Olivet College's Schultz named to CoSIDA Academic All-District VI team

OLIVET, Mich. -- Olivet College junior Allyson Schultz has been named to the 2015-16 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District VI Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Team. She now advances to the CoSIDA Division III Academic All-America ballot, where first-, second- and third-teams will be announced in late June.

Schultz carries a 4.00 grade point average in actuarial science. In cross country, she was a 2015 second-team All-MIAA and USTFCCCA All-Academic selection. Schultz ran a season-best 6K time of 23:10.4. In track and field, she posted career-best outdoor times of 2:35.91 in the 800-meter run; 5:04.27 in the 1,500-meter run; 18:14.77 in the 5,000-meter run; and 38:44.37 in the 10,000-meter run. Schultz placed fifth in both 5K and 10K at the 2016 MIAA Outdoor Championships. She is the school-record holder in three indoor events (800, mile, 3K) and one outdoor event (5K). Schultz is a four-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll recipient.

The Academic All-District teams include student-athletes divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. Olivet is in District VI, which includes schools in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. This is the fifth year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moved from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non-Division I) and has doubled the number of scholar-athletes honored. The expanded teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the new College Division combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.