Augustana has added three athletes to its list of Academic All-Americans this year, most recently two track and field athletes in June.
Augustana currently ranks seventh in the nation (in all divisions) in number of Academic All-Americans with 163. The Vikings are third in NCAA Division III behind MIT and Emory. Augustana leads the nation in number of men's track and field All-Americans with 28.
Last month, Junior Isaac Smith was named to the second team and senior Dan Popek landed a third team spot. In March, basketball senior forward Ben Ryan was named to a third-team selection.
The College Sports Information Directors of America has chosen Academic All-Americans in Divisions I, II, and III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and NAIA since 1952.
Academic All-America Rankings
Through June 2016
All Divisions
| Rank |
School |
Total |
| 1. |
University of Nebraska |
325 |
| 2. |
MIT |
252 |
| 3. |
University of Notre Dame |
251 |
| 4. |
Stanford University |
204 |
| 5. |
Penn State University |
193 |
| 6. |
Emory University |
173 |
| 7. |
Augustana College |
163 |
| 8. |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
161 |
| 9. |
University of Alabama |
149 |
| 10. |
Washington University |
146 |
Division III
| Rank |
School |
Total |
| 1. |
MIT |
252 |
| 2. |
Emory |
173 |
| 3. |
Augustana College |
163 |
| 4. |
Washington University |
146 |
| 5. |
Johns Hopkins |
134 |
| 6. |
Carnegie Mellon |
123 |
| 7. |
Illinois Wesleyan |
121 |
| 8. |
Calvin College |
118 |
| 9. |
Rose-Hulman |
114 |
| 10. |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
109 |
CCIW
| Rank |
School |
Total |
| 1. |
Augustana |
163 |
| 2. |
Illinois Wesleyan |
121 |
| 3. |
Wheaton |
85 |
| 4. |
Millikin |
72 |
| 5. |
Elmhurst |
37 |
| 6. |
North Central |
29 |
| 7. |
North Park |
22 |
| 8. |
Carthage |
12 |
State of Illinois
| Rank |
School |
Total |
| 1. |
Augustana |
163 |
| 2. |
Illinois Wesleyan |
121 |
| 3. |
University of Illinois |
102 |
| 4. |
Northwestern |
100 |
| 5. |
Southern Illinois-Carbondale |
91 |
| 6. |
Wheaton |
85 |
| 7. |
Millikin |
72 |
| 8. |
Northern Illinois |
62 |
| 9. |
Illinois State |
53 |
| 10. |
Eastern Illinois |
44 |
Men's track/cross country
| Rank |
School |
Total |
| 1. |
Augustana |
28 |
| 2. |
University of Nebraska |
25 |
| T3. |
Calvin College |
21 |
| T3. |
MIT |
21 |
| T5. |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
20 |
| T5. |
Rice University |
20 |
| T7. |
Adams State College |
19 |
| T7. |
Florida State |
19 |
| T7. |
Rensselaer Polytechnic |
19 |
| T7. |
University of Oregon |
19 |
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
of the Year
| Year |
Student-Athlete |
Sport |
| 1996 |
Ryan Carpenter |
At-Large |
| 1997 |
Bryan Welder |
Baseball |
