Sleight named to the 2004 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division second-team

OLIVET, Mich. -- Olivet College junior running back Travis Sleight (Battle Creek/Lakeview High School) has been named to the 2004 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division second-team as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). He advanced to the national ballot after earning first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District IV honors.

Sleight carries a 3.96 grade point average with a double major in health, physical education, recreation and sport, and mathematics. A 2004 first-team All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) selection, Sleight finished the season with 127 rushes for 694 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also recorded 10 receptions for 299 yards and four touchdowns. He set two Olivet single-season records with 20 touchdowns and 120 points. Sleight also holds the school's career record in touchdows (41) and points (246). Sleight was named first-team Academic All-District in 2003 and was selected to the 2002-03 and 2003-04 MIAA Honor Roll.

Sleight is the third Olivet student-athlete to be named to a national Academic All-America team. In 2002, men's golfer Scott Miller was selected to the Academic All-America At-Large third-team and in 1992, Darren Zwick was selected to the Academic All-America Men's Basketball second-team.

The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America program recognizes student-athletes who have succeeded on the field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected by votes from members of CoSIDA. To be eligible, the student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.20 on a scale of 4.0.