BOONE, N.C. - The App State Track & Field trio of Lilly Nichols, Ava Studney and Thomas Wlazlowski earned Academic All-District honors from the Collegiate Sports Communicators (CSC) organization this week.
All-District teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. To qualify, a student-athlete must be a key contributor who earns at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and is at least a sophomore both academically and athletically, while holding a top 50 regional ranking in a single event.
Nichols, Studney and Wlazlowski were three of App State's record-breaking contingent of athletes who participated in last month's NCAA East First Round. Nichols just missed a second straight pole vault berth to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, while Wlazlowski was the top Mountaineer finisher among three men in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Nichols maintains a 3.87 grade point average studying biochemistry in her junior year, Studney graduated with a 3.57 GPA with a degree in cell/molecular biology, and Wlazlowski holds a strong 3.86 GPA while studying risk management and insurance/finance and banking.
