Wallis named to academic team

UC Irvine sophomore Gregg Wallis has been named to the Verizon

Academic All-District VIII university baseball team as selected by

the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

The nominee must be a starter or important reserve, hold at least

a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average and must have reached sophomore

athletic and academic standing at their respective institution.

Wallis, a political science major, has been a member of the Dean’s

List twice and is also a two-time Big West Scholar-Athlete. The

designated hitter has played in 45 of 49 games and is currently fifth

on the team with 36 hits, fourth with four doubles and tied for

second in the Big West Conference with four triples. Wallis is also

second on the team with six sacrifice bunts and has driven in 15 runs

while hitting .259 on the season.

With the honor, Wallis will now be considered on the Verizon

Academic All-America national ballot. The national winners will be

announced May 27.

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Junior Wkwesi Williams of the UC Irvine men’s tennis team will

represent UCI at the NCAA Leadership Conference to be held May 25-29

at Disney’s Wide World of Sports and Coronado Springs Resort in Buena

Vista, Fla.