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Anderson Named To CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
May 12, 2022 | Baseball
ATHENS, Ga.-----University of Georgia graduate outfielder Ben Anderson has been named to the 2022 Academic All-District™ Baseball Team, which recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The team is selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Anderson, a native of LaGrange, has already earned a degree in biochemistry. He is working on a master's degree in comparative biomedical sciences while serving as the starting centerfielder for the 22nd-ranked Georgia baseball team that is 32-16. He is the 2022 Boyd McWhorter SEC Postgraduate Scholarship institutional winner for UGA.
A co-captain, Anderson is batting .282 with seven home runs, four doubles, four triples and 27 RBI in 46 starts this season. He has had a 31-game on base streak and thrice led off games with home runs including to start the season. This year, he owns a perfect fielding percentage in 119 total chances with one assist. In his career, Anderson has been named a preseason All-American, now a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, and made the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List multiple times. He is a member of LEAD, the UGA Athletic Association Leadership Academy and the baseball player council.
As First-team Academic All-District™ honorees, Anderson will now appear on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America® honorees will be selected in June. The Academic All-District™ teams are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. Anderson made the District 4 team, which consists of student-athletes from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Puerto Rico. The district teams were announced Thursday by CoSIDA.
NCAA DIVISION I – DISTRICT 4 (AL, FL, GA, PR, SC)
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School GPA Yr. Major
P Hunter Barco University of Florida 3.43 Jr. Economics
P John Medich Georgia Tech 3.93/3.81 Gr. Quantitative & Computational Finance
C Alex Carignan Jacksonville State University 3.93/3.93 Gr. MBA (G) / Sport Management (G)
IF Ryan Galanie Wofford College 3.79 Jr. Computer Science / Spanish
IF Reid Homan University of North Alabama 4.004.00 Gr. MBA - Information System (G)
IF Andrew Jenkins Georgia Tech 3.79 Jr. Business Administration
IF Tyler Simon Kennesaw State University 3.51/4.00 Gr. Biology (U) / Healthcare Mgmt. & Informatics (G)
IF Drew Williamson University of Alabama 3.50 Sr. Management
OF Ben Anderson University of Georgia 3.56/3.89 Gr. Biochemistry (U) / Comp. Biomedical Sciences (G)
OF Brock Edge University of North Florida 4.00/3.82 Gr. Business Analytics (G)
OF Brian Ellis Florida Gulf Coast University 3.79/4.00 Gr. Exercise Science (U) / Health Services Admin. (G)
OF Tommy Seidl University of Alabama 3.35/3.80 Gr. Economics (U) / MBA (G)
DH Owen Diodati University of Alabama 4.00 Jr. Finance
Anderson, a native of LaGrange, has already earned a degree in biochemistry. He is working on a master's degree in comparative biomedical sciences while serving as the starting centerfielder for the 22nd-ranked Georgia baseball team that is 32-16. He is the 2022 Boyd McWhorter SEC Postgraduate Scholarship institutional winner for UGA.
A co-captain, Anderson is batting .282 with seven home runs, four doubles, four triples and 27 RBI in 46 starts this season. He has had a 31-game on base streak and thrice led off games with home runs including to start the season. This year, he owns a perfect fielding percentage in 119 total chances with one assist. In his career, Anderson has been named a preseason All-American, now a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, and made the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List multiple times. He is a member of LEAD, the UGA Athletic Association Leadership Academy and the baseball player council.
As First-team Academic All-District™ honorees, Anderson will now appear on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America® honorees will be selected in June. The Academic All-District™ teams are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. Anderson made the District 4 team, which consists of student-athletes from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Puerto Rico. The district teams were announced Thursday by CoSIDA.
NCAA DIVISION I – DISTRICT 4 (AL, FL, GA, PR, SC)
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School GPA Yr. Major
P Hunter Barco University of Florida 3.43 Jr. Economics
P John Medich Georgia Tech 3.93/3.81 Gr. Quantitative & Computational Finance
C Alex Carignan Jacksonville State University 3.93/3.93 Gr. MBA (G) / Sport Management (G)
IF Ryan Galanie Wofford College 3.79 Jr. Computer Science / Spanish
IF Reid Homan University of North Alabama 4.004.00 Gr. MBA - Information System (G)
IF Andrew Jenkins Georgia Tech 3.79 Jr. Business Administration
IF Tyler Simon Kennesaw State University 3.51/4.00 Gr. Biology (U) / Healthcare Mgmt. & Informatics (G)
IF Drew Williamson University of Alabama 3.50 Sr. Management
OF Ben Anderson University of Georgia 3.56/3.89 Gr. Biochemistry (U) / Comp. Biomedical Sciences (G)
OF Brock Edge University of North Florida 4.00/3.82 Gr. Business Analytics (G)
OF Brian Ellis Florida Gulf Coast University 3.79/4.00 Gr. Exercise Science (U) / Health Services Admin. (G)
OF Tommy Seidl University of Alabama 3.35/3.80 Gr. Economics (U) / MBA (G)
DH Owen Diodati University of Alabama 4.00 Jr. Finance
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