MORROW, Ga. – Continuing a stretch of six straight seasons with at least one selection, Clayton State Athletics has picked up the 21^st CoSIDA Academic All-District selection in program history as graduate defender Tim Neusesser (Bad Berleburg, Germany) has earned his first such honor as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Tuesday, November 7.

The 6-4 defender has been a key component of a Laker team that has gone 12-5 overall, knocked off No. 7 Francis Marion and produced a 10-0 shutout of Southern Wesleyan (9/11) and 8-0 blanking of North Greenville (10/29).
 
On top of that Neusesser has been integral to Clayton State producing 11 games of one goal allowed or fewer, including seven shutouts. For his career, those numbers increase to 17 games of one or fewer and nine clean sheets.
 
This year, when he has been on the field, the Lakers have allowed just one goal, that coming in a 5-3 win over North Georgia (10/23). In that one he made up for that one transgression as he personally got the goal back with a score of his own, which was the first of his career. Additionally, in his first year of eligibility he has also been named to the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team.
 
Neusesser's selection marks the 16^th time in the last nine seasons, and 21^st time overall, that Clayton State Athletics has had at least one individual selected to what is now known as the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team. Of those 21 selections, an incredible 13 have come since 2014-15 and includes all four multi-time honorees and three of the four Academic All-America's.

On the 12 person team, Neusesser is one of just three individuals to be selected from Peach Belt Conference schools, joining Magnus Hoejland of Francis Marion and Yesin van der Pluijm of Young Harris.
 
In terms of selections by program, the women's cross country/track & field programs have produced nine selections, good for the most in school history. Including the two selections on the men's side in 2011-12, those programs have accounted for more than half of Clayton State's Academic All-District choices. For men's soccer, this is just the second such honoree, joining Aleksi Tuominen in 2015.

Neusesser is now eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors which will be announced on Wednesday, November 4. Clayton State has four all-time Academic All-America selections and earned one each in a program record three straight years from 2015-18.
 
ABOUT THE COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA PROGRAM
The 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District Men'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.
 
2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District Men's Soccer Teams (District 3)

Name		School	Yr.	GPA	Major
Sebastian Kalk		Queens (N.C.)	So.	4.0	International Studies
Magnus Hoejland		Francis Marion	So.	3.91	Economics
Tim Neusesser		Clayton State	Gr.	4.0	MBA
Pau Peiro		Tusculum	Sr.	3.90	Chemistry
Kensho Yoshikoshi		Carson-Newman	Gr..	3.89	Business
Vojin Manojlivic		Newberry	Jr.	3.96	Business Administration
Jhon Vacca		Anderson	Sr.	3.92	Business Management
Yesin van der Pluijm		Young Harris	So.	3.98	Business & Public Policy
Matteo Bufalo		Lincoln Memorial	Sr.	3.95	MBA/Sports Management
Edgar Cervantes		Tusculum	Jr.	3.91	Business Administration & Accounting
Johannes Oeksnevad		Lees-McRae	Jr.	4.0	Sports Management
Riccardo Ricci		Coker	Sr.	4.0	Computer Science

Clayton State History of Academic All-District Selections (21 Selections/17 Individuals)
2019-20 – Tim Neusesser (Men's Soccer)
2018-19 – Nia  Elmore (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2017-18 – Carla  Catala Martin (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2017-18 – Joy  Diaz (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)%
2017-18 – Nia  Elmore (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2016-17 – Joy  Diaz (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2016-17 – Jaumonee Byrd (Men's Basketball)
2016-17 – Maria Marti Bartis (Women's Soccer)%
2015-16 – Darina Drozdova (At-Large – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2015-16 – Maia Kuhnen (At-Large – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2015-16 – Maria Marti Bartis (Women's Soccer)%
2015-16 - Aleksi Tuominen (Men's Soccer)
2014-15 – Maia Kuhnen (At-Large – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2012-13 - Ivana Krommelova (At-Large - Women's Tennis)
2011-12 – Robert Spezzacatena (At-Large – Men's Cross Country/Track & Field)*
2011-12 - Russell Lawless (At-Large – Men's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2007-08 – Olaitan Yusuf (Women's Soccer)
2004-05 - Steven Sanders (At-Large - Men's Golf)
2004-05 - Nkiru Okosieme (Women's Soccer)
2001-02 – Joni Guffey (At-Large – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
1998-99 - Gina Papa (Women's Soccer)
%First-Team Academic All-American (only individual in program history)
*Third-Team Academic All-American (first one in program history)