July 14, 2021

Heiniger Collects Academic All-District Honor

UPLAND, Ind. – For the second time in as many years, Teegan Heiniger has been named a College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District performer, earning a spot on the NAIA Men's At-Large District II Team recently.

Heiniger was one of four men's lacrosse student-athletes out of 12 total individuals to be honored from NAIA District II, which includes all NAIA institutions from the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. The At-Large Teams include the sports of lacrosse, rifle, skiing, fencing, swimming, tennis, golf, men's volleyball, gymnastics, water polo, hockey and wrestling.

Heiniger earned his second-straight CoSIDA Academic All-District award with a 3.97 cumulative grade-point average in engineering. The junior midfielder played in each of Taylor's 15 games this spring, scoring 11 goals and dishing out eight assists. Heiniger also picked up 35 ground balls and forced five turnovers.

The honor for Heiniger moves TU's NAIA-leading total of CoSIDA Academic All-District selections for the 2020-2021 year to 26. Heiniger will now advance to the ballot for the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team, which is set to be announced on August 3.

The CoSIDA Academic All-District award is designed to showcase student-athletes for outstanding work in the classroom, as well as on the field of play. In order to be eligible for the honor, an athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30, must have reached sophomore status academically with at least one full year at their current institution and must have participated in over half of the team's competitions as a key contributor during the current season.

Student-athletes are nominated for the award by their institution's Sports Information Department and selected via a national vote by members of CoSIDA.