GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.— Ten Colorado Mesa University student-athletes were named to the 2022-23 NCAA Division II Academic All-District ® Teams for Men's & Women's Cross Country/Track & Field as selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly known as CoSIDA – College Sports Information Directors of America), which were announced Wednesday morning.
 
The Mavs' five selections on the men's side were Triston Charles, Zayden Davis, Becker Ell, Dayne Ortega and Justin Thompson on the men's side.  The women's selections Jordan Brockman, Jordan Burnett, Josie Coffey, Mica Jenrette and Heather Yackey.
 
In order to currently qualify for selection, student-athletes must have a 3.50 or higher cumulative GPA, be a starter or important reserve and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competitions during at least one of the cross country or track and field seasons.  Additionally, they must have been at the nominating institution for one full calendar year. 
 
Institutions were limited to five nominees for each gender.

Additionally is worth noting that in the previous years, nominees, who had to have a 3.30 or higher GPA, were selected to the Academic All-District ® squad by NCAA Division II geographical region via a vote of CSC/CoSIDA members from that region to a smaller and more elite all-district team.  There is no longer a regional selection process.
 
All of the 363 men and 529 women on the Academic All-District ® teams are now on the ballot for Academic All-America ® accolades, which will be announced on June 28 (women) and 29 (men).
 
Three of the selected Mavericks in Thompson, Coffey and Jenrette have combined for four previous Academic All-America ® honors with Thompson earning first team honors last year after claiming second team honors in 2020-21.  Coffey and Jenrette were both second team honorees last season.
 
Thompson, a native of Carbondale, Colorado has a 4.0 GPA in his graduate work in athletic training after completing his bachelor's degree in exercise science with a perfect 4.0 GPA as well.  He has been named as the NCAA Division II Elite 90 Winner twice and has been named as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Track & Field Athletic Academic and Summit Award Winner three times apiece.  He was also selected as the RMAC's Men's Honor Student-Athlete of the Year as the top student-athlete from all men's sports last year and has won five career all-America honors for his long and high jumping efforts, the latest of which came after he finished sixth at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships in March.  He also broke his own school-record in the long jump event with leap of 7.59 meters (24-11) over the winter.
 
Coffey, a junior political science major with a 4.0 GPA, picked up her third overall career all-America honor last week with a 12^th place finish in the women's high jump at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships after winning the RMAC title for the third time as well.  She also holds the CMU record in both the indoor (1.72 meters) and outdoor (1.81 meters) school-records.
 
Jenrette completed her bachelor's degree in sociology with a 3.88 GPA and began her graduate work in occupational therapy this spring.  The Los Lunas, New Mexico native has claimed six career all-America honor as the most decorated track & field athlete— male or female— in program history.  The multi-event standout won the last six RMAC titles in the indoor pentathlon and outdoor heptathlon.
 
Burnett, a sophomore exercise science major with a 4.0 GPA, earned her first two career all-America honors during the indoor season and was named as the RMAC Freshman of the Year as a redshirt freshman in indoor eligibility.  The Fairplay, Colorado native also won the RMAC indoor titles in both the 200 and 400 meters.  
 
Yackey, a sophomore exercise science major from Greeley, Colorado, also has a perfect 4.0 GPA.  She had a break-out outdoor season setting the CMU record of 44.64 meters (146-5) in the discus throw before going on to earn the bronze medal in that event at the RMAC Championships en-route to becoming the first Maverick women's thrower to ever earn a conference championship medal.
 
Brockman, a psychology major from Flagstaff, Arizona with a 3.716 GPA, claimed a combined six All-RMAC honors during the indoor and outdoor seasons this season, finishing third in the indoor pentathlon and the outdoor long jump this year.  She also scored a combined 30 team points at the RMAC Indoor & Outdoor Championships and was a NCAA Division II Championship provisional qualifier in both the indoor pentathlon and outdoor heptathlon this season.
 
Charles, a criminal justice major with a 3.85 GPA hails from Farmington, New Mexico, picked up his second career All-RMAC honor with a fourth place finish in the 5,000 meters at the RMAC Outdoor Championships and was named to the RMAC All-Academic First Team for the second straight cross country season in the fall as one of the Mavs' top finishers throughout the season.
 
Davis, a business marketing major with a 3.60 GPA, holds the CMU record in both the 60 and 110-meter hurdles and won medals and First Team All-RMAC honors in both of those events this season.  The Colorado Springs native silver medal in the 60-meter discipline during the indoor season with a school-record time of 8.00 seconds before claiming the bronze in the 110s during the outdoor season.  He also won the 2022 RMAC outdoor title in that event with his record-time of 14.42 seconds.
 
Ell, a sophomore business administration major from Loveland, Colorado, holds a 3.959 GPA, claimed Second Team All-RMAC honors with fourth place finishes in the pole vault at both the RMAC indoor and outdoor championships this season.
 
Ortega, a Thornton, Colorado native, holds a perfect 4.0 GPA.  The sophomore, who has yet to declare a major, set the CMU record of 49.08 seconds in the 400 meters during the indoor season and claimed the silver medal at the RMAC Championships, good for his third career All-RMAC honor.  He is also a member of the school-record setting teams in both the indoor and outdoor 4x400-meter relays.