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2017-18 Academic All-America® Teams and Honorees
Samantha Liermann of Concordia (Neb.) and Jason Kenny of Morningside Lead Google Cloud Academic All-America® College Division Track & Field/Cross Country Teams
Men's/Women's College Division Track & Field/Cross Country Release: PDF |
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Jason Kenny
Samantha Liermann
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Samantha Liermann of Concordia (Neb.) University and senior
Jason Kenny of Morningside College headline the 2017-18 Google Cloud Academic All-America® College Division Track & Field/Cross Country Teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Google Cloud Academic All-America® College Division Track & Field/Cross Country Teams are comprised of student-athletes from NAIA, Canadian and two-year institutions.
Liermann, a native of Wisner, Nebraska, won the indoor shot put national title and placed as the runner up at the NAIA Outdoor National Championship. She also swept Great Plains Athletic Conference shot put titles. The University of Nebraska transfer has achieved All-America status at each of the six national meets she has competed in. She is majoring in recreation and sport studies and business administration and boasts a 3.99 GPA.
Liermann, who was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team last year, is one of four repeat selections on this year’s team. Friends University’s
Chelsea Baker and Saint Xavier University’s
Ellie Willging were named to the first team in 2016-17, while Northwestern College’s
Katie Landhuis was named to the second team.
The Google Cloud Academic All-America® first team had a combined GPA of 3.95 and included a trio of perfect 4.0 marks.
Headlining the men’s team is Kenny, a senior distance runner from Schaller, Iowa, who finished with a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA with a major in applied agricultural & food studies. Kenny earned All-America honors at the 2018 NAIA Outdoor National Championship when he helped lead the Mustangs to a fifth-place finish in the 3,200-meter relay. Kenny earned All-GPAC honors in cross country and was a two-time NAIA Indoor All-American in the 1,000-meter run with a fourth-place finish at the 2018 NAIA Indoor National Championship and an eighth-place finish in 2017.
Joining Kenny, who was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team last year, as a repeat selection on this year’s team are teammate
Jacob Green, Indiana Institute of Technology’s
Malik Stuart, and Cornerstone University’s
Kyle Steigenga. Stuart was named to the Academic All-America® team for the third time as he was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team last year and the second team in 2015-16. Green and Steigenga were on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team a year ago.
The Google Cloud Academic All-America® first team had a combined GPA of 3.88 and included four student-athletes with perfect 4.0 marks.
2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Track & Field/Cross Country Teams – College Division
MEN'S TEAM
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Nicholas Arnecke |
Delhi (SUNY) |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Restaurant & Food Service Management |
| John Gay |
University of British Columbia |
Sr. |
3.5 |
International Relations |
| Christian Graham |
University of Saint Mary |
Sr. |
3.71 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Jacob Green (2) |
Morningside College |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Biology / Chemistry |
| Philip Hassell |
Robert Morris University (Ill.) |
Sr. |
4 |
Management |
| Scott Johnson |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Biology / Chemistry |
| Jason Kenny (2) |
Morningside College |
Sr. |
4 |
Applied Agricultural & Food Studies |
| Josiah McAllister |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
Jr. |
4 |
Pre-Medicine |
| Seth Schenck |
Columbia College (Mo.) |
Sr. |
4 |
History |
| Malik Stuart (1,#) |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.78 |
Software Engineering |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Stephen Cho |
Taylor University |
Sr. |
3.56 |
Management |
| Bret Crawford |
Campbellsville University |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Biology |
| Chris Emter |
Carroll College |
Sr. |
3.71 |
Finance |
| Corey Hermann |
Dakota State University |
Jr. |
4 |
Cyber Operations |
| Justin McKenzie |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.37 |
Criminal Justice / Crime Analysis |
| Kyle Miller |
Embry-Riddle University (Ariz.) |
Sr. |
4 |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Darian Pacula |
Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Sonwabiso Skhosana |
Wayland Baptist University |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Accounting |
| Kyle Steigenga (2) |
Cornerstone University (Mich.) |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Education |
| Alan Varela |
Doane University |
Jr. |
3.81 |
Secondary Math Education |
Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year: Jason Kenny, Morningside College
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division first team selection in 2016-17
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division second team selection in 2016-17
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division second team selection in 2015-16
WOMEN'S TEAM
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Chelsea Baker (1) |
Friends University |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Physical Education / Teacher Education |
| Alex Berends |
Taylor University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Political Sci. / Philosophy / Econ & Int'l Studies |
| Charlotte Culiver |
Arizona Christian University |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| Emily Harsin |
Doane University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Elementary Education |
| Katie Landhuis (2) |
Northwestern College |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Exercise Science / Physical Education & Health |
| Samantha Liermann (1) |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Recreation & Sport Studies / Business Admin. |
| Ashley Plumb |
St. Ambrose University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Psychology |
| Ione Rodriguez |
Our Lady of the Lake University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Psychology – Marriage and Family Therapy |
| Chena Underhill |
Westmont College |
So. |
4 |
Political Science & Data Analytics |
| Ellie Willging (1) |
Saint Xavier University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Political Science |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Taylor Bluemel |
Taylor University |
So. |
3.94 |
Elementary Education |
| Emily Deschaine |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Secondary Education, English and Music |
| Megan DeWeerd |
Trinity Christian College |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Psychology |
| Keili Dorn |
Embry-Riddle University (Ariz.) |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Global Security & Intelligence |
| Hannah Drake |
Cornerstone University (Mich.) |
Jr. |
3.79 |
Accounting Business Finance |
| Natali Engle |
Friends University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Health Sciences |
| Christa Follette |
Friends University |
Sr. |
4 |
Health Sciences |
| Julia Kaster |
Southeastern University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Biology |
| Claire Otero |
College of Idaho |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Chemistry |
| Kinsey Pease |
Arizona Christian University |
Sr. |
4 |
Secondary Education |
| Anna Souzis |
Taylor University |
Jr. |
3.9 |
Exercise Science |
| Rebecca Starrett |
Missouri Baptist University |
Jr. |
4 |
Biology |
Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year: Samantha Liermann, Concordia (Neb.) University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division first team selection in 2016-17
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division second team selection in 2016-17
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Google Cloud Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Aaron Sagraves, Cornerstone University | Google Cloud Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
aaron.sagraves@cornerstone.edu | (616) 977-5415