Boyd, Russum Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
5/27/2022 10:00:00 AM | Cross Country & Track & Field, Student-Athlete Academic Enhancement Cen
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga student-athletes Jonathan Boyd and Emma Russum were named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Cross Country and Track and Field Teams.
Boyd graduated in 2021 and is a Master's Candidate in Electrical Engineering. He has maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout his academic career.
He is just the second Chattanooga runner since Chris Berry (2013) to earn all-academic honors three times and the first to do it in three consecutive years. Last year, Boyd was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team.
One of the Mocs' top runners, he has consistently been a top runner for UTC an in 2018 was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team. He will complete his eligibility with Chattanooga in the fall.
Russum carries a 3.95 GPA in Accounting and is in her second season with Chattanooga.
She is the first UTC runner to be named to the Academic All-District Team since Abbey Bateman in 2020.
The Kingsport, Tenn., native earned All-Freshman honors at the 2021 Southern Conference Championships. She anchored the Distance Medley Relay team in the indoor season, just missing all-conference honors with a fourth place finish.
Both runners have been named to the Chattanooga Dean's List and earned the Southern Conference Commissioner's Medal for Academics.
Chattanooga and Furman are the only Southern Conference schools to have two named to the All-District teams. Wofford was the only other school with one.
ABOUT THE AWARD
The 2021‐22 Academic All‐District® Men's and Women's Track & Field / Cross Country Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student‐athletes for their combined performances in the competition realm and in the classroom.
The CoSIDA Academic All‐America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. 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 mid‐June.
The CoSIDA Academic All‐District® teams include the student‐athletes listed on the following pages and are divided into geographic districts across the United States and Canada.
For more information about CoSIDA's Academic All‐District® and Academic All‐America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com on CoSIDA.com.
Boyd graduated in 2021 and is a Master's Candidate in Electrical Engineering. He has maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout his academic career.
He is just the second Chattanooga runner since Chris Berry (2013) to earn all-academic honors three times and the first to do it in three consecutive years. Last year, Boyd was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team.
One of the Mocs' top runners, he has consistently been a top runner for UTC an in 2018 was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team. He will complete his eligibility with Chattanooga in the fall.
Russum carries a 3.95 GPA in Accounting and is in her second season with Chattanooga.
She is the first UTC runner to be named to the Academic All-District Team since Abbey Bateman in 2020.
The Kingsport, Tenn., native earned All-Freshman honors at the 2021 Southern Conference Championships. She anchored the Distance Medley Relay team in the indoor season, just missing all-conference honors with a fourth place finish.
Both runners have been named to the Chattanooga Dean's List and earned the Southern Conference Commissioner's Medal for Academics.
Chattanooga and Furman are the only Southern Conference schools to have two named to the All-District teams. Wofford was the only other school with one.
ABOUT THE AWARD
The 2021‐22 Academic All‐District® Men's and Women's Track & Field / Cross Country Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student‐athletes for their combined performances in the competition realm and in the classroom.
The CoSIDA Academic All‐America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. 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 mid‐June.
The CoSIDA Academic All‐District® teams include the student‐athletes listed on the following pages and are divided into geographic districts across the United States and Canada.
For more information about CoSIDA's Academic All‐District® and Academic All‐America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com on CoSIDA.com.
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