SPEARFISH, S.D. – Jonah Theisen has been named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-District Men's Track and Field and Cross Country Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced Tuesday morning.

Theisen was honored for his strong performance in both the academic and athletic realms. The recent graduate was a physical science major with a 3.89 GPA.

As a student-athlete, the Kenai, Alaska, native recently placed second in the steeplechase at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, earning All-American accolades. He won the event at the RMAC Championships, being named to the All-RMAC First Team. He was also an All-American this year in indoor track and field, taking part in the national meet in the distance medley relay team, which placed sixth. Opening his senior year, Theisen was an All-American for the 2018 cross country season, placing 14th at the national meet.

On the academics side, Theisen recently was named a recipient of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. He is a three-time RMAC Academic First Team member during the 2018-19 year, making the team for cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field.

Overall in his four years at BHSU, Theisen is a six-time RMAC Academic First Team member and nine-time national meet competitor. He was the National Champion in the steeplechase in 2016.

Theisen is one of 10 members of the District 6 All-Academic Team, made up of the RMAC, Lone Star, and Heartland Conferences. The entire team is made up of RMAC members.

The teams are nominated and voted on by the nation's sports information directors; candidates must be sophomores or above with a 3.3 or higher cumulative GPA. Academic All-District honorees will move onto the ballot for Academic All-American consideration.