Jackets’ Rensvold Receives Academic Honor (6/7/07)

BILLINGS, MT – Montana State University Billings cross-country captain Jarred Rensvold has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic District VII College Division second team.  The academic teams were announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Thursday.

Rensvold is a junior from Wolf Point, Mont.  He has a 3.96 cumulative grade point average with a double major in biology and chemistry.  Rensvold has been a two-time All-Heartland Conference runner in cross-country and a two-time Heartland Conference President’s Honor Roll member.  The Yellowjackets’ scholar-athlete of the year each of his three seasons and the team MVP this year, Rensvold also has to his credit the Haynes Foundation Recognition Scholarship, the Montana University System Honors Scholarship, the Thrivent Financial Scholarship, and the Omaha District Corps of Engineers On-the-Spot Award. 

The CoSIDA Academic All-America program divides colleges and universities into eight districts.  Schools from Montana are part of District VII, which also includes Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Alberta and Saskatchewan.  Nominees for the All-District VII College Division teams could come from any Division II, Division III, or NAIA school in any of those states or provinces.