Eastern Illinois men's swimming had four student-athletes earn Academic All-District honors as released by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) this week.
EIU's selections were
Dismas Dillon,
Nolan Wallace,
Andrew Herman and
Carson Hughes.
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.
Dillon has a 3.83 GPA in Finance. Wallace holds a 4.0 GPA in Construction Management. Herman has a 3.91 GPA in Engineering Physics. Hughes has a 3.80 GPA in Exercise Science.
The 2024-25 Academic All-District® Swimming 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 swimming 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.