Smith of OCU makes academic all-district team

OKLAHOMA CITY – Leigh Smith of Oklahoma City University snared CoSIDA academic college-division at-large all-district 4 honors.

Smith, a senior from Oklahoma City, has earned a 3.97 cumulative grade-point average majoring in physics and religion.

Smith will team with Savannah Godber to row in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta competing in the lightweight double May 29-31.

The women’s at-large team includes student-athletes from bowling, fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, rowing, skiing, swimming, tennis and water polo.

Academic all-district selections gain consideration for academic all-American. To be eligible for academic all-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.

Since the program’s inception in 1952, the College Sports Information Directors of America has bestowed academic all-America honors on more than 20,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.