JACKIE CHOMICKI EARNS ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS

Chomicki, who carries a 4.00 GPA in Fitness and Exercise Science, hit .268 this season for the Sycamores. She tied for the team lead by drawing 16 walks, and posted six sacrifices this season, which was tied for the most on the team. Her 33 career sacrifices are tied for sixth in school history. She is a Verizon Scholar Athlete and member of the MVC Honor Roll. She played in and started all 51 games this year for the Sycamores, and was 7-of-8 in stolen base attempts this season.

Chomicki will now head to the national ballot for ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America consideration. The Academic All-America Teams program honors 816 male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA (the College Sports Information Directors of America), a 2,000 member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.