Source: Saskatchewan Sports Info / Photo credit Josh Schaefer
SASKATOON - University of Saskatchewan Huskie cross country and
track & field captain Jodi Souter was named to the 2012 Capital
One Academic All-America College Division women’s cross
country/track & field third team, as selected by the College
Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Capital One College Division Academic All-America women’s
cross country/track & field teams are comprised of
student-athletes from NAIA, Canadian and two-year institutions.
Souter held a 3.36 GPA as a Graduate Student majoring in molecular
biology, while captaining both the cross country and track &
field teams. The fifth-year was named a Second Team All-Canadian
and a Canada West First Team All-Star in cross country in 2011, as
well as won a gold (3000m) and silver medal (1500m) to help
the women's track & field team capture their third Canada West
Championship in four seasons. She won the Canada West & CIS
Student Athlete Community Award, as well as the Huskie Athletics
Valerie Girsberger Award given to the female athlete who best
combines athletics, academics and community service.
Milika Tuivanuavou of Fresno Pacific University was named the
Academic All-America of the Year.
To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a
student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain
a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached
sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current
institution and be nominated by his/her sports information
director.
Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed
Academic All-America honors on more than 15,000 student-athletes in
Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship
sports.
For more information about the Academic All-America®
Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.