AUSTIN, Texas – Daschal Johnson, of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball team, was named to the 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America Division II baseball third-team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Johnson is a graduate senior from Lewisville, Texas, majoring in health and sports science. He was the only student-athlete from the Great American Conference represented and the lone graduate student recognized on any of the three Academic All-America teams. Johnson; was honored after recording a GPA of 3.87 in grad school and a 3.93 as an undergraduate.
Despite the cancellation of spring competition during COVID-19, CoSIDA continued its sponsorship of the Academic All-America awards program. Student-athletes were selected based on career statistics.
The Division II Academic All-America program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2019-20 Division II Academic All-America teams program.
Twenty-one of the 34 members of the 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Baseball teams has at least a 3.70 GPA, with three student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA. The 11 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.79.
2020 Academic All-America®
Baseball Team
Division II
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School GPA Yr. Major
P J.J. Niekro Florida Southern College 4.00 Sr. Sports Communications & Marketing
P Walter Pennington (2) Colorado School of Mines 3.94 Sr. Mechanical Engineering
C Chris Gambert (3) Bellarmine University 3.70 Sr. Exercise Science
INF Aaron Anderson (3) Flagler College 4.00 Sr. Accounting / Business Administration
INF Jacob Buchberger (1) Davenport University 3.76 Sr. Medical Case Management
INF Josh Finerty Bellarmine University 3.90 Sr. Biology
INF Daulton Martin Tusculum University 3.53 Sr. Business Management
OF Clayton Engel Drury University 3.78 Sr. Management
OF Riley Johnson Augustana University 3.51 Sr. Mathematics
OF Logan Soole Metropolitan State University of Denver 3.96 Sr. K-12 Physical Education
DH Derek Daly Colorado School of Mines 3.62 Sr. Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School GPA Yr. Major
P Eric Mullet Malone University 3.76 Sr. Business Administration & Finance
P Brandon Weed UC San Diego 3.33 Sr. International Business
C Spencer Bramwell Colorado Mesa University 3.46 Jr. Health & Fitness Promotion
INF Jackson Kritsch San Francisco State 3.90 Sr. Accounting
INF Nathan Mark (1) Rockhurst University 3.98 Jr. History / Political Science / Theology
INF Nathan Neff Concord University 3.97 Sr. Business Administration / Accounting and Finance
INF Jackson Raper Catawba College 3.62 Sr. Accounting
OF Manny Lopez University of Southern Indiana 3.93 Sr. Mechanical Engineering
OF Cole Swiger Bloomsburg University 3.55 Sr. Finance
OF Tyler Thompson Carson-Newman University 3.53 Jr. Biology
DH Joseph Kim Azusa Pacific University 3.92 Sr. Accounting
THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name School GPA Yr. Major
P Hunter Shepherd Catawba College 3.64 Sr. Communications
P Devin Smith Kentucky Wesleyan College 3.70 Sr. Business Administration
C Dalton Robison Salem University 3.79 Sr. Biology
C Tyler Stofiel Chico State 3.94 Sr. Business Administration
INF Tyler Adams Lincoln Memorial University 3.44 Sr. Exercise Science
INF Matt Clarke University of Colorado Colorado Springs 3.69 Sr. Business Management
INF Palmer Ford University of Alabama in Huntsville 4.00 Sr. Biology
INF John Mooradian Mercy College 3.75 Sr. Nursing
OF Daschal Johnson Northwestern Oklahoma State 3.87/3.93 Gr. Health & Sports Science
OF Colby Johnson University of Charleston 3.33 Sr. Biology
OF Jacob Vasquez St. Edward's University 3.91 Sr. Pre-Physical Therapy
DH Carson Mittermaier Ashland University 3.32 Sr. Business Management
CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Aaron Anderson, Flagler College
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II first-team selection in 2019
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II second-team selection in 2019
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II third-team selection in 2019
