GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - College Sports Information Director of America (CoSIDA) announced their 2017-18 Academic All-District award winners for Track & Field/Cross Country. The Cornerstone women landed three honorees in
Hannah Drake,
Ally Rabe and
Gabriela Wittenbach. Each will now move on to the All-American vote which will be announced next week.
Seniors Gabby Wittenbach finished their career last week for Track & Field and they take with them at least one more honor, this time an Academic one from CoSIDA. They were joined on the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team by junior
Hannah Drake.
The 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Track & Field/Cross Country teams, selected by
CoSIDA, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
Drake had an outstanding junior campaign as she earned All-American honors during both the indoor and outdoor seasons in the Triple Jump while Rabe earned a spot at both indoor and outdoor nationals on the relay teams after winning a WHAC individual title in the Steeplechase.
Gabby concluded her career with a strong finish, setting school records in the Weight Throw and Hammer Throw while appearing at nationals in each event this season.
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the Google Cloud Academic All-America® ballot, with first- and second-team Academic All-America® honorees to be announced in June.
The Google Cloud Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed here for
men's track & field/cross country and
women's track & field/cross country, and are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. The Google Cloud Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and College Division. The College Division includes all NAIA, Canadian, two-year schools and other affiliations.