |
Zach Bodeau (1, @) |
Rockhurst University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Criminal Justice / Psychology |
Volleyball |
Evan Cory (1) |
Lincoln Memorial University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Accounting & Finance |
Swimming |
Paden Duke (1, !) |
Carson-Newman University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biology / Chemistry |
Swimming |
Markus Furst (3) |
Wingate University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Exercise Science |
Wrestling |
Tyler Harrington |
Maryville University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Education |
Wrestling |
Ben Kelvington |
Augustana University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Biochemistry |
Volleyball |
Angelos Mandilaris |
Barton College |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Mathematics |
Tennis |
Juan Ortiz Couder |
Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) |
Gr. |
3.78/4.00 |
Software Engineering |
Water Polo |
Milos Popovic |
Salem University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Human Resources Management |
Swimming |
Tim Samuelsen (@) |
Missouri University of Science & Technology |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Mechanical Engineering |
Swimming |
Payton Staman (1) |
University of Indianapolis |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Mechanical Engineering |
Golf |
Elis Svard |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Business Administration |
Swimming |
Giacomo Viazzo (1, #) |
Wingate University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Chemistry / Mathematics |
SECOND TEAM
Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
Swimming |
Lane Austin |
Colorado Mesa University |
So. |
3.93 |
Business Administration / Hospitality Management |
Golf |
Ian Barnes |
University of Central Missouri |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Interior Design |
Swimming |
Brent Benedict |
Gannon University |
Sr. |
3.61 |
Sport Management / Marketing |
Tennis |
Timo Christen (2) |
University of Alabama in Huntsville |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Chemistry |
Wrestling |
Brody Conner (3) |
University of Indianapolis |
Gr. |
3.94/3.92 |
Finance (U) / MBA (G) |
Swimming |
Jan Delkeskamp |
Queens University of Charlotte |
So. |
4.00 |
Finance |
Swimming |
Maxime Eekhof |
Lindenwood University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Finance |
Wrestling |
Kolton Eischens (1) |
St. Cloud State University |
Sr. |
3.45 |
Technology Management |
Swimming |
Mahmoud Elgayar |
Colorado Mesa University |
So. |
3.84 |
Mechanical Engineering |
Tennis |
Ulf Grosseloh |
Spring Hill College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Financial Economics |
Tennis |
Hunter Horton |
Coker University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration / Sport Management |
Wrestling |
Noah Ottum (3) |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Engineering Physics |
Volleyball |
AJ Risavy |
Lincoln Memorial University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Management |
THIRD TEAM
Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
|
Lacrosse |
Alex Aken |
Palm Beach Atlantic University |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Ministry |
|
Swimming |
Andrew Assaleh |
Oklahoma Christian University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Accounting |
|
Lacrosse |
Christian Cherry |
Colorado Mesa University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Biology |
|
Tennis |
Ben Fellman |
Millersville University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Meteorology |
|
Wrestling |
Robert Gambrell |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
3.39 |
Mechanical Engineering |
|
Tennis |
Jesse Haas |
Azusa Pacific University |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Kinesiology |
|
Golf |
Wesley Hanson |
Valdosta State University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Management |
|
Wrestling |
Tyler Kreith (3) |
Maryville University |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Financial Services |
|
Tennis |
Danrich Kruger |
Southeastern Oklahoma State University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Biology |
|
Tennis |
Paul Lenz |
Lenoir-Rhyne University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
International Business Management |
|
Tennis |
Jason Prince |
University of Charleston |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Accounting |
|
Wrestling |
Bret Romanzak |
Ashland University |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Finance |
|
Volleyball |
Francisco Salinger Cenzual |
Limestone College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business Management / Sport Management |
|
Skiing |
Tristan Sayre |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Gr. |
4.00/3.92 |
Civil Engineering |
|
Golf |
Ellis Yoder |
Bentley University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Computer Information Systems |
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CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Zach Bodeau, Rockhurst University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II first-team selection in 2018-19 (#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II first-team selection in 2017-18
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II second-team selection in 2018-19 (@) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II second-team selection in 2017-18
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II third-team selection in 2018-19 (!) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II third-team selection in 2017-18