COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced its Academic First Team and Honor Roll members today, with Nathan Beck and Jonah Elstad being named to the All-Academic First Team.
To make the All-Academic First Team, student-athletes must have at least a 3.50 GPA and be selected to the 14-player squad by a vote of the conference's sports information directors.
This is the first time Beck has been honored by the RMAC for his contributions in the classroom. The senior from Glen Carbon, Illinois maintained a GPA of 3.95 as an Ecology major.
Elstad is also being named to the All-Academic Team for the first time in his career, as he posted a 3.86 GPA as a Business Management major. He was also named to the All-RMAC squad as an honorable mention.
Along with those two, nine other Mavs were named to RMAC Men's Soccer Honor Roll. This list includes Matteo Bonelli (Jr., Business Administration), Connor Chilson (5th, Exercise Science), Jaxson Dowling (Jr., Exercise Science), Daniel Ehler (Sr., Biology), Dylan Hobson (Sr., Sport Management), Tony Iljkic (So., Business Administration), George Jones (Sr., Exercise Science), Kamden Kooiman (So., Exercise Science) and Diego Medina (Sr., Business Analytics).
To qualify for the honor roll, student-athletes need to maintain a 3.30 GPA or higher, be in at least their second academic year at the institution and use a season of eligibility.
Forward Nick Cenek of CSU Pueblo won Academic Player of the Year, posting a 4.00 GPA as a Business Administration major.
