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Turner Washington of Arizona State Headlines 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Team
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Turner Washington
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior
Turner Washington of Arizona State University headlines the 2021 Academic All-America® Division I Men's Track & Field/Cross Country teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Washington, a biological sciences - conservation biology & ecology major with a 4.00 GPA, has been named the 2021 Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division I men’s track & field/cross country.
Washington, from Tucson, Ariz., is one of the most dominant throwers in track & field. Washington ended the year with eight of the top-10 seasonal marks in the discus, seven of the top-10 seasonal marks in the outdoor shot put, and four of the top-10 seasonal marks in the indoor shot put - including the collegiate record of 21.85m (71-8¼). Washington's huge 66.26m (217-5) mark in the discus also made him the No. 7 performer in collegiate history. The Sun Devil is the only man in collegiate history with current all-time top-10 efforts in both the discus and any shot put. Washington was a perfect 14-0 in collegiate competition through both the indoor and outdoor seasons. He broke the collegiate indoor shot record at just the second meet of the year before going on to win the NCAA indoor shot title a month later in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Moving outdoors, Washington never threw shorter than 68 feet and ultimately hit his outdoor PR (21.10m/69-2.75) at the NCAA Championships en route to his second title of 2021. Washington broke the ASU program discus record four times this year too.
Of the 45 members on the Academic All-America® Division I men’s track & field/cross country team, 11 boast a perfect 4.0 GPA. The 15 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.92. Eleven student-athletes were repeat selections on Academic All-America® Division I men’s track & field/cross country team from previous years –
Zack Anderson (University of South Dakota),
Jovaine Atkinson (Liberty University)
, Kevin Cahoy (University of Nebraska),
Casey Comber (Villanova University),
Rile DeMeulenaere (Loyola University Chicago),
Olin Hacker (University of Wisconsin),
Vincent Kiprop (University of Alabama),
Yared Nugose (University of Notre Dame),
Luke Siedhoff (University of Nebraska),
Mick Stanovsek (University of Washington) and
Matthew Scarpill (St. Joseph’s University).
2020-21 Academic All-America® Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Teams – NCAA Division I
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Jovaine Atkinson (2) |
Liberty University |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Aeronautics |
| Alec Basten |
University of Minnesota |
Gr. |
3.88/4.00 |
Kinesiology |
| Kevin Cahoy (1) (@) |
University of Nebraska |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Medicine |
| Sean Casey |
U.S. Naval Academy |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Casey Comber (1) |
Villanova University |
Gr. |
3.94/3.93 |
Analytics (G) |
| Riley DeMeulenaere (2) |
Loyola University Chicago |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Biochemistry |
| Olin Hacker (1) |
University of Wisconsin |
Gr. |
3.95/4.00 |
Kinesiology (G) / Biology (UG) |
| Duncan Hamilton |
Montana State University |
Jr. |
3.79 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Thomas Johnstone |
U.S. Naval Academy |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Mathematics with Economics |
| Vincent Kiprop (1) |
University of Alabama |
Gr. |
3.87/3.93 |
Public Health (UG and G) |
| Yared Nuguse (1) |
University of Notre Dame |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Biochemistry |
| Trevor Otterdahl |
North Dakota State University |
Gr. |
3.96/4.00 |
MBA (G) / Mathematics (UG) |
| Luke Siedhoff (2) |
University of Nebraska |
Gr. |
3.92/4.00 |
Biological Sciences |
| Mick Stanovsek (1) |
University of Washington |
Gr. |
3.85/3.47 |
Jurisprudence (G) |
| Turner Washington |
Arizona State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biological Sciences - Conservation Biology & Ecology |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Israel Anaya-Carmona |
Boise State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Pre-Medial Studies / Biology |
| Zack Anderson (3) (@) |
University of South Dakota |
Sr. |
3.35 |
General Studies |
| Trey Cunningham |
Florida State University |
Sr. |
3.44 |
Public Relations |
| Jake Dyer |
Oklahoma State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Entrepreneurship, Management & Marketing |
| Teddy Frid |
University of Minnesota |
Gr. |
3.54/3.82 |
Human Resource Development (G) |
| George Gleason |
University of Southern California |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Project Management (G) |
| Cole Hocker |
University of Oregon |
So. |
3.31 |
Undecided |
| Danny Kilrea |
University of Notre Dame |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Finance |
| George Kusche |
University of Nebraska |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Actuarial Science |
| Cord Neal |
Stephen F. Austin State University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Animal Science |
| Owayne Owens |
University of Virginia |
So. |
3.88 |
Sociology |
| Tejaswin Shankar |
Kansas State University |
Gr. |
3.45 |
Accounting |
| Josh Sobota |
University of Kentucky |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Management / Marketing |
| Jake Spotswood |
University of Alabama |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Marketing |
| Cooper Teare |
University of Oregon |
Sr. |
3.37 |
General Social Science |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Thomas Amabile |
George Mason University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Rehabilitation Science |
| Matthew Boling |
University of Georgia |
So. |
3.37 |
Marketing |
| Jonathan Boyd |
Chattanooga |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Electrical Engineering |
| Ethan Bray |
University of South Dakota |
Gr. |
3.35/3.33 |
Kinesiology & Sport Mgmt (G) / Criminal Justice (UG) |
| John Gove |
Michigan State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Horticulture |
| Owen Hoeft |
University of Minnesota |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Kinesiology |
| Matthew Katnik |
University of Southern California |
Gr. |
3.38/3.68 |
Entrepreneurship (G) |
| Nick Laning |
Vanderbilt University |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Civil Engineering |
| Devin Meyrer |
University of Michigan |
Gr. |
3.75/3.87 |
Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health MSW |
| Bennett Pascoe |
Arkansas State University |
Jr. |
3.44 |
Biotechnology |
| Joe Riordan |
Michigan State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biosystems Engineering |
| Matthew Scarpill (3) |
Saint Joseph's University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Actuarial Science |
| Kaleb Siekmeier |
University of Minnesota |
Sr. |
3.61 |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Greg Skage |
U.S. Air Force Academy |
Sr. |
3.39 |
Management |
| Sean Torpy |
Miami University |
Gr. |
3.81/3.80 |
Kinesiology |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Turner Washington, Arizona State University
(1) = 2020 1st team Academic All-America®
(2) = 2020 2nd team Academic All-America®
(3) = 2020 3rd team Academic All-America®
(@) = 2019 3rd team Academic All-America®
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Mex Carey, Michigan State University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
carey@ath.msu.edu | (917) 576-7445