AUSTIN, Texas – The 2021-22 Academic All-District® Division II Men's and Women's Track & Field / Cross Country Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (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 senior
Brian Sims Jr. as a member of the
First-Team All-District®.
Sims Jr. who is a member of both the Lees-McRae men's basketball team, under head coach
Steve Hardin, and track & field program, under head coach
Ley Fletcher and associate head coach
John Boisette, posted an impressive 4.00 GPA as a History major. Sims Jr. became the first Bobcat in school history to earn Indoor All-American honors by finishing fifth in the 400-meter dash at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in March and enters this year's outdoor championships tied for 15th-fastest time (47.07) in the 400-meter dash.
This marks the third consecutive semester in which Sims Jr. has been named to an Academic All-District team as he was named to the Division II Men's Basketball All-District Team on February 17 and the Division II Men's Track & Field All-District Team last July.
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 on Wednesday, June 22. For the full list of all of the 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District honorees, click
HERE.
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