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2017-18 Academic All-America® Teams and Honorees
Augie Isaacson of Friends Headlines Google Cloud Academic All-America® College Division Baseball Teams
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Augie Isaacson
AUSTIN, Texas – Augie Isaacson from Friends University headlines the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® College Division Baseball Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division Baseball Team includes student-athletes from NAIA, Canadian and two-year institutions.
Isaacson took the 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year accolade. Isaacson, a senior from New Prague, Minnesota, boasts of a 4.00 cumulative GPA majoring in criminal justice.
The Falcons’ regular second baseman, Isaacson collected the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year honor. Isaacson was an offensive juggernaut this season for the Falcons, who went 33-20 this season. He led the team in batting (.428), runs (57), hits (92), triples (eight), home runs (seven), RBI (52), slugging percentage (.665), on-base percentage (.494) and stolen bases (35). Isaacson's batting average, triples and stolen base totals were also tops in the KCAC.
Joining Isaacson on the Academic All-America® College Division Baseball Team was the 2017 CoSIDA College Division Baseball Academic All-America® of the Year
Glen McClain of Indiana Institute of Technology. McClain,
Matt Bandor of Indiana Tech,
Tanner Watson of Taylor University and
Jon Stewart from Cornerstone University each reeled in their second Academic All-American nod.
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division Baseball Team produced an average GPA of 3.88 with the first team combining for an average GPA of 3.89. The team includes five student-athletes with 4.0 GPA and two graduate students.
2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Baseball Team – College Division
| FIRST TEAM |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| P |
Erik Eggert |
Saint Xavier University |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Biology |
| P |
Matt Patton |
Taylor University |
Sr. |
3.52 |
Accounting |
| C |
Tanner Watson (2) |
Taylor University |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Finance |
| INF |
Matt Bandor (1) |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Gr. |
3.82/4.00 |
Accounting / MBA |
| INF |
Tyler Cunningham |
William Woods University |
Sr. |
4 |
Exercise Science & Human Performance |
| INF |
Augie Isaacson |
Friends University |
Sr. |
4 |
Criminal Justice |
| INF |
Glen McClain (1, $) |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Gr. |
3.96 |
Business Administration / Sport Management |
| OF |
Jared Adkins |
Taylor University |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Exercise Science |
| OF |
Tivon Faneyte |
Keiser University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Business |
| OF |
Tyler Sroczynski |
Trinity Christian College |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Exercise Science / Psychology |
| DH |
Troy Puga |
Friends University |
Jr. |
4 |
Health Sciences |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| P |
Nick Little |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
So. |
3.94 |
Business Administration |
| P |
Doug Molzahn |
Oregon Tech |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Medical Lab Science Major |
| C |
Chase Almendarez |
University of Houston-Victoria |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Communications |
| INF |
Daniel Neal |
Union College (Ky.) |
Jr. |
4 |
Business |
| INF |
Roberto Prado |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Public Health / Exercise & Sports Science |
| INF |
Jon Stewart (2) |
Cornerstone University (Mich.) |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Exercise Science |
| INF |
Jarett Thoren |
Corban University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Business Administration |
| OF |
Gianfranco Garlobo |
Peru State College |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Accounting / Marketing |
| OF |
Jaxson Hooge |
Tabor College |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Business Admin. / Mgmt. / Accounting / Finance |
| OF |
Rayden Sierra |
Cumberland University |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Management |
| DH |
Reed Spata |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Business |
Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year: Augie Isaacson, Friends University
($) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year in 2017
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division first team selection in 2017
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division second team selection in 2017
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Google Cloud Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Rich Tortorell, Oklahoma City University | Google Cloud Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
rtortorelli@okcu.edu | (405) 208-5304