Sports
Five Named To Academic All-District Team
Story Links Eastern Illinois had five student-athletes earn Academic All-District At-Large honors as released by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) this week. The Academic All-District At-Large category encompasses the sports of beach volleyball, bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing and water polo EIU’s selections were Tori Mohesky, […]
EIU’s selections were Tori Mohesky, Laura Paniagua, Catalina Rochaix, Mya Mirocha and Meera Upadhyay.
Student-athletes must meet the following criteria to be considered for Academic All-District. From an academic standpoint they must hold a cumulative 3.5 or higher grade point average, if they are a graduate student, a 3.5 or higher must have been maintained for both undergraduate and graduate work. In their sport of competition, they must be a starter or key reserve having appeared in 90 percent of an institution’s games/contests/sets or started in at least 66 percent of the games/contests/sets. A maximum of five student-athletes per school that meet these criteria are selected.
Mohesky has a 3.64 GPA in Management. Paniagua has a 3.71 GPA in Computer and Information Technology. Rochaix holds a 3.94 GPA in Political Science International Studies. Mirocha has a 3.78 GPA in Marketing. Upadhyay has a 3.87 GPA in Business Analytics and Information Systems.
The 2025 Academic All-District® At-Large Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes at-large honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Academic All-District® honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in the coming weeks.