AUSTIN, Texas – Carson-Newman track and field's Randall Freeman (Ooltewah, Tenn.) has garnered first team Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, the organization announced Wednesday afternoon.
Freeman is Carson-Newman's first ever two-sport academic All-American. He also garnered second team academic All-America honors for football after running the ball 63 times for 343 yards this season. He averaged 44.7 yards per game and scored a touchdown on senior day against Wingate.
Freeman joins Clayton Holmes (football 1990-91 and track 1991), Carl Torbush (football 1973, baseball 1973-74), Tom Jones (football 1968-69 and baseball 1969-70) and Roy Hill (basketball 1965 and baseball 1965) as Carson-Newman's overall two-sport All-Americans.
Freeman is a graphic design major who graduates from C-N with a 3.88 GPA.
"Randall is a gifted athlete who can not only dedicate himself to two sports and achieve greatness; but can also dedicate himself to the highest levels in the classroom and succeed greatly there, too," head track coach David Needs said. "Randall is the type of person who decides he wants to do something and will work non-stop until he gets there. His desire in the last three weeks of the track season was to be a top triple jumper in our league and in the region.
"His personal best mark improved by over 18 inches in that time and he did exactly what he set out to be. He was one of the best in the SAC and the Southeast Region. Couple that with the fact that he was already one of the best in several other events shows you the special person Randall Freeman is."
On the field of competition, Freeman earned SAC Field Athlete of the Year honors and was the conference champion in the shot (14.58 meters) and the javelin (51.91 meters).
He garnered All-region honors in the shot, triple jump, javelin and discus. Freeman was one of 14 athletes in the nation to earn all-region honors in four disciplines.
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Luke Arnold Western State Colorado Sr. Wichita, Kan. 3.81 Business Administration
Ethan Barnes (2) Grand Valley State Sr. Calcedonia, Mich. 3.88 Integrated Sciences
David Cooper (1, $) Tusculum Sr. Greeneville, Tenn. 4.00 Biology
Aaron Dinzeo (1, #) California (Pa.) Sr. Sidney, Ohio 3.89 Anthropology
Randall Freeman Carson-Newman Sr. Ooltewah, Tenn. 3.87 Art & Graphic Design
Javan Gray Texas A&M-Kingsville Sr. Springfield, Ore. 3.79 Management
Johnnie Guy (1) Southern Indiana Jr. Palmyra, Ind. 3.57 Engineering
Ryan Haebe Western State Colorado Jr. Evergreen, Colo. 3.71 History
Bryant Keirns Oklahoma Christian Jr. Wichita, Kan. 3.95 Biology
Payson Maydew (2) Emporia State Jr. Pratt, Kan. 3.81 Accounting
Andrew McLain (1) Lewis Gr. Fort Wayne, Ind. 3.87 Sports Management; Org.
Leadership
Tyler Pence Southern Indiana Jr. Springfield, Ill. 3.44 Elementary Education
David Reinhardt (1) Slippery Rock Jr. Bradford, Pa. 3.74 Ex. Science/Physical Therapy
Clint Rosser (1,#) California, San Diego Sr. Westchester, Calif. 3.97 Environmental Engineering
Dillon Schrodt (2) Nebraska-Kearney Sr. Lincoln, Neb. 3.87 Math Education 7-12
SECOND TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Justin Ellerbee (2) Cal Poly Pomona Sr. Rocklin, Calif. 3.76 Aerospace Engineering
Trent Fontanella (3) Stonehill Sr. Pelham, N.H. 3.70 Criminology & Psychology
Jeff Fraley Missouri Southern State Jr. St. Robert, Mo. 3.56 Biology
Alex Hampel Indiana (Pa.) Sr. Middletown, Del. 4.00 Biology
Nick Kirkpatrick (3) Stonehill Jr. Carmel, Ind. 3.75 Electrical Engineering
Curran Kneebone Philadelphia Sr. Saylorsburg, Pa. 3.98 Mechanical Engineering
Mitch Kraft Black Hills State Sr. Wessington Sps., S.D. 3.82 Enviro Phys. Sci/Bus. Admin
Jani Lane Michigan Tech Jr. Anchorage, Alaska 3.93 Mechanical Engineering
Kevin Naceanceno (3) Harding Sr. Clovis, N.M. 3.96 Biochemistry & Mol. Biology
Brady Tien Fort Hays State Sr. Prairie View, Kan. 3.72 Justice Studies
Andrew Trusty Malone Sr. Sycamore, Ohio 3.79 Exercise Science
Scott Whitaker (3) Malone Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 3.86 Communication Arts
Bryan Wilcox (3) Stonehill Sr. Plantsville, Conn. 3.71 Accounting
Donald Wilcox Emporia State Sr. Lee's Summit, Mo. 3.86 Biology
David Yoder Cedarville Sr. Bluffton, Ohio 4.00 Biology / Pre-Medicine
THIRD TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Andrew Alexander Johnson C. Smith Sr. Charlotte, N.C. 3.92 Biology
Dylan Bates Coker Sr. Scarboro, Ontario 4.00 Computer Science / Math.
Dominic Kacich Truman State Sr. St. Louis, Mo. 3.95 Accounting
Zach Daniel West Texas A&M Jr. Crane, Texas 3.92 Sports & Exercise Science
Lucas Goodspeed Harding So. Houston, Texas 4.00 Accounting
Derek Lahm Wayne State (Neb.) So. Columbus, Neb. 3.98 Chemistry / Health Sciences
Scott Litts Dowling Sr. Ronkonkoma, N.Y. 3.95 English
Baptiste Moreu (3) West Texas A&M Sr. Auray, France 3.65 Finance
Dallas Nord Fresno Pacific Sr. Kerman, Calif. 3.98 Intercultural Studies
Alan Peterson (3) Grand Valley State Gr. Ironwood, Mich. 3.71 College Student Affairs Lead.
Ryan Roush Malone Jr. Canfield, Ohio 3.82 Exercise Science
Austin Shaffer (2) Colorado School of Mines Jr. Rose Hill, Kan. 3.98 Petroleum Engineering
Ryan Spangler Shippensburg Sr. Westminster, Md. 3.84 Biology (Biotechnology)
Tabor Stevens Adams State Sr. Canon City, Colo. 3.41 Geography
Ryder Tam Colorado, Colorado Springs Jr. Boulder, Colo. 3.96 Mechanical Engineering
Alex Zubko East Stroudsburg Jr. Dallas, Pa. 3.93 Exercise Science
Academic All-America® of the Year: Aaron Dinzeo, California (Pa.)
(1) - Capital One Academic All-America® Division II First Team selection in 2013-14
(2) - Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Second Team selection in 2013-14
(3) - Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Third Team selection in 2013-14
(#) - Capital One Academic All-America® Division II First Team selection in 2012-13
($) – Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Second Team selection in 2012-13
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