For the second consecutive year, Rockhurst's
Nathan Mark has been named to the CoSIDA Division II Baseball Academic All-America
® team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Mark earned one of the four infield spots on the D2 Academic All-America
® second team. The junior third baseman has a 3.98 cumulative GPA and is majoring in History, Political Science and Theology.
Despite the cancellation of spring competition during COVID-19, CoSIDA continued its sponsorship of the Academic All-America awards program. Student-athletes were selected based on career statistics.
Mark started all 17 games at third base in 2020. He led the team with three home runs and 20 RBIs. He has a .300 career batting average with eight home runs and 71 RBIs. He was named to the D2 Academic All-America
® first team as a designated hitter in 2019.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2019-20 Division II Academic All-America® teams program.