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Eastern Illinois men's soccer had four student-athletes earn Academic All-District honors as released by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) this week.
 
EIU's four selections for men's soccer included Jared Cornejo, Sam Eccles, Chad Smith and Kyle Ward.  
 
Student-athletes must meet the following criteria to be considered for Academic All-District.  From an academic standpoint they must hold a cumulative 3.5 or higher grade point average, if they are a graduate student, a 3.5 or higher must have been maintained for both undergraduate and graduate work.   In their sport of competition they must be a starter or key reserve having appeared in 90 percent of an institution's games/contests/sets or started in at least 66 percent of the games/contests/sets.

Cornejo has a 3.8 GPA in Biological Sciences.  Eccles holds a 4.0 GPA in Chemistry.  Smith has a 3.94 GPA in Digital Media Technology.   Ward has a 3.91 GPA in Accounting.
 
The 2024 Academic All-District® Men's Soccer Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes men's soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
 
Academic All-District® honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in the coming weeks.