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Logan Clark, Peyton Johnsrud, Cole Nowacki, Jacob Pipho and Trevor Tiongson. All five athletes win the award for the first time in their careers.
Logan Clark, Peyton Johnsrud, Cole Nowacki, Jacob Pipho and Trevor Tiongson. All five athletes win the award for the first time in their careers.
Posted: Jun 28, 2024

Five Cobbers Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors

MOORHEAD, Minn. (6/28/24)--- Concordia had five student-athletes named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District Cross Country/Track & Field Teams.

Logan Clark (So., Sartell, Minn.), Peyton Johnsrud (Jr., Starbuck, Minn./Minnewaska HS), Cole Nowacki (Sr., East Grand Forks, Minn.), Jacob Pipho (So., Decorah, Iowa) and Trevor Tiongson (Jr., Fargo, N.D./West Fargo Sheyenne HS). All five athletes win the award for the first time in their careers.

The 2024 Academic All-District Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track & Field teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the track, in the field, and in the classroom. Student-athletes must have a grade-point average above 3.50 (4.0 scale) and have outstanding athletic credentials.

All five athletes earned their honor for their track & field performances. In order to qualify for Academic All-District honors, a student-athlete had to be seeded in the Top 50 of the region of the TFRRS performance rankings.

Clark has a 3.58 GPA while majoring in Psychology and qualified in the 110-meter hurdles. Johnsrud's high jump performance earned him academic honors. He is a Healthcare Administration major and posts a 3.54 GPA. In his first track & field season, Pipho finished in the Top 50 in the javelin and decathlon. He carries a 3.76 GPA and is majoring in Finance. Tiongson earned his award in the indoor 400 meters. He has a 3.64 GPA with a major in Psychology and a minor in Sociology. Nowacki was the only senior in the group and qualified for the honor in the 3000-meter steeplechase. He majored in Biology and minored in Mathematics, Chemistry and Psychology and finished with a 3.56 GPA.

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2023-24 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.