GREENWOOD, Ind. — Six Penn State Altoona student-athletes from the men’s golf and men’s volleyball teams garnered academic recognition on June 16 when the College Sports Communicators announced the At-Large category of its NCAA Division III Academic All-District team.
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 75% 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. Nominators could submit up to six eligible student-athletes.
Four men’s golfers and two men’s volleyball players took spots on the CSC’s NCAA Division III Academic All-District At-Large team:
Men’s golf:
- Jack Ankeny, of Davidsville, majoring in business
- Daniel Batrus, of Altoona, majoring in business
- Nicholas Helsley, of Altoona, majoring in kinesiology
- Nicky Riscica, of Newtown, majoring in business
Men’s volleyball:
- Libero Adam Chan, of Framingham, MA, majoring in business, marketing
- Opposite hitter Caleb Fries, of Altoona, majoring in architectural engineering