AUSTIN, Texas –
Andrew Clifford, a senior swimmer at The College of Idaho headlines the Academic All-America® NAIA Men's At-Large teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2020-21 NAIA Academic All-America® teams.
Clifford was named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for the NAIA Men's At-Large Team - representing the sports of bowling, competitive dance, competitive cheer, fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling.
Clifford is a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-America® selection — the first Yote to accomplish that feat in any sport — from Meridian, Idaho, and is a repeat first-team honoree. The senior is a 14-time NAIA swimming and diving All-American, including seven individual All-America honors and closed his career with six individual school records and five relay school marks.
In addition to his accolades in the pool, Clifford graduated with a 3.96 GPA in chemistry, math and physics. He is one of six honorees with a 3.90 GPA or better.
Joining Clifford on the team was fellow Coyote senior,
Mitch Hawley, who earns first-team honors for the first time in his career. The Woods Cross, Utah, native was a 3-time All-American, part of the 800-meter relay team that holds the C of I school record and graduated with a 3.91 GPA in biomedical sciences.
FIRST TEAM
Sport Name School Yr. GPA Major
Tennis Miguel Abete Midland University Sr. 3.87 Business Management & Marketing
Golf Callum Blinkhorn Lindsey Wilson College Sr. 3.96 History
Volleyball Luciano Bucci Park University Jr. 3.96 Business Management
Swimming
Andrew Clifford College of Idaho Sr. 3.96 Chemistry / Math/Physics
Swimming Enzo Esteves University of the Cumberlands Jr. 3.91 Business Administration
Swimming
Mitch Hawley College of Idaho Sr. 3.91 Biomedical Sciences
Golf Dawson Peters USCB Sr. 3.63 Business Administration
Lacrosse Jordan Reyes Indiana Institute of Technology Gr. 3.80/4.00 Psychology & Project Management
Swimming James Spicer Morningside University Jr. 4.00 Computer Science
Wrestling Eric Vermillion Indiana Institute of Technology Jr. 3.86 Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
SECOND TEAM
Sport Name School Yr. GPA Major
Tennis Martin Barbier University of the Cumberlands Sr. 3.51 Biology
Lacrosse Dylan Crouch University of the Cumberlands Sr. 3.95 Business Administration
Lacrosse Teegan Heiniger Taylor University Jr. 3.97 Engineering
Swimming Gabriel Martinez Midland University Jr. 3.98 Accounting
Golf David Meyers Oklahoma City University Sr. 3.44 Advertising
Lacrosse Jake Morgan University of the Cumberlands Sr. 3.60 Exercise Sport Science & Fitness Sport Mgmt.
Golf Nicolas Paviet Roosevelt University Jr. 3.90 Finance & Marketing
Tennis Zach Shima Bethel College Sr. 3.98 Mathematical Sciences
Golf Tomas Ventieri Missouri Baptist University Gr. 4.00 Business Administration MBA
Golf Troy Watson Kansas Wesleyan University Gr. 3.86/4.00 Accounting (UG) / MBA (G)
