LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV track & field's Krishna Jayasankar has been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team, the organization announced on Tuesday. Jayasankar is a finalist who is a part of the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Academic All-District honorees advance to the Academic All-America ballot, which first-, second and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced July 15.
The Academic All-District team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. In addition to their athletic accomplishments, nominees must carry a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average and have at least sophomore athletic and academic standing. Athletically, honorees were eligible if they had at least one individual event ranked in the top 50 performances in TFRRS' performance list at the time of the nomination during either the indoor or outdoor season.
The Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India native posted a 4.00 GPA where she earned a Masters of Higher Education degree. Additionally, the senior is a four-time UNLV Dean's List honoree and has been named an Academic All-MW recipient.
Jayasankar became the first Indian thrower to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, where she broke three Indian Indoor National records. She recorded the second-best shot put mark in program history with a throw of 17.09 meters at the Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships, earning All-Mountain West accolades with a second-place finish. Jayasankar became the first Indian woman to surpass 16 meters in the indoor shot put, earning Second Team All-American accolades at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships with a shot put mark of 16.54 meters (54' 3.25"), placing 13th overall.
She collected three first-place finishes in the indoor shot put - 15.99 meters (52' 5.5") at the UNR Invitational, 16.63 meters (54' 6.75") at the New Mexico Team Open and 16.83 meters (55' 2.75") at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational.
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