CoSIDA Academic All-Americans - Murray State University Athletics

CoSIDA began this program in the 1950's, and since then, has honored thousands of deserving student-athletes from numerous sports and across all divisions with these elite Academic All-America scholar-athlete honors. Currently, CoSIDA honors Academic All-Americans in 12 sports.

Student-athletes are nominated by current CoSIDAmembers. Voting for Academic All-District (First, Second and possible Third Team members are named) is done by current CoSIDAmembers. Those who obtain First Team All-District status move onto the national Academic All-America ballot; these national awards (First Team,SecondTeam,Third Team for each sport category) is voted upon by Academic All-America Committee members and current CoSIDABoard ofDirectors.

To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his or her current institution.

Student-Athlete	Year	Sport	Position	Team Selection
Eddie MacFarland	1976	Football	Defensive Back	First Team
Kris Robbins	1979	Football	Tight End	Second Team
Carrell Boyd	1983	Baseball	Short Stop	Third Team
Mike Lahm	1985	Men's Basketball	---	---
Lee Ann Allen	1989	Volleyball	---	Second Team
Deena Wigger	1990	Riflery	---	Third Team
Lee Ann Allen	1990	Volleyball	---	Second Team
Sarah Dearworth	1994	Volleyball	---	Third Team
Paige Guffey	2009	Women's Basketball	Guard	First Team
Amber Guffey*	2009	Women's Basketball	Guard	First Team
Wes Cunningham	2010	Baseball	Infield	Second Team
Kristin Reffett	2011	Women's Track/Cross Country		Third Team
Travis Isaak	2012	Baseball	Infield	Second Team
Paul Ritzheimer	2012	Baseball	Outfield	First Team
Paul Ritzheimer	2013	Baseball	Outfield	Third Team
Alexa Becker	2013	Softball	Infield	Third Team
Delaney Howson	2014	Women's At-Large	Women's Golf	Third Team
Alexa Becker	2015	Softball	Infield	First Team
Jessica Twaddle	2015	Softball	Infield	Third Team
Jordan Smith	2015	Men's At-Large	Men's Golf	Second Team
Ivan Roe	2016	Men's At-Large	Rifle	Third Team

21 Total Honors
18 Different Academic All-Americans
3 Two-Time Academic All-Americans
6 First-Team Academic All-Americans

*Also named Academic All-American of the Year