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Trevor Bassitt of Ashland Headlines CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division II Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Teams
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Trevor Bassitt
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior
Trevor Bassitt of Ashland University headlines the 2020-21 Academic All-America® Division II Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Bassitt is the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Men's Track & Field/Cross Country.
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 2020-21 Division II Academic All-America® teams’ program.
Bassitt, who is from Bluffton, Ohio, is a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America® selection after being named to the second team in 2019-2020. Bassitt finished with a 3.56 cumulative grade-point average as a sport management major, and a 4.00 GPA in post-graduate work.
Bassitt helped the Eagles capture their third consecutive NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field team title in 2021. He claimed national titles in the 60-meter hurdles, 200 dash and 4 x 400 relay this season as he was named the United States Track & Field Coaches Association NCAA Division II Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. He set new Division II records in the 200 and 400 dashes this season. He recorded four Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles and was named the GLIAC Track Athlete of the Year, Track Athlete of the Meet and High Point Athlete of the Meet.
During the outdoor season, Bassitt registered a national title in the 4 x 400 relay as he was named the USTFCCA Midwest Region Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year. Bassitt won four GLIAC titles as he was named the conference’s Track Athlete of the Year, Track Athlete of the Meet and High Point Athlete of the Meet.
Nineteen men are repeat performers on this year’s track & field/cross country teams. Eight student-athletes on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Track & Field/Cross Country Teams have a 4.00 undergraduate GPA. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country First Team had an overall 3.83 GPA.
Tiffin University’s
Cameron Burrows and Pittsburg State University’s Levi Wyrick earned CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Track & Field/Cross Country recognition for the fourth time in their respective careers. Three-time honoreees include Pittsburg State’s
Joshua Hudiburg, University of Central Missouri’s
Jan Jansky, Queens University of Charlotte’s
Martin Knauer, University of Colorado Colorado Springs’
William Ross, Harding University’s
Matt Hipshire, and University of Southern Indiana’s
Austin Nolan.
2020-21 Academic All-America® Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Teams – NCAA Division II
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Trevor Bassitt (2) |
Ashland University |
Sr. |
3.56 |
Sport Management |
| Sam Black (2) |
Saginaw Valley State University |
Sr. |
3.76 |
Public Administration |
| Cameron Burrows (2) (#) (!) |
Tiffin University |
Gr. |
3.84/4.00 |
Management |
| Nikolas Curtiss (3) |
Tiffin University |
Gr. |
3.67/3.69 |
Cyber Security |
| Garrett Francis |
University of Central Missouri |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Agricultural Science |
| Samuel Hartman |
Seton Hill University |
Jr. |
3.80 |
Computer Science |
| Joshua Hudiburg (1) (#) |
Pittsburg State University |
Gr. |
3.91/4.00 |
Health, Human Performance & Recreation |
| Jan Jansky (1) (@) |
University of Central Missouri |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Business Administration |
| Martin Knauer (2) (^) |
Queens University of Charlotte |
Gr. |
3.93/4.00 |
MBA (G) / Mathematics (UG) |
| Jake Mitchem (1) |
Colorado School of Mines |
Gr. |
3.89/3.75 |
Electrical Engineering |
| Ben Nagel |
University of Indianapolis |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Actuarial Science |
| William Ross (1) (@) |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Electrical Engineering |
| Ryan Stanley |
Fort Hays State University |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Management |
| Levi Wyrick (1) (#) (%) |
Pittsburg State University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Educational Leadership |
| James Young |
Academy of Art University |
Gr. |
3.54/3.75 |
Advertising |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Ben Allen |
Concordia-St. Paul |
Gr. |
3.34/4.00 |
Coaching & Athletic Administration / Sport Comm. |
| Tommy Ansiel |
Cedarville University |
Sr. |
3.53 |
Business Finance |
| Justin Crosswhite |
Western Oregon University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Organizational Leadership |
| Luc Hagen (2) |
Colorado School of Mines |
Gr. |
3.57/3.81 |
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering |
| Matt Hipshire (2) (@) |
Harding University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Vincent Hobbie |
University of Central Missouri |
Jr. |
3.52 |
International Business |
| Tom Joyce (3) |
Catawba College |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Biology |
| Dylan Ko |
Colorado School of Mines |
Gr. |
3.75/3.30 |
Computer Science |
| Jack Mastandrea |
University of Charleston |
Sr. |
3.40 |
MBA |
| Austin Nolan (2) (^) |
University of Southern Indiana |
Gr. |
3.92/4.00 |
Sport Management (UG) / Finance / Accounting (G) |
| Grant Redmond |
Colorado School of Mines |
So. |
3.88 |
Electrical Engineering |
| Isaiah Schafer |
Davenport University |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Business Management |
| Ryder Searle |
Colorado Christian University |
Gr. |
3.79/3.92 |
Education (G) / Business Admin. (UG) |
| Nathan Swadley |
Missouri University of Science & Technology |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Justin Thompson |
Colorado Mesa University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Will Cronin |
Tusculum University |
Sr. |
3.52 |
Biology / Pre-Pharmacy |
| David Ecker |
University of Sioux Falls |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Biology |
| Riley Fenoff (3) |
Franklin Pierce University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| Jason Goodman (2) |
Slippery Rock University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Exercise Science |
| Chris Goodwin |
University of Central Missouri |
Jr. |
3.78 |
Secondary Education |
| Blake Jones |
University of Illinois Springfield |
Jr. |
3.39 |
Criminology & Criminal Justice |
| Marcelo Laguera |
Colorado State University - Pueblo |
Sr. |
3.57 |
Civil Engineering Technology |
| Tiegen Lindner (3) |
Augustana University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
| Ryan McQuown (2) |
Slippery Rock University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Finance |
| Teddy Mostellar |
East Stroudsburg University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Athletic Training |
| Alec Stimson |
Shippensburg University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Economics / Marketing |
| Jeremiah Suzara |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Biology |
| Ryan Szklany (3) |
Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Civil Engineering |
| Zach Tucker |
University of Texas at Tyler |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Biochemistry |
| Jason Weitzel |
Concord University |
Gr. |
3.38/3.54 |
Master's of Health Promotion (G) / Health & PE (UG) |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Trevor Bassitt, Ashland University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2019-20
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2019-20
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third-team selection in 2019-20
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2018-19
(^) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2018-19
(@) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third-team selection in 2018-19
(%) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2017-18
(!) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® 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