AUSTIN, Texas (July 15, 2021) – Oklahoma Christian distance runner Caroline Schwab made the Academic All-District team for women's cross country/track and field, which was announced Thursday by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

The CoSIDA honor recognizes student-athletes for their combined athletic and academic prowess and is considered one of the most prestigious in collegiate athletics. To qualify for the honor, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.3 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale, have reached sophomore status athletically, have legitimate athletic credentials and have been at the nominating institution at least one calendar year.

Schwab, a junior Biology/Pre-Med major from Andover, Kan., has steadily improved each season for the Eagles. In 2020-21, she finished 30th in the Lone Star Conference Cross Country Championship race and qualified for the Division II National XC Invitational during the fall.

In track and field, she finished 10th in the LSC in the indoor mile and 17th in the outdoor 800 meters. Schwab is a two-time recipient of the Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award and has appeared on either the Lone Star or Heartland Conference Honor Roll five times.

She is the 15th OC track and field athlete to receive an Academic All-District honor and the fourth since the university began competing at the NCAA Division II level, joining Aubree Hughes (2017), Rachel Meyers (2019) and Leisa VanVooren (2019).

Schwab now will advance to the ballot for the Academic All-America team for track and field and cross country, which will be selected through a vote of sports information directors from NCAA Division II schools in the U.S. and Canada. That list will be announced later this summer