AUSTIN, Texas – Illinois State track and field redshirt junior J.D. LaFayette has been named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America Cross Country/Track and Field Second Team, announced the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Thursday.
Ten men are repeat Academic All-America selections this year, including LaFayette, who received a CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team selection in 2015-16. He becomes the 58th Redbird student-athlete to earn this honor, and the third this season, along with Jaelyn Keene of the volleyball program and Collin Braithwaite of the baseball team.
A Normal, Illinois, native, LaFayette maintains a perfect 4.