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Zach Bodeau of Rockhurst Headlines CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division II Men's At-Large Team
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Zach Bodeau
AUSTIN, Texas – Rockhurst University senior lacrosse midfielder
Zach Bodeau headlines the 2020 Academic All-America® Division II Men’s At-Large team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Bodeau is the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year.
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.
Bodeau, who is from Centennial, Colorado, helped the Rockhurst Hawks win 44 games during his four-year career. He holds a perfect 4.00 grade-point average with a double major in criminal justice and psychology. Bodeau is a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-America® selection, garnering first team honors in 2019 and 2020 after a second team nod in 2018. Bodeau was the 2019 GLVC Specialty Player of the Year and a first team All-GLVC midfielder the same season. He received first team All-RMAC honors in 2017 and 2018.
On the NCAA Division II career statistical charts, Bodeau ranks second in faceoff winning percentage (.749) and fourth in ground balls (381) among active players. He led the GLVC in faceoff winning percentage and ground balls in 2019.
Sixteen men are repeat performers on this year’s at-large teams. Fourteen student-athletes on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II At-Large Men's Teams have a 4.00 GPA. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Men’s At-Large First Team had an overall 3.93 GPA.
Six student-athletes earn CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II At-Large recognition for the third time in their respective careers. Wingate University senior swimmer
Giacomo Viazzo and Carson-Newman University senior swimmer
Paden Duke join Rockhurst’s Bodeau as three-time selections. Viazzo is the only member of this trio to earn first team honors three times. Duke has two first team trophies after his third team recognition in 2018.
2019-20 Academic All-America® Men's At-Large Teams – NCAA Division II
| FIRST TEAM |
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| 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 |
Criminal Justice / Psychology |
| Volleyball |
Evan Cory (1) |
Lincoln Memorial University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Accounting & Finance |
| Swimming |
Paden Duke (1, !) |
Carson-Newman University |
Sr. |
4 |
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 |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| 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 |
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 |
Financial Economics |
| Tennis |
Hunter Horton |
Coker University |
Sr. |
4 |
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 |
Management |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| 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 |
Accounting |
| Lacrosse |
Christian Cherry |
Colorado Mesa University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Biology |
| Tennis |
Ben Fellman |
Millersville University |
Jr. |
4 |
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 |
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 |
Accounting |
| Wrestling |
Bret Romanzak |
Ashland University |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Finance |
| Volleyball |
Francisco Salinger Cenzual |
Limestone College |
Sr. |
4 |
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 |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Zach Bodeau, Rockhurst University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II first-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
(!) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II third-team selection in 2017-18
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
David Sherwood, Wingate University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
dsherwod@wingate.edu | (704) 233-8186