By: Madie Brink
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Following the conclusion of the 2023 fall season, College Sports Communicators (CSC) have announced their fall Academic All-District Teams with 17 earning All-District honors and all 17 eligible for the CSC Academic All-America team.
CSC recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field, court and in the classroom. In order for student-athletes to be eligible for nomination, they must fall under the following:
Academic Standing and Eligibility
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At least a sophomore academically and athletically
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Enrolled at their institution at the time of nomination either as undergraduates or graduate students. Only the school at which an athlete competed in the current academic year can nominate that player.
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Student-athletes who have graduated from their own institution during the current academic year and are not competing in athletics at another institution at the time of nomination are eligible.
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An undergraduate student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).
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A graduate student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as both an undergraduate and a grad student unless they are in their first semester as a graduate student and don't have an established graduate GPA.
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The cumulative grade point average may not be rounded up to 3.50.
Athletic Eligibility
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Fall sports (M/W Soccer, Football), student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games/contests played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the games/contests.
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Fall sports (Volleyball), student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's sets played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the institution's total matches.
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are financially supported in part by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2023-24 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs.
Football
Matt Grzybowski, Mark Leonard, Matt Goehring, Eli Schlangen, Travis Yohnke, Preston Yohnke and Cal Botsford.
Volleyball
Jordan Kuper, Sadie Voss, Elise Gillen and Jordyn Hamm.
Women's Soccer
Lauren Johnson, Julia Kreutner, Sarah Miller, Alivia Tindall, Caroline Titze and Abby Whittington.
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