GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. –  The 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-American teams were announced for baseball on Monday, June 4 and senior second baseman Jon Stewart was named a Second Team Academic All-American for the second consecutive season. Stewart concluded his four-year career at Cornerstone just over a month ago, helping the Golden Eagles to their first ever winning season at 25-23 while also being named All-WHAC Second Team for the first time in his career. 

"I am really thankful to have gone to a college where I could both pursue my athletic and academic dreams as outlets to bring God glory for what he has given me. I had to always keep in mind that baseball was a love and a passion, but my academics were a foundation for my future career. Designating certain times during the day for each activity I wanted to accomplish proved beneficial for me in accomplishing my goals at Cornerstone." – Jon Stewart

In his final season, Stewart held a career high .325 batting average to go along with 29 RBI, 31 runs scored, and a team best 11 doubles. Stewart was phenomenal at his second base position as well, recording a .986 fielding percentage in 46 starts to earn his third consecutive WHAC Gold Glove Award. 

In the classroom, Stewart completed his bachelor's degree in exercise science holding a 3.87 GPA in the 2017-18 school year. Stewart has now moved to the Phoenix, Arizona area where he will pursue doctorate school while also beginning his career in exercise science. 

Stewart was also named an NAIA Scholar Athlete with teammates Joe Corsten and Hunter Brown this past week.