University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Lewis Earns Second-Team Google Cloud Academic All-America® Honors
6/27/2019 3:51:00 PM | Track and Field
Opelousas native is third track and field student-athlete to earn Academic All-America honors
LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns track and field standout Zach Lewis was one of 45 student-athletes honored on Thursday as the 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division I Cross Country/Track & Field teams was released, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Lewis, who earned his degree last month, finished his undergraduate career as a 4.0 student in Finance and became the 29th CoSIDA Academic All-American in school history and joined Greg Daigle (1992) and Wes Gonzales (2014) as Academic Track and Field All-Americans.
The Opelousas, La., native competed in both the shot put and discus for Louisiana, ranking 10th overall in the Sun Belt Conference in the shot put (52-10 ¼). He finished eighth overall in the shot put at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships and was second overall in the shot put (52-0 ½) at the LSU Invitational.
An eight-time member on the UL Lafayette President's List and one of a record 25 summa cum laude graduates during the Spring 2019 Commencement ceremonies, Lewis was named to the All-District 6 team last month that includes all Division I schools in the following states: Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
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Lewis, who earned his degree last month, finished his undergraduate career as a 4.0 student in Finance and became the 29th CoSIDA Academic All-American in school history and joined Greg Daigle (1992) and Wes Gonzales (2014) as Academic Track and Field All-Americans.
The Opelousas, La., native competed in both the shot put and discus for Louisiana, ranking 10th overall in the Sun Belt Conference in the shot put (52-10 ¼). He finished eighth overall in the shot put at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships and was second overall in the shot put (52-0 ½) at the LSU Invitational.
An eight-time member on the UL Lafayette President's List and one of a record 25 summa cum laude graduates during the Spring 2019 Commencement ceremonies, Lewis was named to the All-District 6 team last month that includes all Division I schools in the following states: Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsTRK), Facebook (Ragin' Cajuns TRK) or Instagram (@RaginCajunsTRK) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Track and Field/Cross Country.
| LOUISIANA RAGIN' CAJUNS ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (CoSIDA) | ||||
| Year | Sport | Student-Athlete | Team | Pos. |
| 1980 | Men's Basketball | Andrew Toney | 2 | G |
| 1984 | Baseball | Benny Burke | 1 | DH |
| 1989 | Women's Volleyball | Annette Carney | 3 | --- |
| 1990 | Softball | Cathy Sconzo | 3 | 2B |
| Softball | Stefni Whitton # | 1 | P | |
| Women's Volleyball | Annette Carney | 2 | --- | |
| 1991 | Baseball | Tommy Bates | 1 | SS |
| 1992 | Men's At-Large | Greg Daigle | 1 | CC/Track |
| Softball | Alyson Habetz | 2 | 1B | |
| 1993 | Softball | Melody Mohar | 3 | OF |
| 1994 | Softball | Alyson Habetz | 2 | IF |
| Softball | Melody Anne Mohar | 2 | OF | |
| 1996 | Softball | Lynn Britton | 3 | IF |
| Softball | Stephanie DeFeo | 3 | IF | |
| 1997 | Softball | Stephanie DeFeo | 2 | IF |
| 1998 | Baseball | Kevin Cantrelle | 1 | |
| 2004 | Softball | Brooke Mitchell | 2 | Pitcher |
| 2005 | Softball | Brooke Mitchell | 1 | Pitcher |
| 2011 | Softball | Ashley Brignac | 1 | P |
| 2012 | Softball | Ashley Brignac | 1 | P |
| 2014 | Men's Track/Cross Country | Wes Gonzales | 2 | |
| 2016 | Baseball | Dylan Moore | 1 | Pitcher |
| Softball | Kassidy Zeringue | 2 | Outfield | |
| 2017 | Baseball | Dylan Moore | 2 | P |
| Softball | Haley Hayden | 1 | OF | |
| Softball | Alex Stewart | 2 | P | |
| Softball | Kassidy Zeringue | 2 | IF | |
| 2018 | Baseball | Dylan Moore | 2 | P |
| 2019 | Men's Track/Cross Country | Zach Lewis | 2 | |
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