AMES, Iowa- Senior thrower
Christina Hillman has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District 6 Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization announced today. The Academic All-District teams divide student-athletes into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada.
The Dover, Delaware native holds a 3.96 GPA in Child, adult & family services and has been named Academic All-Big 12 First Team in the past three seasons. Â The senior is set to compete this weekend at NCAA West Preliminaries in Austin, Texas in the shot put and discus. Hillman currently ranks seventh-nationally in the shot put after her runner-up finish at the 2015 Big 12 Outdoor Championships.
The All-American set the Iowa State indoor school record in the shot put at the 2014 indoor national championships with her heave of 59-06.75 en route to a first-place finish. The senior also holds the school record in the outdoor shot put (58-02.00) and ranks within the ISU top-10 all-time performers list in the outdoor discus.
NCAA Division 1 District 6 TeamLiz Berkholtz, Minnesota
Dana Dillistone, Southern Mississippi
Kaitlin Flattman, Arkansas
Courtney Frerichs, UMKC
Cornelia Griesche, Mississippi State
Jess Herauf, Minnesota
Christina Hillman, Iowa State
Sandi Morris, Arkansas
Maddie Van Beek, North Dakota State