DALLAS, Texas – Three College of Idaho student-athletes were honored today as
Google Cloud NAIA Cross Country/Track and Field Academic All-District 4 selections, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Two Coyote men –
Kristopher Kostelecky and
Alex Martin, along with one C of I women's athlete –
Molly Vitale-Sullivan, were among those honored.
The Google Cloud NAIA Cross Country/Track and Field Academic All-District team comprises student-athletes from NAIA schools in District 4 (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming). To be eligible for the award, an athlete must be a sophomore in academic standing, maintain at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average and be either a starter or key contributor to the team.
Kostelecky, a junior from Twin Falls, earned All-America honors in the heptathlon at the NAIA Indoor National Championships and earned All-Cascade Conference honors in both the high jump and long jump at the CCC Championships.
Martin, a junior from Bend, Ore., earned three All-America honors during the 2018-19 season – placing fifth overall at the NAIA Cross Country National Championships; third in the 3,000-meters at the NAIA Indoor Track National Championships; and fourth in the 5,000-meters at the NAIA Outdoor Track National Championships.
Vitale-Sullivan, a junior from Pocatello, earned All-America honors indoors with a fourth-place finish in the 5,000-meters at the NAIA Championships, adding a fourth-place finish in the 10,000-meters at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships – her eighth all-time All-America honor.
All three athletes are now on the ballot for the prestigious Google Cloud NAIA Track and Field Academic All-America Team, announced next month.
Conner Covey Northwest Christian University Sr. Exercise Science
Cole Dinsdale University of British Columbia Jr. Civil Engineering
Tyler Dozzi University of British Columbia So. Mechanical Engineering
Maverick Gamez Arizona Christian University So. Business Administration
Peyton Jones University of Providence Sr. Criminal Justice
Kristopher Kostelecky College of Idaho Jr. Health & Human Performance
Brenden Leaming Rocky Mountain College Sr. Exercise Science
Alex Martin College of Idaho Jr. Biology
Cole Olsen Lewis-Clark State College So. Kinesiology
Michael Schmidt Corban University Jr. Media Arts
Tiffany Cano Wayland Baptist University Sr. Psychology
Danielle De Castro Oregon Institute of Technology Sr. Mechanical Engineering
Keili Dorn Embry-Riddle University (Ariz.) Sr. Global Securities
Keely Ehmann Carroll College Sr. Public Health
Madelyn Huston University of British Columbia So. Arts
Bri Jury Northwest Christian University Sr. Teacher Education
Mindy Kaufman University of Montana Western Sr. Secondary Ed.
Hannah Porch Carroll College Sr. Nursing
Cindy Reed Oregon Institute of Technology Sr. Biology
Chena Underhill Westmont College Jr. Political Science
Molly Vitale-Sullivan College of Idaho Jr. Mathematics / Physics
Vendela Williams William Jessup University Jr. Psychology
