AUSTIN, Texas – The 2020-21 Academic All-District® Division II Men's and Women's Track & Field / Cross Country Teams, selected by CoSIDA, were announced on Thursday afternoon, recognizing the nation's top student-athletes from each division for their combined performances on the track and in the classroom, honoring Lees-McRae junior
Brian Sims Jr. as a member of the
First-Team All-District®.
Sims Jr., who participated for both the Lees-McRae men's basketball and men's track & field programs during the Spring 2021 semester, posted an impressive 4.0 GPA as a History major. Sims Jr. finished third in the 400-meter dash at the Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track & Field Championships to garner all-conference honors, while also running a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that also finished third. In addition to his success on the track, Sims Jr. also played in seven games for the men's basketball program, tallying 22 points and three assists.
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second-, and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in early July. For the full list of all of the 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District honorees, click
HERE.
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