GREENWOOD, Ind. — Postseason academic recognition continued to roll in on June 17 when four Penn State Altoona student-athletes earned places in the College Sports Communicators’ At-Large category of its NCAA Division III All-District honors.
To be eligible for a spot on an Academic All-District team, student-athletes must meet certain academic and athletic requirements. Academically, student-athletes must be at least sophomores while holding cumulative grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher. For golfers, nominees must have been in the lineup for at least 70% of their squad’s team scoring events, or in the lineup at the conference championship tournament. For volleyball, nominees must have competed in at least 90% of their team’s matches, or started in at least two-thirds of the matches.
In the CSC’s NCAA Division III Academic All-District At-Large category, Penn State Altoona saw two men’s golfers, one women’s golfer and one men’s volleyball player pick up the recognition:
Men’s golf:
- Daniel Batrus, of Altoona, majoring in business
- Nicky Riscica, of Newtown, majoring in business
Women’s golf:
- Isabelle Forcey, of Clearfield, majoring in elementary and early childhood education
Men’s volleyball:
- Landen Fisher, of Altoona, majoring in mechanical engineering