Banks and Lawson Named CoSIDA Academic All-District® Selections
6/3/2020 1:33:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
KENT, Ohio – Kent State student-athletes Rachel Banks and TJ Lawson have been named to the 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Track & Field/Cross Country First Team for District 5, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization announced.
The CoSIDA Academic All-District® teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. In order to be eligible for selection, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore athletic status and be starter or key reserve while maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average.
A nursing major with a 3.83 cumulative grade point average, Banks earns Academic All-District® honors for the second year in a row. A three-time All-MAC Second Team performer during her three seasons as a Golden Flash, Banks owns four top-10 marks in the school's record book.
A sport administration and business management double-major with a 3.792 cumulative grade point average, Lawson also adds his second Academic All-District® honor. He owned the No. 4 heptathlon score in the country going into the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships and was named the Mid-American Conference Most Outstanding Field Performer after scoring a conference meet record 5,723 points to claim his second MAC heptathlon crown. A five-time All-American overall, Lawson owns Kent State records for both multis events.
Both student-athletes will advance to the national ballot. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® teams will be announced on June 25.
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