This Week's Activities: 2022-23 CSC Academic All-America® Program

6/5/2023 8:00:00 AM

This Week's Activities: 2022-23 CSC Academic All-America® Program

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NOTE: Pay special attention to the information provided below for how to access the nomination portal for track and field/cross country. This is an entirely new system and will require members to log into an account with a default password.

Activities This Week

Tuesday, June 6 (Noon ET) - Softball Academic All-American teams announced (NCAA, NAIA)
Wednesday, June 7 (Noon ET) - Baseball Academic All-American teams announced (NCAA, NAIA)
Wednesday, June 7 (11:59 PM ET) - M/W Track & Field/Cross Country voting deadline (NCAA, NAIA)

Voting Steps - M/W Track and Field/Cross Country (NCAA, NAIA)

Click here to access the nomination portal.
Click the Vote Here button to select the nomination form.
You will be taken to a new portal where an account has been created for you.
Use your primary CSC email and default password cscawards23 to access your dashboard. (Note: Click on your name in the top right corner of the menu bar for an option to reset your password if desired.)
Select the ballot from the dropdown menu.
Follow the prompts to add selections to your ballot. Be sure to save your work before leaving the program.
Compare candidates by clicking on their nomination or by downloading the Excel spreadsheet from the portal.
These names do not have to be in ranked order.
Once you have added 20 names, submit your ballot.
The top vote-getter will be the Academic All-American of the Year for that division.

Important Dates for Remaining Contests (Noon ET)

June 21 - Men's At-Large Academic All-American teams announced
June 22 - Women's At-Large Academic All-American teams announced
June 28 - Women's Track/Field/XC Academic All-American teams announced
June 29 - Men's Track/Field/XC Academic All-American teams announced
July 26 - Overall Academic All-Americans of the Year announced (NCAA Divisions I, II, III and NAIA)

Awards Fulfillment
For more information about Academic All-District certificates and Academic All-America awards and updated program logos, click here. CSC members who wish to order additional plaques at the school's expense for fall sport Academic All-America honorees should contact Laurie Bollig at laurie@cscommunicators.com.

Resources (Master Calendar and Program Logos Above)
Click here for nomination criteria.
Click here for an informational flyer about the history and prestige of the program.
Click here for best practices for nominating and voting.
Click here for a video tutorial on how to use the Excel spreadsheet for voting.
Click here for best practices for promoting your student-athletes.

Contacts
Kevin Lanke, AAA Core Committee chair
Mitch Blankespoor, AAA Core Committee vice chair
Katie Gonzales, AAA Core Committee operations
Laurie Bollig, CSC staff liaison

Special thanks to the 150-plus College Sports Communicators members dedicated to running the many facets of this program.

College Sports Information Directors of America

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