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Dalton Bolon of West Liberty Spotlights CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Teams
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Dalton Bolon
AUSTIN, Texas – West Liberty University graduate student guard
Dalton Bolon headlines the Academic All-America® Division II Men’s Basketball 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 2020-21 Division II Academic All-America® teams program.
Bolon was tabbed the recipient of the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for NCAA Division II men’s basketball.
Bolon has reached All-America status each of the last three seasons at West Liberty, including the D2CCA All-America and the NABC Division II All-America teams this season after guiding the Hilltoppers to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Division II Tournament.
The two-time Mountain East Conference Player of the Year is the NCAA Division II active career scoring leader with 2,247 career points and 349 career three-point field goals. During the 2020-21 season, he ranked No. 10 in total points scored (490) and No. 24 in points per game (21.3). Bolon has reached double figures in 102 of his 116 career games. The native of Gnadenhutten, Ohio, is making his third appearance on the Division II Academic All-America® team (second team in 2018-19 and first team in 2019-20). Bolon has already completed his undergraduate degree in biology with a 3.85 GPA and is currently working on a master’s degree as a Physician’s Assistant.
Thirteen of the 15 members of the 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Men’s Basketball teams have at least a 3.80 GPA, with two student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA. The five members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.89.
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Men’s Basketball teams have four repeat performers –
Dalton Bolon (West Liberty University),
Elijah Jenkins (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University),
John Paul Kromka (University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown) and
Tyler Riemersma (Augustana University) – from last year’s CoSIDA Academic All-America® teams.
2020-21 Academic All-America® Men's Basketball Teams – NCAA Division II
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Dalton Bolon (1, #) |
West Liberty University |
Gr. |
3.85/4.00 |
Physician's Assistant |
| Parker Fox |
Northern State University |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Sport Management |
| Trenton Gibson |
Tusculum University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Sport Management |
| Chandler Jacobs |
Dallas Baptist University |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Accounting |
| John Paul Kromka (3) |
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Mechanical Engineering |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Elijah Jenkins (3) |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Sam Orf |
University of Alabama in Huntsville |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Sports & Fitness Management |
| Tyler Riemersma (3) |
Augustana University |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Data Science |
| Brendan Sullivan |
Colorado School of Mines |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Civil Engineering |
| Jared Vitztum |
Fort Hays State University |
Gr. |
3.92/4.00 |
Business Administration |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Harry Cavell |
Seattle Pacific University |
Gr. |
3.84/3.67 |
Data Analytics (G) |
| Adam Dworsky |
Southeastern Oklahoma State University |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Mathematics |
| Conley Garrison |
Drury University |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Business |
| Ronnie Silva |
Adelphi University |
Jr. |
3.63 |
Sports Management |
| Owen White |
Michigan Technological University |
Jr. |
3.82 |
Mechanical Engineering |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Dalton Bolon, West Liberty University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II second team selection in 2019-20
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II third team selection in 2019-20
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II second team selection in 2018-19
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