AUSTIN, Texas - Fort Hays State men's track and field junior pole vaulter Ryan Stanley was named a CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team selection in Track and Field/Cross Country, announced Wednesday (Aug. 11) by the organization. Stanley was one of 15 men's student-athletes named to the first team and one of 45 overall to receive the Academic All-America distinction from CoSIDA in 2020-21. Sports Information and Athletic Communication professionals nationwide select the Academic All-America Team, which honors a combination of academic and athletic accomplishments of the individuals selected.
Stanley, native of Bennington, Kansas, holds a 3.97 GPA as a Management major at FHSU. This is his first time receiving Academic All-America status from CoSIDA. He is also a three-time recipient of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Award and a three-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. Holding a perfect 4.0 GPA over his first two years at FHSU, he twice received the MIAA Academic Excellence Award. He also earned MIAA Scholar-Athlete honors in 2021 for securing All-MIAA honors and holding at least a 3.5 GPA.
Stanley is one of the elite performers in NCAA Division II in track and field. He was the NCAA Division II National Champion during the 2021 outdoor season in the pole vault. He cleared a new school record 17 feet, 2.75 inches to tie for first place. He then cleared the height again to win a jump off for the national title against Trivett Jones of Angelo State (Texas). Stanley is now a four-time All-America performer produced two of the four this past academic year. He is a two-time All-America performer in the pole vault both indoor and outdoor. He is also a four-time USTFCCCA All-Region performer going back to 2019. Stanley set new FHSU records in the pole vault both outdoor and indoor (16 feet, 11.5 inches) in 2021.
Stanley is the first CoSIDA Academic All-America selection for track and field/cross country at Fort Hays State since pole vaulter Brady Tien earned the honor in 2015.
Below is the 2021 CoSIDA Men's Track and Field/Cross Country Academic All-America Team.
FIRST TEAM
Name
School
Yr.
GPA
Major
Trevor Bassitt (2)
Ashland University
Sr.
3.56
Sport Management
Sam Black (2)
Saginaw Valley State University
Sr.
3.76
Public Administration
Cameron Burrows (2) (#) (!)
Tiffin University
Gr.
3.84/4.00
Management
Nikolas Curtiss (3)
Tiffin University
Gr.
3.67/3.69
Cyber Security
Garrett Francis
University of Central Missouri
Sr.
3.87
Agricultural Science
Samuel Hartman
Seton Hill University
Jr.
3.8
Computer Science
Joshua Hudiburg (1) (#)
Pittsburg State University
Gr.
3.91/4.00
Health, Human Performance & Recreation
Jan Jansky (1) (@)
University of Central Missouri
Sr.
3.92
Business Administration
Martin Knauer (2) (^)
Queens University of Charlotte
Gr.
3.93/4.00
MBA (G) / Mathematics (UG)
Jake Mitchem (1)
Colorado School of Mines
Gr.
3.89/3.75
Electrical Engineering
Ben Nagel
University of Indianapolis
Jr.
4
Actuarial Science
William Ross (1) (@)
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Sr.
3.87
Electrical Engineering
Fort Hays State University
Jr.
3.97
Management
Levi Wyrick (1) (#) (%)
Pittsburg State University
Gr.
4.00/4.00
Educational Leadership
James Young
Academy of Art University
Gr.
3.54/3.75
Advertising
SECOND TEAM
Name
School
Yr.
GPA
Major
Ben Allen
Concordia-St. Paul
Gr.
3.34/4.00
Coaching & Athletic Administration / Sport Comm.
Tommy Ansiel
Cedarville University
Sr.
3.53
Business Finance
Justin Crosswhite
Western Oregon University
Sr.
4
Organizational Leadership
Luc Hagen (2)
Colorado School of Mines
Gr.
3.57/3.81
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Matt Hipshire (2) (@)
Harding University
Sr.
4
Mechanical Engineering
Vincent Hobbie
University of Central Missouri
Jr.
3.52
International Business
Tom Joyce (3)
Catawba College
Sr.
3.98
Biology
Dylan Ko
Colorado School of Mines
Gr.
3.75/3.30
Computer Science
Jack Mastandrea
University of Charleston
Sr.
3.4
MBA
Austin Nolan (2) (^)
University of Southern Indiana
Gr.
3.92/4.00
Sport Management (UG) / Finance / Accounting (G)
Grant Redmond
Colorado School of Mines
So.
3.88
Electrical Engineering
Isaiah Schafer
Davenport University
Jr.
3.92
Business Management
Ryder Searle
Colorado Christian University
Gr.
3.79/3.92
Education (G) / Business Admin. (UG)
Nathan Swadley
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Jr.
3.97
Mechanical Engineering
Justin Thompson
Colorado Mesa University
Jr.
4
Exercise Science
THIRD TEAM
Name
School
Yr.
GPA
Major
Will Cronin
Tusculum University
Sr.
3.52
Biology / Pre-Pharmacy
David Ecker
University of Sioux Falls
Jr.
3.96
Biology
Riley Fenoff (3)
Franklin Pierce University
Jr.
4
Biology
Jason Goodman (2)
Slippery Rock University
Sr.
3.95
Exercise Science
Chris Goodwin
University of Central Missouri
Jr.
3.78
Secondary Education
Blake Jones
University of Illinois Springfield
Jr.
3.39
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Marcelo Laguera
Colorado State University - Pueblo
Sr.
3.57
Civil Engineering Technology
Tiegen Lindner (3)
Augustana University
Sr.
4
Exercise Science
Ryan McQuown (2)
Slippery Rock University
Sr.
3.98
Finance
Teddy Mostellar
East Stroudsburg University
Sr.
3.95
Athletic Training
Alec Stimson
Shippensburg University
Sr.
3.91
Economics / Marketing
Jeremiah Suzara
Cal Poly Pomona
Sr.
3.94
Biology
Ryan Szklany (3)
Embry-Riddle University (Fla.)
Jr.
4
Civil Engineering
Zach Tucker
University of Texas at Tyler
Sr.
3.92
Biochemistry
Jason Weitzel
Concord University
Gr.
3.38/3.54
Master's of Health Promotion (G) / Health & PE (UG)
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team
selection in 2019-20
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America®
second-team selection in 2019-20
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third-team
selection in 2019-20
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team
selection in 2018-19
(^) – CoSIDA Academic All-America®
second-team selection in 2018-19
(@) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third-team
selection in 2018-19
(%) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team
selection in 2017-18
(!) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team
selection in 2017-18