CoSIDA Academic All-District Release
 
MORROW, Ga. – Clayton State sophomore defender Aleksi Tuominen (Helsinki, Finland) has been selected as one of just 99 individuals nationwide to be named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Men's Soccer Team. He is the first individual to achieve that honor in the program's 24-year history.
 
He is one of just 14 student-athletes to earn the honor this season in the Southeast Region and becomes only the fifth Laker in the 26-year history of the athletic department to be so honored.
 
Women's soccer's Maria Marti Bartis has been named Academic All-District this season and, along with Tuominen, are the first non-cross country/track and field student-athletes to earn the distinction. They join Maia Kuhnen in 2015, Robert Spezzacatena in 2012 and Joni Guffey in 2002. Spezzacatena is the only Academic All-American in program history, earning Third-Team honors that season.
 
This year he has achieved an impressive 3.87 grade point average while being one of the team's top defenders. He has also notched a pair of goals and team-high four assists, including an assist in a 1-1 tie against No. 23 Wingate.
 
He has also earned PBC Defenderer of the Week honors on October 19, and been named to the PBC All-Academic Team this season.
 
Student-athletes are nominated and selected to the Academic All-District Team by Sports Information Directors who are members of CoSIDA. Each individual must maintain at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA, have been at their current institution for at least one calendar year and be of sophomore standing or higher in order to be nominated.
 
Each selection to the All-District Team is now eligible for Academic All-American consideration. That group, consisting of First-, Second-, Third- and Honorable Mention Teams will be announced on Monday, November 23.
 
ABOUT THE COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA PROGRAM
The 2015 CoSIDA Division II Academic All-District Women's Soccer Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, have been released to recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.
 
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, CoSIDA 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.
 
2015 CoSIDA Academic Men's Soccer All-District Teams (Division II District 3)
 

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown	GPA	Major
GK	Kenneth Perkinson	UNC Pembroke	So.	Garner, N.C.	3.98	Business Administration
D	Cameron Burrows	Wingate	Sr.	Cary, N.C.	3.85	Marketing
D	Guillermo Lazcano	Tusculum	Jr.	Aviles, Spain	3.65	Sport Management
D	Lalaina Randriamanantena	Limestone	Jr.	Auvergne, France	3.78	Business Finance/Economics
D	Jonas Sturesson	Young Harris	Sr.	Kalmar, Sweden	3.35	Business & Public Policy
D	Aleksi Tuominen	Clayton State	So.	Helsinki, Finland	3.87	Biology
D	Sindre Welo	Carson-Newman	Sr.	Trondheim, Norway	3.57	Business Administration
M	David Fairgrieve	Wingate	So.	Newcastle, England	4.00	Marketing
M	Lucas Ferreira	Newberry	Sr.	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	3.86	Business Administration
M	Lewis Hilton	Young Harris	Sr.	Newquay, England	3.44	Business & Public Policy
F	Corey Brown	Queens (N.C.)	Jr.	Toronto, Ontario	3.94	Biochemistry
F	Chris Hicks	King	Jr.	Gloucester, England	3.93	Athletic Training
F	Gui Machado	Limestone	Jr.	Sao Paulo, Brazil	3.72	Business Marketing/Sports Management
F	Jonathan Spicher	Tusculum	Jr.	Cologne, Germany	4.00	Accounting

Clayton State History of Academic All-District Selections
2015 - Aleksi Tuominen (Men's Soccer)
2015 – Maria Marti Bartis (Women's Soccer)
2015 – Maia Kuhnen (At-Large – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2012 – Robert Spezzacatena (At-Large – Men's Cross Country/Track & Field)*
2002 – Joni Guffey (At-Large – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
*Third-Team Academic All-American (only one in program history)