GREENWOOD, Ind. - On Wednesday, June 18, the College Sports Communicators (CSC) released their 2024-25 NAIA Academic All-District Team Selections. The Marian University men's and women's bowling teams were well represented with the honors, as five Knights were named to the All-District Team.
Eligible nominees for the CSC Academic All-America program must maintain a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average while having reached sophomore status academically, while bowlers must be in the lineup for 70 percent of an institution's days of competition to be considered for the At-Large Academic All-District Team.
Each school is allowed up to six nominations for men's at-large and six for women's at-large, with selected CSC Academic All-District recipients advancing to the ballot for CSC Academic All-America honors. Those awards will be voted on by members of CSC from around the nation and will be announced on July 8 and 9.
Marian led the Crossroads League in honors with five combined between men and women for the 2024-25 season, as
David Hayes,
Dylan Mollo, and
Kyle Toyias represented the men's team, while
Tandess O'Neal and
Macie Hadley represented the women's team.Â
Hayes and Mollo were both named NAIA All-America Third Team members in 2024-25 in addition to being named First Team All-Crossroads League, while O'Neal and Hadley were both First Team All-Crossroads League members.Â
Marian's men won their first-ever NAIA National Championship in the 2024-25 season, while the women qualified for the NAIA Championships for the first time in program history. Both teams won the Crossroads League Tournament Championship.
O'Neal, Mollo, and Hayes are all in consideration for 2024-25 Academic All-America status, and they join women's golf's Mackendzie Dresbaugh and Keara Eder, women's lacrosse's Ella Grace Giedd, and men's golf's Weston Ogden as At-Large nominees from Marian on the ballot.
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