FRISCO, Texas – University of Central Arkansas' was one of 10 male student-athletes named to the 2017 Southland Conference Cross Country All-Academic teams on Monday.

    Schweikert, from Spay, Germany, has a 3.82 grade-point average in marketing. He finished 25th at the SLC Championships, 27th at the prestigious Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival and 50th at the NCAA South Central Regional this fall. 

    SLC All-Academic Teams are voted upon by a head coach, sports information director and academic/compliance staff member from each school. Student-Athletes of the Year are voted upon by an awards committee which consists of one administrator from each member school. Voting for one's own athletes is not permitted.

    To be eligible for all-academic distinction, an athlete must hold a minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average through the semester prior to the sport's championship, completed at least one full academic year at the nominating school prior to the current season, and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competitions during the most recently completed season.
 
    First-team All-Conference athletes (top five finishers at the SLC Championships) who meet all-academic nomination criteria are automatically named first-team All-Academic.