AUSTIN, Tx. - The College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced Tuesday (July 8) that eight Lewis University Track and Field and Cross Country athletes were named CSC Academic All-District. Abraham Christian (Huntley, Ill./Huntley HS), Gavin Jenkins (Flint Hill, Va.), Ian Morrison (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) and Charlie Wirth (Greenville, Wis./Hortonville) made the Men's All-District Team, while Brynlee Keeran (Catlin, Ill./Catlin HS), Anna Kozak (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township), Karmen Kurowicka (Itasca, Ill./Lake Park HS) and Faith Wyman (Trenton, Ill./Trenton (Wesclin)) made the Women's All-District Team.

The CSC All-District Teams recognize the top student-athletes for their combined performance athletically as well as in the classroom. Nominees must have a 3.5 cumulative GPA.

Christian, an Aviation Flight Technology major, had a 3.73 cumulative GPA. He finished in fourth place at the GLVC Outdoor Championships in the High Jump with a height of 2.02 meters. He finished third in the GLVC Indoor Championships in the High Jump, also with a height of 2.02 meters.

Jenkins, who is getting a Masters in Business Administration, had a 3.85 GPA. He finished 15th in the nation in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase with a time of 9:25.36. He won the Great Lakes Valley Conference Outdoor title in the 3,000 Steeplechase with a time of 9:15.46 and was fifth in the 1500 with a time of 3:59.24. He was a member of the GLVC Indoor Distance Medley relay champions.

Morrison, a Business Analytics major, had a 3.59 GPA. He took second place in the 3000 Steeplechase at the GLVC Championships with a time of 9:18.35. 

Wirth, an Elementary Education major, had a 3.89 GPA. He placed sixth at the GLVC Cross Country Championship (24:15.7) and was 15th at the Midwest Regional (31:20.9).

Keeran, an Aviation Administration major, totaled a 3.85 GPA. She finished 16th in the country in the Pole Vault with a height of 3.92 meters. She was the GLVC Outdoor champion of the pole vault with a height of 3.88 meters, was third in the Triple Jump with a distance of 11.69 meters and fourth in the Javelin with a distance of 39.55 meters. She took 13th in the country in the Indoor Pole Vault (3.92) and won the GLVC Indoor Pole Vault Title with a distance of 3.73 meters.

Kozak, who is getting a Masters in Occupational Therapy, had a 3.88 GPA. She placed third in the 1500 at the GLVC Championships with a time of 4:38.66 and was third in the GLVC Indoor Championships in the Mile with a time of 4:59.97. She took sixth at the GLVC Cross Country Championship (21:31.1) and 20th at the Midwest Regional (21:55).

Kurowicka, a Business Administration major, had a 3.70 GPA. She placed eighth in the nation in the Outdoor High Jump (1.73 meters) and won the GLVC Outdoor Championship in the high jump (1.73). She took fourth in the GLVC in the 100 Hurdles (14.61). She also won the GLVC Indoor High Jump title with a height of 1.67 meters.

Wyman, a Business Administration Graduate Student, had a 3.97 GPA. She placed 20th in the country in the Outdoor 200 with a time of 24.06. She finished third in the GLVC Outdoor Meet in four events, the 100 (11.66), 200 (23.77), 4x100 (46.86) and 4x400 (3:55.95), She was a part of the Distance Medley Relay GLVC Indoor champion squad.