CORVALLIS, Ore. – Seniors Danielle De Castro of Oregon Institute of Technology and Alex Martin of College of Idaho headline the 2019-20 CoSIDA Academic All-America® NAIA Division Cross Country/Track & Field teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2019-20 NAIA Academic All-America® teams program. Despite the cancellation of spring competition during COVID-19, CoSIDA continued its sponsorship of the Academic All-America awards program. Student-athletes were selected based on career statistics.
De Castro, who was a CoSIDA Academic All-America first-team selection a year ago and is majoring in mechanical engineering, is a seven-time NAIA All-American boasting a 4.0 grade-point average. The Seattle, Wash. native excelled on the cross country course and the track as she holds five school records in the indoor 1,000-meter, mile, 3000-meter and the distance medley relay as well as the outdoor 1,500-meter run.
On the track, De Castro earned All-American honors in four different events and on the cross country course, finishing inside the top-30 twice in 2016 and 2018.
Two other CCC student-athletes joined De Castro on the women’s team in College of Idaho’s Molly Vitale-Sullivan (first team) and Northwest Christian University’s Anika Rasubala (second team). The full women’s team can be seen
HERE.
On the men’s side, Martin is a repeat first-team selection and finished off an illustrious career which featured five NAIA All-American accolades. Martin earned a 3.96 GPA in biology.
A native of Bend, Ore., the senior was recently named the College of Idaho’s Senior Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was recognized as the 2019 United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Martin is a five-time NAIA All-American, a five-time All-Cascade Collegiate Conference selection and a six-time CCC All-Academic Team pick.
Three other CCC athletes joined Martin on the men’s team in Lewis-Clark State College’s Cole Olsen, Northwest University's Riley Sine and fellow Coyote Kristopher Kostelecky. The full men’s team can be seen
HERE.
For more information on the Academic All-America® program, go to
https://academicallamerica.com/.