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Yorai Shaoul of MIT Leads 2020-21 Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Team
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Yorai Shaoul
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior
Yorai Shaoul of MIT headlines the 2020-21 Academic All-America® Division III Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
An electrical engineering major from Ra’anana, Israel with a 3.92 grade-point average, Shaoul was named the Academic All-America® Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Team Member of the Year.
Shaoul is an eight-time NCAA Division III National Championship qualifier competing in both the long jump and triple jump. He won both the Division III indoor and outdoor triple jump championships in 2019 and was the runner-up in the long jump at the 2019 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships. He finished second in the triple jump as a freshman at the 2018 NCAA Division III Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Among the 46 men selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III Track & Field/Cross Country teams, 10 carry a 4.0 grade-point average. The 17 members of the men’s track & field/cross country first team carry an average GPA of 3.86.
Sixteen men repeat as Academic All-America® selections this year.
Shaoul leads a group of six honorees on the men’s track & field/cross country team that are earning their third career selection. His first team selection this year goes with first team honors in 2020 and 2019.
Toler Freyaldenhoven of Rhodes College repeats as a first team pick this year after first team accolades in 2020 and second team recognition in 2019. Three-time honorees
Trent Koehler of Nebraska Wesleyan and
Matthew Kraus of DeSales are members of the first team for the second-consecutive year with third team recognitions in 2019.
John Harry Wagner of Washington University in St. Louis is a member of the second team this year, following first team recognition in 2020 and a third team nod in 2019.
Matt Karee of Carnegie Mellon is a second team selection this year after earning second team honors in 2020 and a selection to the third team in 2019.
Among the two-time honorees on this year’s men’s squad,
Jonathan Ellis of Calvin is a repeat first team pick.
Noah Zastrow of UW-Stout,
Ryan Steger of St. Scholastica and
Matthew Wilkinson of Carleton are on the first team this year after earning second team honors in 2020.
Daniel Do of Stockton University, and
Oliver Thomas of WPI each earn first team honors, following third team designations in 2020.
Quinn Halversen of UW-Whitewater joins
Nicholas DiMaria of Stevens Institute of Technology as second team picks for the second-consecutive year.
Matyas Csiki-Fejer of Suffolk University, a third team honoree in 2020, is on the second team in 2021. Chicago’s
Ryan Cutter is on the third team for the second-straight year.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2020-21 Division III Academic All-America® teams.
2020-21 Academic All-America® Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Teams – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Brody Beiler |
Messiah University |
Gr. |
3.99/3.94 |
Higher Education |
| Garrett Clark |
John Carroll University |
Jr. |
3.85 |
Accounting |
| Daniel Do (3) |
Stockton University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology |
| Jonathan Ellis (1) |
Calvin University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Computer Science |
| Toler Freyaldenhoven (1, %) |
Rhodes College |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Steven Hermsen |
Carroll University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science - Pre-Physical Therapy |
| Mike Jasa |
Loras College |
Jr. |
3.49 |
Finance |
| Justin Kiefel |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Trent Koehler (1, &) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
Gr. |
3.63/3.64 |
Biology |
| Matthew Kraus (1, &) |
DeSales University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| Gabe Pommier |
North Central College |
Sr. |
3.54 |
Environmental Studies |
| Shawn Schindler |
Saint John's University (Minn.) |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Nursing |
| Yorai Shaoul (1, #) |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science |
| Ryan Steger (2) |
The College of St. Scholastica |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biology & Biochemistry |
| Oliver Thomas (3) |
WPI |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Matthew Wilkinson (2) |
Carleton College |
Sr. |
3.51 |
Biology |
| Noah Zastrow (2) |
UW-Stout |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Mechanical Engineering |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Matt Adiletta |
WPI |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science |
| Jacob Bugella |
UW-Stout |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Dietetics |
| Matyas Csiki-Fejer (3) |
Suffolk University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Law & Public Policy |
| Nicholas DiMaria (2) |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
Gr. |
3.99/4.00 |
Computer Engineering |
| Quinn Halversen (2) |
UW-Whitewater |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Supply Chain/Operations Management |
| Nick Hoffman |
Hope College |
Jr. |
3.81 |
Public Accounting |
| Jonah Jones |
Wheaton College (Ill.) |
Sr. |
3.47 |
Chemistry & Mathematics |
| Matt Karee (2,&) |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Ben Kuxmann |
Millikin University |
Jr. |
3.96 |
English (Secondary Teaching) |
| Bram Miller |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
3.78 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Justin Park |
RPI |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Applied Physics & Geology |
| Bryce Reynolds |
Calvin University |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Biochemistry/Neuroscience |
| John Harry Wagner (1, &) |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Electrical Engineering |
| Dallas Wright |
Wartburg College |
Sr. |
3.42 |
Accounting & Business Administration |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Isaac Alderfer |
Eastern Mennonite University |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Environmental Science |
| David Bates |
Union College |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Biomedical Engineering & French |
| Jack Beakas |
Trine University |
Gr. |
3.97/4.00 |
Civil Engineering |
| David Bradley |
Wheaton College (Ill.) |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Classical Language |
| Alex Cobin |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Finance and Economics & Strategy |
| Ryan Cutter (3) |
University of Chicago |
Sr. |
3.5 |
Environmental Science |
| Cody Gustafson |
Grove City College |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Mathematics |
| Andrew Lauber |
Wheaton College (Ill.) |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Biblical & Theological Studies |
| Parker Laughlin |
Washington & Jefferson College |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Biochemistry |
| Conrad Pereira |
UC Santa Cruz |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Technology Information Management |
| Sanjay Raman |
MIT |
So. |
4.00 |
Physics & Mathematics |
| Michael Rennette |
Otterbein University |
Jr. |
3.79 |
Finance/Spanish |
| Matthew Sloan |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Kenneth Wei |
MIT |
So. |
3.92 |
Biological Engineering |
| Andrew Whitaker |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.65 |
Biomedical Engineering |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Yorai Shaoul, MIT
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2020
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2020
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2020
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2019
(%) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2019
(&) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2019
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | CoSIDA Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
Schwartzy2@yahoo.com | (701) 793-0538
Brett Marhanka, Wheaton College | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
brett.marhanka@wheaton.edu | (630) 752-5747