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Andrew Clifford of College of Idaho Headlines CoSIDA Academic All-America® NAIA Men's At-Large Team
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Andrew Clifford
AUSTIN, Texas – Andrew Clifford, a senior swimmer at College of Idaho headlines the Academic All-America® NAIA Men’s At-Large teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2020-21 NAIA Academic All-America® teams.
Clifford was named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for the NAIA Men’s At-Large Team.
Clifford and the NAIA women's at-large Academic All-America of the Year Maria Genovese (Georgia Gwinnett) are each the second individuals to earn first-team honors in the at-large category for their respective genders. Both individuals are also the second from their institutions to receive Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year honors. Nine student-athletes from the men's and women's at-large teams are repeat selections from last season while Clifford and
Callum Blinkhorn of Lindsey Wilson College are the only three-time selections.
Clifford is a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-America® selection — the first Yote to accomplish that feat in any sport — from Meridian, Idaho, and is a repeat first-team honoree. The College of Idaho senior is a 14-time NAIA swimming and diving All-American, including seven individual All-America honors and closed his career with six individual school records and five relay school marks.
In addition to his accolades in the pool, Clifford graduated with a 3.96 GPA in chemistry, math and physics. He is one of six honorees with a 3.90 GPA or better.
James Spicer of Morningside University was the lone undergraduate with a 4.0 GPA as a computer science major.
2020-21 Academic All-America® Men's At-Large Teams – NAIA
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Tennis |
Miguel Abete |
Midland University |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Business Management & Marketing |
| Golf |
Callum Blinkhorn (1) (%) |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Sr. |
3.96 |
History |
| Volleyball |
Luciano Bucci (1) |
Park University |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Business Management |
| Swimming |
Andrew Clifford (1) (%) |
College of Idaho |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Chemistry / Math/Physics |
| Swimming |
Enzo Esteves |
University of the Cumberlands |
Jr. |
3.91 |
Business Administration |
| Swimming |
Mitch Hawley |
College of Idaho |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Biomedical Sciences |
| Golf |
Dawson Peters |
USCB |
Sr. |
3.63 |
Business Administration |
| Lacrosse |
Jordan Reyes (1) |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Gr. |
3.80/4.00 |
Psychology & Project Management |
| Swimming |
James Spicer |
Morningside University |
Jr. |
4 |
Computer Science |
| Wrestling |
Eric Vermillion |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Jr. |
3.86 |
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Tennis |
Martin Barbier |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.51 |
Biology |
| Lacrosse |
Dylan Crouch |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Business Administration |
| Lacrosse |
Teegan Heiniger |
Taylor University |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Engineering |
| Swimming |
Gabriel Martinez |
Midland University |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Accounting |
| Golf |
David Meyers |
Oklahoma City University |
Sr. |
3.44 |
Advertising |
| Lacrosse |
Jake Morgan |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.6 |
Exercise Sport Science & Fitness Sport Mgmt. |
| Golf |
Nicolas Paviet |
Roosevelt University |
Jr. |
3.9 |
Finance & Marketing |
| Tennis |
Zach Shima |
Bethel College |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Mathematical Sciences |
| Golf |
Tomas Ventieri |
Missouri Baptist University |
Gr. |
4 |
Business Administration MBA |
| Golf |
Troy Watson (2) |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Gr. |
3.86/4.00 |
Accounting (UG) / MBA (G) |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Andrew Clifford, College of Idaho
(1) - CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2019-20
(2) - CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2019-20
(%) - CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2018-19
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Chair for Publicity/Communications
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Zachary Shore, Conference Carolinas | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
zachary@conferencecarolinas.com | (734) 432-5834