WAVERLY, Iowa—Senior
Dallas Wright (Carlisle, Iowa) was named a Second-team Academic All-America® for men's track & field/cross country as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the national organization announced today.
This is his second career honor, as he previously earned this award last season (2020-21). To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better and must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games at the position listed on the nomination form (where applicable).
"Dallas' impact to our programs, history and tradition will be one that we will talk about for many years to come," said head coach
Marcus Newsom. "He was selfless and committed himself for what was always best for the team, even when it meant sacrificing for individual goals. His passion, focus and commitment to excellence will be forever remembered to me as a coach and I hope for every student-athlete that he competed with and against. I was very fortunate to have watched him grow not just as an athlete but more importantly as a young man of integrity and faith. I will always be indebted to his parents and his high school coaches for sharing Dallas with me and our Wartburg track and field family."
Dallas is a business administration major with a 3.45 GPA.
"I was able to balance my academics and athletics because they are both very important to me," he said. "I knew that in order to meet the expectations that I set for myself and set for me by others, both of them needed to receive their due attention. But more than that was part of a program that allows us to truly be students before we are athletes. From day one, academics were always the priority of our program and Coach Newsom always made sure that there we no conflicts with class and track."
He is the 122nd Academic All-America honoree for Wartburg and 16
th selection for men's track & field/cross country.
"I've learned many skills (from being a student-athlete), but the most important would-be time management," Wright commented. "Being able to use my time wisely and in a way where I can get the most done in a specific amount of time and done the right way. Another skill I learned was performing under pressure. Wartburg is known for its success in the classroom and athletics as well. So, learning how to meet those expectations while remaining composed and in control was a skill well learned.
"Being part of the WTF team has brought me relationships that will last a lifetime," he continued. "It has taught me many lessons over the years that I know will help me later on in life and allow me to be successful in my profession. But most of all are the memories that it has brought me. Memories on and off the track that I will carry with me forever. Wartburg is where I found my second family and there is no other place I would rather have spent my college years than Wartburg and no other group of people that I would have rather shared it with than my WTF teammates and coaches."
The Division II and III CoSIDA Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2021-22 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs.
Wartburg's CoSIDA Men's Cross Country and Track and Field Academic All-Americans
Dan Huston*, Men's Track & Field, 1984
Brad Thompson* Men's Cross Country and Track & Field 1990
Todd Houge* Men's Cross Country and Track & Field 1991
Todd Houge* Men's Cross Country and Track & Field 1992
Kendall Ricklefs* Men's Cross Country 2000
Brent Showalter*, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2003
Brent Showalter*, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2004
Kevin Balster*, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2006
Kevin Balster*, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2007
Daniel Bonthius *, Men's Cross Country & Track, 2013
Daniel Bonthius *, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2014
Colt Feltes*, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2014
Daniel Bonthius@*, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2015
Colt Feltes*, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2015
Dallas Wright*, Men's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2021
Dallas Wright*, Men's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2022
Complete Academic All-America honorees:
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
David Bradley
(3) Wheaton College (Illinois) Gr. 3.93/4.00 Classical Language (UG) / Biblical Exegesis (G)
Tucker Cargile University of Redlands Sr. 3.91 Psychology
Garrett Clark
(1) John Carroll University Sr. 3.87 Accountancy
Matyas Csiki-Fejer
(&) Suffolk University Sr. 4.00 Law & Public Policy
Riley Grossman SUNY Geneseo Sr. 3.96 Applied Mathematics
Steven Hermsen
(1) Carroll University Sr. 3.97 Exercise Science
Finn Jacobson-Schulte MIT Gr. 4.00/4.00 Computer Science & Engr. & Mathematics (UG) / Computer Science (G)
Matthew Karee
(*) Carnegie Mellon University Gr. 3.97/3.92 Mechanical Engineering
Justin Kiefel
(1) Carnegie Mellon University Sr. 3.94 Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ben Kuxmann
(2) Millikin University Sr. 3.96 English & Secondary Education
Matthew Lecky Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Jr. 3.97 Chemistry
Bram Miller
(2) Carnegie Mellon University Gr. 3.83/3.78 Mechanical Engineering
Justin Park
(2) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Gr. 3.98/4.00 Ph.D. Geology
Shawn Schindler
(1) Saint John's University (Minn.) Sr. 3.99 Nursing
Oliver Thomas
($) Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gr. 3.88/4.00 Mechanical Engineering
Kenneth Wei
(3) MIT Jr. 3.92 Biological Engineering
SECOND TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Isaac Alderfer
(3) Eastern Mennonite University Sr. 3.97 Environmental Science
Ryan Beard Westminster College (PA) Sr. 4.00 Accounting
Jack Begley Case Western Reserve University Jr. 4.00 Engineering Physics
Aidan Cantine Swarthmore College Sr. 3.97 Computer Science
Daniel Chen Johns Hopkins University Jr. 3.98 Molecular & Cellular Biology
Christian Ciattei Salisbury University Sr. 4.00 Geography
Logan Gaudette Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gr. 3.96/4.00 Biomedical Engineering
Mike Jasa
(1) Loras College Sr. 3.40 Finance
Matthew Kearney MIT Jr. 4.00 Electrical Engineering & Computer Science & Philosophy
Maguire Petersen Saint John's University (Minn.) Jr. 3.94 Biology
Henry Pick Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Jr. 3.92 Computer Science & Mathematics
Kevin Riley Wheaton College (Illinois) Sr. 3.85 Mathematics
Kevin Ruechel University of Wisconsin-Stout Sr. 3.39 Mechanical Engineering
Benjamin Steeves Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gr. 3.90/3.86 Mechanical Engineering
Darren Wan Stockton University Sr. 3.97 Business
Dallas Wright (2) Wartburg College Sr. 3.45 Business Administration & Accounting
THIRD TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Elias Boussouf Johns Hopkins University Sr. 3.57 Biophysics
Ryan Cory SUNY Cortland Jr. 3.91 Sport Management
Sam Craig University of Chicago Sr. 3.73 Mathematics
David Fassbender University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Sr. 3.34 Physical Education
William Fowler University of Lynchburg Sr. 3.99 Environmental Science
Ryan Harvey Loras College So. 3.98 Politics
Simon Heys Wilmington College Jr. 3.89 Sport Management
NIck Hoffman
(2) Hope College Sr. 3.79 Accounting
Andrew Lauber
(3) Wheaton College (Illinois) Sr. 3.92 Biblical & Theological Studies
Will McMichael The College of Wooster Sr. 3.81 Neuroscience
Spencer Moore Emory University Sr. 3.96 Political Science
Kyle Ott Nebraska Wesleyan University Sr. 3.98 Exercise Science
Cal Yackin Otterbein University Jr. 3.67 Biology & Zoo & Conservation Science
Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Steven Hermsen, Carroll University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2021
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2021
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third-team selection in 2021
($) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2021 & third-team selection in 2020
(&) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2021 & third-team selection in 2020
(*) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2021, second-team selection in 2020 & third-team selection in 2019
