ARKADELPHIA – A combined total of nine student-athletes representing the Ouachita cross country and track & field teams have been selected to the 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

Representing the women's cross country and track & field teams are Becca Beard, Macie Cash, Mackenzie Davis, Sara Holman, and Taylor Koeth. The four from the men's teams to be selected are Ethan Kailey, Whit Lawrence, Cade Swindle, and Josh Tibbs.

Selections are based on academic and athletic performance for student-athletes with at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average. All nine of Ouachita's selections are now eligible for Academic All-America honors, which will be announced later this summer.

Beard is a junior from Maumelle majoring in kinesiology and education. Cash is a sophomore from Greenwood majoring in communication sciences and disorders and Spanish. Davis is a sophomore from Frisco, Texas majoring in chemistry and biology. Holman is a junior from Conway majoring in psychology. Koeth is a recent graduate from Greenwood with a bachelor's degree in secondary education and English.

Kailey is a sophomore from Conway majoring in mathematics and secondary education. Lawrence is a sophomore from Mountain Home majoring in chemistry and biology. Swindle is a sophomore from Conway majoring in Christian studies and biblical studies. Tibbs is a sophomore from Conway majoring in biology and kinesiology.