Seven IIAC Student-Athletes Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Teams

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --- The 2013 Capital One Academic All-District® Men's and Women's At-Large Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, have been released to recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Among those listed are seven Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) student-athletes -- two wrestlers, three men's tennis players and two women's tennis players. Capital One has been the entitlement rights holder to CoSIDA’s Academic All-America teams programs since 2011.

     • 2013 Capital One Academic All-District Men's At-Large Teams (all divisions)   PDF

     • 2013 Capital One Academic All-District Women's At-Large Teams (all divisions)     PDF

Buena Vista University wrestler Brian Broll (Chaska, Minn. / Waconia), Coe College wrestler Jimmy Gotto (Epworth, Iowa / Western Dubuque), University of Dubuque tennis player Shawn Iben (Clinton, Iowa / Camanche) and Central College tennis players Tim Kahl (Grinnell, Iowa / Grinnell) and John Seier (Waverly, Neb. / Waverly) were named to the men's at-large team while Coe College women's tennis player Tai Lucero (Odessa, Texas / Permian) and University of Dubuque tennis player Stephanie LoCasto (Lake Zurich, Ill. / Lake Zurich) were named to the women's at-large team.

Broll is a senior math education major with a 3.75 grade point average. Gotto is a junior physical education and health major with a 3.41 GPA. Iben is a senior computer information systems and business administration double major with a 3.89 GPA. Kahl is a sophomore math and computer science double major with a 3.98 GPA. Seier is a junior accounting major with a 3.93 GPA. LoCasto is a sophomore environmental science major with a 3.98 GPA. Lucero is a junior biology major with a 3.84 GPA.

All seven individuals advance to the Capital One Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month.

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