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The CoSIDA Board of Directors and the Academic All-America® Committee agree that student-athletes have lost many opportunities in the spring of 2020. The opportunity to be nominated for recognition as an Academic All-District® selection and an Academic All-America® selection will not be one of those things.
Based on the absence of most spring sports competition, the Academic All-America Committee has temporarily revised some rules and procedures for nominating student-athletes. These new rules and procedures
are only in effect for the spring of 2020. The Academic All-America Committee will revert to the standard practices again in the fall of 2020 when the new academic year begins.
Reminder: Only current dues-paying CoSIDA members for 2019-20 are eligible to nominate student-athletes for spring 2020.
New Criteria and Maximum Nominations Per Sport
Please read carefully for revised rules and procedures:
- All spring program nominations (baseball, softball, at-large, track and field/cross country and college division at-large) will be open during the same two-week period - Tuesday, April 14, Noon (ET) through Tuesday, April 28, 9 PM (ET).
- Due to the low percentage of games completed this spring, each of these 2020 contests will be based on career statistics and achievements rather than this season only. Career statistics – not 2020 statistics – should be entered into the statistical boxes.
- Nominations will be taken for projected key starters or reserves. No previous career minimums are required to nominate. However, because there are no minimums, the following institutional maximum number of nominations will be instituted for the spring 2020 contests:
- Baseball (NCAA, NAIA) – 6 entries maximum
- Softball (NCAA, NAIA) – 6 entries maximum
- Men’s At-Large (NCAA, NAIA) – 4 entries maximum (same as current policies)
- Women’s At-Large (NCAA, NAIA) - 4 entries maximum (same as current policies)
- Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country (NCAA, NAIA) - 6 entries maximum
- Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country (NCAA, NAIA) - 6 entries maximum
- College Division At-Large (institutions not affiliated with NCAA or NAIA) – 10 entries per gender (same as current policies since College Division includes every sport offered by the schools)
- GPAs will be required to complete a nomination. GPAs must be above 3.30 as an undergraduate student or above 3.30 in both undergraduate and graduate work if a graduate student has an existing GPA. We are informing you of the contest dates early to allow ample time to gather these GPAs prior to the April 14-28 nomination portal opening.
All-District and All-America Voting Information
Although the nomination portals will be opened for all spring contests during the same two-week period, All-District and All-America voting plus the team announcements will be staggered.
Updated Master Schedule for 2019-20
The new 2019-20 master schedule for Academic All-America nominations and selections can be found at this
link.
2019-20 Program Logos for Releases and Social Sharing
When promoting your student-athlete(s), please use the correct logos for the Academic All-America program. The program is no longer identified with Google Cloud.
CLICK HERE for the 2019-20 program logos (Academic All-District, Academic All-America).
SIDs are encouraged to tag or share their winner information via the Academic All-America social platforms -
@CoSIDAAcadAA (Twitter),
Facebook.com/AAACoSIDA/ (Facebook) and
@cosida_aaa (Instagram). This will enhance engagement and create more awareness.
Resources
CLICK HERE for nomination criteria. (Note, the updated criteria listed above supercedes any conflicts with the regular criteria.)
CLICK HERE for the 2019-20 master schedule
CLICK HERE for the 2019-20 program logos (Academic All-District, Academic All-America)
CLICK HERE for best practices for nominating your student-athletes
CLICK HERE for best practices for promoting your winning student-athletes
CLICK HERE for an informational flyer about the history and prestige of the program
Contacts
Kevin Lanke, chair, Academic All-America Core Committee –
lanke@rose-hulman.edu (program criteria)
Laurie Bollig, CoSIDA staff –
lauriebollig@cosida.com (awards portal or membership issues)
Membership Reminder - CLICK HERE
Only current dues-paying CoSIDA members can nominate and vote in the awards program.