University of Georgia Athletics
Kolesnikoff Voted CSC Academic All-American
July 10, 2024 | Track & Field
ATHENS, Ga. --- Bulldog thrower Alex Kolesnikoff has been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America First Team, according to an announcement Wednesday.
Kolesnikoff joined Kaila Jackson and Stephanie Ratcliffe, who were named a Second Team and a Third Team Academic All-American, respectively, on Tuesday, as three of the six Georgia team members named to this year's CSC All-District Team. Kolesnikoff becomes just the third First Team All-American for the Bulldog men (Ian Burrell, 2008; Brandon Lord, 2015). Dating back to Burrell, Kolesnikoff is the eighth All-America recognition for the Georgia men. NCAA champion sprinter Matthew Boling was the last Georgia man before Kolesnikoff after he garnered Third Team honors in 2021.
To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution.
Kolesnikoff has posted a 3.64 GPA in the Master of Accounting program after registering a 3.60 during his undergraduate career at Harvard. He earned First Team All-America honors indoors with a seventh-place finish in the shot put and rocketed to second in the school record books with an effort of 20.45 meters/67 feet, 1 ¼ inches during the regular season. Outdoors, Kolesnikoff took fourth at the Southeastern Conference Championships, took control of the No. 8 spot on Georgia's all-time top-10 list in the shot (19.78m/64-10.75) and was a scoring All-America with a sixth-place finish at Nationals.
Where To Find Bulldog News: News and updates from Georgia's track and field and cross country teams are posted on georgiadogs.com and are also always located on X/Instagram at @UGATrack.
Kolesnikoff joined Kaila Jackson and Stephanie Ratcliffe, who were named a Second Team and a Third Team Academic All-American, respectively, on Tuesday, as three of the six Georgia team members named to this year's CSC All-District Team. Kolesnikoff becomes just the third First Team All-American for the Bulldog men (Ian Burrell, 2008; Brandon Lord, 2015). Dating back to Burrell, Kolesnikoff is the eighth All-America recognition for the Georgia men. NCAA champion sprinter Matthew Boling was the last Georgia man before Kolesnikoff after he garnered Third Team honors in 2021.
To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution.
Kolesnikoff has posted a 3.64 GPA in the Master of Accounting program after registering a 3.60 during his undergraduate career at Harvard. He earned First Team All-America honors indoors with a seventh-place finish in the shot put and rocketed to second in the school record books with an effort of 20.45 meters/67 feet, 1 ¼ inches during the regular season. Outdoors, Kolesnikoff took fourth at the Southeastern Conference Championships, took control of the No. 8 spot on Georgia's all-time top-10 list in the shot (19.78m/64-10.75) and was a scoring All-America with a sixth-place finish at Nationals.
Where To Find Bulldog News: News and updates from Georgia's track and field and cross country teams are posted on georgiadogs.com and are also always located on X/Instagram at @UGATrack.
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