Pitt-Johnstown junior forward A.J. Leahey and senior guard Nate Snodgrass were named to the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA) First-Team Academic All-District II Men's Basketball Team when this year's teams were released on Thursday.  Leahey has a 3.65 GPA in Mathematics, while Snodgrass has a 3.86 GPA in Management-Accounting.  Both Leahey and Snodgrass will advance to the national ballot to become Academic All-Americans... (Full Co-SIDA Press Release)
 
The 2016 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District™ Men's and Women's Basketball Teams have been announced, and recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.
 
The Academic All-District™ teams include the student-athletes listed on the pages above and are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada.
 
In every Academic All-District™ team selection, the First-team Academic All-District™ honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month. This year in the basketball Academic All-District™ listings, all honorees are first team choices.
 
Leahey, a native of Lilly, Pa. and a graduate of Penn Cambria High School, leads Pitt-Johnstown in scoring (17.1 ppg.), rebounding (8.1), 3-point field goals (56), and blocked shots (13).  He is also second on the team in steals (28) and third in field goal percentage (49.7%) and 3-point field goal percentage (42.7%).  In addition, Leahey currently ranks 10^th on the Pitt-Johnstown All-Time 3-point field goals list with 151.
 
Snodgrass, who transferred to Pitt-Johnstown from Northern Kentucky University prior 2014-14 season, is second on the team in scoring (14.3 ppg.), assists (76), and free-throw percentage (85.7%).  Snodgrass, a graduate of Butler Area High School, leads the Mountain Cats in field goal percentage (51.1%), 3-point field goal percentage, and
 


NCAA DIVISION II (Central Intercollegiate, Mountain East, Pennsylvania State)
FIRST TEAM
Name                      School                           Yr.     Hometown               GPA       Major
Tanner McGrew      W.Va. Wesleyan           SR      Buckhannon, W.Va.     3.54        Music Education
Seger Bonifant        West Liberty (WV)        SR      Berlin, OH                3.33        Sports Management
A.J. Leahey            Pitt-Johnstown             JR      Lilly, Pa.                  3.65        Mathematics
Nate Snodgrass      Pitt-Johnstown             SR      Butler, Pa.                3.86        Management-Accounting
Shammgod Wells    Fairmont State (WV)     JR       Harlem, NY              3.54        Criminal Justice
 
The Division II and Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2015-16 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams program.