Four Lion Tracksters named to CSC Academic All-District teams

By Lion Athletics

The East Texas A&M University track and field team had four scholar-athletes named to the Academic All-District team, as selected by the College Sports Communicators.

On the men’s side, Jonas Gran (Riehen, Switzerland) was selected, while Romi Griese (Salzkotten, Germany), Veronika Kramarenko (Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine), and Cassandra Rendon (San Antonio – Madison) were honored on the women’s side.

All four East Texas A&M honorees advance to the national ballot. The CSC Academic All-America teams will be released on July 15.

Gran is a biological sciences major who was named to the Southland Conference All-Academic team, SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, and President’s List. He earned the silver medal in the decathlon at the outdoor conference championships this year as well.

Griese was named the Southland Women’s Outdoor Student-Athlete of the Year. She won the discus conference championship this season while earning SLC All-Academic, SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll and President’s List honors. She is also a biological sciences major.

Kramarenko won the outdoor high jump crown this spring, the second SLC title of her career. She reached the podium in both the outdoor and indoor high jump this year. She is a health kinesiology and sport studies major. She was also named to the SLC All-Academic team, the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the President’s List.

Rendon is a wildlife conservation science major and finished third at the conference championships in the discus this year. She has medaled in the event in each of the past two seasons. Rendon is the current discus school record holder and is also a SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll and President’s List honoree.

The full CSC Academic All-District team can be found at their website.

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