Case Western Reserve University junior Sam Merriman was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Men's Track and Field / Cross Country Team, for his outstanding performance both on the track and in the classroom.
By virtue of being named to the Academic All-District Team, Merriman will be placed on the ballot for the Academic All-America team, with first-, second-, and third teams to be announced on Wednesday, June 21st.
This is the first career Academic All-District honor for Merriman.
Merriman capped off his stellar 2016 cross country campaign with a 21st-place finish out of 278 runners at the 2016 NCAA Division III Championships in Louisville, Kentucky to earn the first All-America honor of his career.