(Ann Arbor, MI) - The College Sports Communicators (CSC) released their 2023-24 Academic All-District winners on Tuesday afternoon and six Concordia Cardinals were honored as they were named to the Men's At-Large All-District Team.
The six cardinals named to the team were Jesus Pulido, Andrew Sweitzer, Hunter Fletcher, Cameron Dixon, Luke Hovarter, and Gibson Wilke.
Jesus Pulido, a junior from Fredericksburg, Virginia, has a cumulative 3.88 GPA and is currently studying Exercise Science.
A junior from Littlerock, California, Andrew Sweitzer is studying Business and has accumulated a graduate GPA of 3.97.
Hunter Fletcher, a Junior from Grand Blanc, Michigan, is an Accounting major with a GPA of 3.65.
Dixon is a Junior from Fenton, Michigan, has a cumulative GPA of 3.75 while studying Business.
Hovarter, a senior from Howell, Michigan, is studying Justice and Public Policy and has a cumulative GPA of 3.80.
Gibson Wilke, a junior from Tecumseh, Michigan, is an Accounting major with a GPA of 3.57.
The 2023-24 Academic All-District At-Large Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.
The NAIA At-Large team members can be from a variety of sports including Women's Beach Volleyball, Men's and Women's Bowling (Compete is at least 4 competitions), Competitive Cheer (Compete is at least 4 competitions), Competitive Dance (Compete is at least 4 competitions), Men's and Women' Golf (Compete in 70% of team scoring events), Men's and Women's Lacrosse (Compete in 90% of team's games or start in 66%), Men's Volleyball, and Men's and Women's Wrestling.
College Sports Communicators is a 3,200+ member national association for strategic, creative, and digital communicators across intercollegiate athletics in the United States and Canada. The organization was previously known as College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and was changed to its new name in August of 2022.
Nominees for the All-District team must have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.50. The student-athlete must reach sophomore athletic eligibility to qualify for the honor.
The six Cardinals will now be placed on the ballot for CSC All-America consideration with those teams being released on July 16, 2024.
