Tampa Leads Way With Four Academic All-District Honorees
McLEAN, Va. - The University of Tampa led all institutions in its region as it had four student-athletes on the 2013 Capital One Academic All-District® Baseball Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Ben Brown, Aaron Gerbasi, Adam Pendleton and Zach Gawrych were each recognized among the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Capital One became the entitlement rights holder to CoSIDA's Academic All-America teams programs in 2011.
Gerbasi, a senior pitcher for the Spartans, is a graduate and part of the masters program while Pendleton is a catcher and majors in business. Gawrych, a junior outfield, is an accounting major while Brown, a senior pitcher, majors in management. Gerbasi, Pendleton and Gawrych each pick up the honor for the second straight year after being selected in 2012.
The Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages and are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. This is the first year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moves from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non-Division I) and doubles the number of scholar-athletes honored. The teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the College Division team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.
The Capital One Division II and III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2011-12 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams program.
First-team Academic All-District ® honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first, second and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month.