Illinois State track and field student-athlete J.D. LaFayette was named a Google Cloud Academic All-American for the third time in his career, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Thursday.
13 men are repeat selections this year and LaFayette is among only two members who are three-time honorees. The redshirt senior was named to the first team this year, after being named a second team selection in 2018, and earning a spot on the third team in 2016.
LaFayette, a native of Normal, Illinois, has kept a perfect 4.00 GPA while studying Computer Science at Illinois State.