Meier repeats as Academic All-District First Team
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MILWAUKEE - Senior forward Austin Meier (Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh West) has been named Capital One Academic All-District First Team for District 5. Meier, an architectural engineering and construction management major with a GPA of 3.93, was also named Academic All-District First Team last season as well as Academic All-American First Team.
The teams are selected by College Sports Information Directors of America and recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performance on the floor and in the classroom. Now, Meier advances to the national Capital One Academic All-America Team ballot with a chance to repeat as Academic All-American. The All-America honorees will be selected later this month.
Meier leads the Raiders in scoring (16.9 PPG), rebounding (10.9 RPG), blocks (13) and steals (60). He is currently seventh in all of Division III in steals, ninth in double-doubles (11) and in 18th rebounding. Meier has been named First Team All-NAC the previous two seasons and was selected as NAC Rookie of the Year during his freshman campaign. Also, Meier is already the all-time leader in NAC history in scoring, field goals, free throws, rebounds and steals.
MSOE was recently ranked No. 8 in the Midwest Region as the NCAA released their Division III regional rankings for the first time this season. The Raiders are 14-5 and 8-3 in NAC games. The Raiders face Aurora Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Kern Center.
The Academic All-District teams are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. The University Division team includes NCAA Division I participants, while the College Division team combines NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools. Click here for more information about the Academic All-District teams.
