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Levi Wyrick of Pittsburg State Headlines CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division II Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Team
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Levi Wyrick
AUSTIN, Texas – Pittsburg State University redshirt senior
Levi Wyrick headlines the 2019-20 Academic All-America® Division II Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Division II 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. Despite the cancellation of spring competition during COVID-19, CoSIDA continued its sponsorship of the Academic All-America awards program. Student-athletes were selected based on career statistics.
Wyrick was tabbed the recipient of the College Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for NCAA Division II men’s track & field/cross country.
Wyrick finished his undergraduate degree in educational leadership with a perfect 4.00 GPA and has been named to four CoSIDA Academic All-America® teams during his career with the Gorillas (three in track & field/cross country and one in football).
The native of Elk City, Kansas, was the recipient of the NCAA Elite 90 Award at the 2018 NCAA Division II Outdoor and the 2019 Indoor Track & Field Championships. The three-time All-American in weight throw and hammer was the 2018-19 MIAA Male Student-Athlete of the Year and the 2019-20 MIAA Male Winter Student-Athlete of the Year.
The 15 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II men’s track/cross country first team members hold a composite 3.88 GPA. Thirteen members of the 45-player first, second and third teams honorees hold a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA. Seventeen CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II men’s track/cross country selections are repeat picks from the 2018-19 honor listing, including two student-athletes making the 2017-18 team. The repeat performers from the men’s team include Lenoir-Rhyne University’s
Josh Adkins, Carson-Newman University’s
Caleb Agee, Chico State’s
Wyatt Baxter, Tiffin University’s
Cameron Burrows, Colorado School of the Mines’
Grant Colligan, Lincoln University’s
Kizan David, Harding University’s
Matt Hipshire, Pittsburg State University’s
Joshua Hudiburg, University of Central Missouri’s
Jan Jansky, Queens University of Charlotte’s
Martin Knauer, Colorado State – Pueblo’s
Marcelo Laguera, Col Poly Pomona’s
Kyle Lawson, University of Southern Indiana’s
Austin Nolan, University of Colorado – Colorado Springs’
William Ross, Colorado School of Mines’
Ben Schneiderman, Gannon University’s
Joseph Westrick and Wyrick.
2019-20 Academic All-America® Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Teams – NCAA Division II
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Josh Adkins (3) |
Lenoir-Rhyne University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Medical Studies |
| Caleb Agee (3) |
Carson-Newman University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Biology |
| William Beseman |
University of Sioux Falls |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Business Management (U) / Marketing (G) |
| Grant Colligan (3) |
Colorado School of Mines |
Gr. |
3.37/3.66 |
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering |
| Kizan David (1) |
Lincoln University |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Computer Information Systems |
| Nicolai Hartling |
West Texas A&M University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Communications |
| Joshua Hudiburg (1) |
Pittsburg State University |
Sr. |
4 |
Health, Human Performance & Recreation |
| Jan Jansky (3) |
University of Central Missouri |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Sport Management |
| Marcus Klein |
Northwest Missouri State University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Mathematics |
| Marcelo Laguera (1) |
Colorado State University - Pueblo |
Sr. |
3.53 |
Civil Engineering |
| Jake Mitchem |
Colorado School of Mines |
Jr. |
3.89 |
Electrical Engineering |
| William Ross (3) |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Electrical Engineering |
| Ben Schneiderman (1) |
Colorado School of Mines |
Gr. |
3.96/4.00 |
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (G) |
| Joseph Westrick (2) |
Gannon University |
Sr. |
4 |
Environmental Engineering |
| Levi Wyrick (1, #) |
Pittsburg State University |
Gr. |
4 |
Educational Leadership |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Trevor Bassitt |
Ashland University |
Jr. |
3.36 |
Sport Management |
| Wyatt Baxter (3) |
Chico State |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Public Administration |
| Sam Black |
Saginaw Valley State University |
Gr. |
3.71/4.00 |
Criminal Justice (U) / Public Administration (G) |
| Cameron Burrows (1, $) |
Tiffin University |
Gr. |
3.72/3.84 |
Management (U) / MBA (G) |
| Jason Goodman |
Slippery Rock University |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Exercise Science |
| Luc Hagen |
Colorado School of Mines |
Jr. |
3.56 |
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering |
| Matt Hipshire (3) |
Harding University |
Sr. |
4 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Luke Hoffman |
Kutztown University |
Jr. |
3.53 |
Business Administration |
| Ryan Hoffman |
William Jewell College |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Biochemistry |
| Martin Knauer (2) |
Queens University of Charlotte |
Jr. |
3.91 |
Mathematics |
| Joshua Litwiller |
Cal State San Marcos |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Business Administration |
| Ryan McQuown |
Slippery Rock University |
Jr. |
4 |
Finance |
| Chandler Nelson |
University of Sioux Falls |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Business Administration / Marketing |
| Austin Nolan (2) |
University of Southern Indiana |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Finance |
| Cole Oslin |
Concordia-St. Paul |
Sr. |
4 |
Secondary Education / History |
| Trent Phelps |
Dallas Baptist University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Kinesiology |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Felix Buck-Gramcko |
Davis & Elkins College |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Management / Finance |
| Nikolas Curtiss |
Tiffin University |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Sports Management |
| Dylan Day |
Colorado State University - Pueblo |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Mathematics |
| Riley Fenoff |
Franklin Pierce University |
So. |
4 |
Biology |
| Tommy Haas |
Shippensburg University |
Sr. |
3.61 |
Biology |
| Jonathan Hughes |
Lincoln Memorial University |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Management |
| Tom Joyce |
Catawba College |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Biology & Environmental Sustainability |
| Felix Kemboi |
University of Alaska Anchorage |
Jr. |
3.5 |
Health Science |
| Kyle Lawson (3) |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Sr. |
3.57 |
Civil Engineering |
| Tiegen Lindner |
Augustana University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Exercise Science |
| Tyler Pasley |
University of Illinois Springfield |
Jr. |
4 |
Environmental Studies |
| Alexander Porter |
Grand Valley State University |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Computer Science |
| Anthony Raftis |
Queens University of Charlotte |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Sport Management / Math |
| Derick St. Jean |
Claflin University |
So. |
3.75 |
Business Management |
| Ryan Szklany |
Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) |
So. |
4 |
Civil Engineering |
| Calahan Warren |
Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) |
Sr. |
3.76 |
Aerospace Physiology |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Levi Wyrick, PIttsburg State University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II second 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
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Todd Wetmore, Liberty University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
twetmore@liberty.edu | (434) 582-2292