From Emory University Athletics
Senior Chris Slivka and junior Kyle Monk from the Emory University baseball team were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), based on their athletic and academic performance, both this season and over their careers at Emory.
The CoSIDA Academic All-District teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution.
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This is the first career Academic All-District honors for both Slivka and Monk and they are just the 10th and 11th players in the history of the baseball program to be named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team.
Slivka, a Finance & Strategy major with a minor in Sport Management carrying a 3.746 grade-point average, is enjoying a tremendous senior season. Inserted into the starting lineup for the first time in his career, he has not failed to produce, posting career-best numbers all over the stat sheet. Through 35 games played this year, the Munster, IN native is batting .337 with 20 runs scored, seven doubles, three home runs, 18 RBI, six stolen bases and leads the team with a .479 on-base percentage. Over his career, Slivka is a .296 hitter with 18 extra base hits, 37 runs driven in, 39 runs scored and has stolen 11 bases.
Monk carries a 3.953 GPA in Quantitative Social Science & Economics and is minoring in Mathematics and is rewriting the Emory record books as a force out of the bullpen. Monk ranks first in program history in career saves (29), games finished (55), saves in a single season (11, twice), second in most appearances (68), eighth in earned-run average (2.42) and 12th in both opponent batting average against (.232) and strikeouts looking (25). His 29 career saves leads all active NCAA Division III players and ranks sixth all-time in Division III history. This season, Monk has tied his single season saves record with 11 to go along with a 3-3 record and 32 punch outs in 37 innings pitched, spanning 23 appearances. He was also the recipient of the Clyde Partin, Sr. Award at the annual Emory Athletics awards banquet. The Partin Award is presented for outstanding career or season performance in a team-based sport by a male and female varsity athlete.
Both players will now be placed on the ballot for the CoSIDA Academic All-America Teams. The Academic All-America teams for Division III will be announced on Tuesday, May 24th.
The Eagles finished the regular season with a 30-10 overall record and currently rank 4th in the Collegiate Baseball Magazine and 6th in the NCBWA/D3Baseball.com top-25 national polls released earlier this week. Emory also checks in at the top spot in the South regional rankings. The Eagles will find out on May 16th if they have received one of the 16 at-large bids for the 2016 NCAA Division III tournament.