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Five Vikings Honored on CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Teams

5/21/2020 12:08:00 PM

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Three Viking men and two Viking women have been named to the CoSIDA District 7 Academic All-District At-Large Teams announced Thursday. Senior wrestlers Ben Kelvington and Bailey Neises, senior tennis player Frank Kelly, senior women's golfer Hannah Hankinson and junior swimmer Taylor Beagle represent Augustana on the teams.

The Vikings tallied five of the overall 20 spots on the District 7 teams, a high amongst the schools.

Kelvington did it all during the 2019-20 wrestling season. The senior ranked No. 9 in the country going into regionals, earned All-America honors after qualifying for nationals with a 3-1 record at the tournament and 15-5 record overall on the season. Kelvington has also taken home NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honors, Academic All-America honors, the NSIC Elite 18 award, NCAA Elite 90 award and most recently, the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

Neises also had a fantastic senior season, going 13-9 overall and 5-3 in duals. He earned NSIC Wrestler of the Week honors on Feb. 3 after going 2-0 in Viking dual wins that week. The senior took home Academic All-America honors as well and earned a spot on the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence.

Kelly finished his senior season with a 3-1 record in No. 6 singles, before having his season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He concludes his career with 13 singles victories and 12 doubles victories.

Hankinson, after being named the NSIC Golfer of the Year for the 2018-19 season, was named the NSIC Preseason Golfer of the Year and earned five top-ten and four top-five finishes through seven events in the shortened season. The senior placed first at the Tracy Lane Memorial on Sept. 9-10 with a two-round score of 148. Hankinson also earned a spot on the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence and WGCA Division II All-Region Team.

Beagle, the NSIC Swimmer of the Year, took home first place in the 1000-yard freestyle, 400-yard IM and 1650 yard freestyle at the NSIC Championships. The junior qualified for nationals in the 1000-yard freestyle and 1650-yard freestyle and earned All-America honors in the 1000-yard freestyle. Beagle also earned a spot on the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence.

Athlete	Major	GPA
Ben Kelvington	Biochemistry	3.99
Bailey Neises	Athletic Training	3.94
Frank Kelly	Biology	3.77
Hannah Hankinson	Nursing	3.94
Taylor Beagle	Biology	3.97

About CoSIDA
The 2020 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's At-Large Teams, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom. Honorees selected first-team Academic All-District® will advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. Academic AllAmerica® honorees will be announced from June 16-19.

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