Pair of Spartan Seniors Named Academic All-District
MCLEAN, Va. - The University of Tampa's Meagan Burke and Jenna Halper were rewarded for their excellent work in the classroom as 2015 Capital One Academic All-District® Softball student-athletes, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The list has been released to recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Capital One has been the entitlement rights holder to CoSIDA's Academic All-America teams programs since 2011.
Voting for Academic All-District is conducted among member sports information directors across the district.
Burke, a senior first baseman from Jacksonville, Fla., is now a three-time Academic All-District honoree after being a thirdteam Academic All-American as a junior. A dual sport student-athlete who also plays volleyball, Burke was also an Academic All-American in volleyball while starring for the 2014 national champions.
Halper, a senior from Lemont, Ill., is an Academic All-District performer for the second consecutive year. An outfielder, Halper is also a two-time Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
The Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes that are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. This is the third year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moved from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non Division I) and has doubled the number of scholar-athletes honored. The expanded teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the College Division Academic All-America® 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 2013-14 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams program.
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 at a later date.
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