WHEELING, W.Va. (July 15) – Wheeling University women’s track & field athletes Danielle Stewart (Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville), Liz Fleming (Washington, Pa./Trinity) and Caroline Fodor (Weirton, W.Va./Weir) were each named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District II Team announced the organization Thursday afternoon.
All three are now eligible for consideration for the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team – considered to be the most prestigious academic award in collegiate athletics – which will be announced later this month. The trio helped lead Wheeling to its third-straight Mountain East Conference (MEC) Championship this past May.
Wheeling led District II with three selections, while Slippery Rock, California University of Pennsylvania, West Virginia Wesleyan and Concord each had two. Shippensburg, Charleston, Lincoln (Pa.), Gannon and West Liberty each had one selection.
Stewart, who was a Third-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American last year, is a repeat all-district selection after establishing an NCAA Provo Mark of 3.92 meters (12’10.25) in the pole vault to rank 27th in Division II. Stewart, who earned NCAA Indoor All-America honors in the pole vault in 2020, ended her career as a four-time MEC Champion in the pole vault, a four-time USTFCCCA All-Region honoree and a two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
In the classroom, Stewart recently graduated with a 3.89 GPA as a dual major in both nursing and exercise science.
Fleming earned academic all-district honors after qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships in Michigan this past May in the shot put. She placed 13th at the national championships with a mark of 13.83 meters (45′ 4.5) and was the only female from the MEC to qualify for the event. A two-time MEC Women’s Field Athlete of the Year, Fleming was also a 2021 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region selection in hammer and shot put and an Indoor All-Region honoree in weight and shot put.
Fleming graduated with the school records in the weight throw, hammer throw and shot put. She earned her degree in exercise science with a 3.31 cumulative GPA.
Fodor was voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District II team after winning the 800-meter dash at the MEC Outdoor Championships this past May. She also earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the 800 meters in March.
Fodor is a Biology major and is maintaining a 3.86 GPA in the classroom at Wheeling University.
The CoSIDA Academic All-District teams include student-athletes divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. The teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the College Division Academic All-America Team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.
