GREENWOOD, Ind. - In mid-July, the 2020-21 Academic All-District teams were announced for men's and women's track & field and cross country by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Among the honorees were a pair of Falcons with
Esther Seeland picking up honors on the women's side and
Brody Beiler earning accolades on the men's team. Seeland and Beiler both earned All-American honors at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field National Championships this past May, with Seeland claiming her second National Title in the 800 Meter.
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Brody Beiler is just a few months removed from an All-American finish in the 800 Meter at the National Championship Meet. Beiler ran a time of 1:54.09 in the finals to finish in sixth place. He put together a strong season in Grantham, earning All-Region honors in three different events, including the 800 Meter (1:51.45), 1500 Meter (3:54.31), and 10,000 Meter (31:18.06). In Messiah's all-time record book, Beiler is in the top-four in all three events as well as the 5,000 Meter with a time of 14:50.63. In the classroom, Beiler completed his first year in the Master's of Higher Education program, holding a 3.94 cumulative GPA.
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With her second Academic All-District honor of the year,
Esther Seeland continues to add to her already very full mantle of accolades. Seeland already earned Second Team Academic All-American honors in women's soccer earlier this year, so this Academic All-District honor is the third of her career - second in track and field. Last year she was named a First Team Academic All-American in track and field. Seeland is quickly becoming one of, if not the most decorated student-athletes to ever go through Messiah. She earned her second National Championship in the 800 Meter, defending her title from 2019 with a time of 2:02.52, setting a new National Championship Meet record in the process. Nationally she held the top time in the 400 Meter (55.30) and 800 Meter (2:02.52) while also owning the third-fastest time in the 1,500 Meter (4:27.39). She did all of this while pulling double-duty and training with the National Champion Messiah women's soccer program as the starting center back. In the classroom, Seeland recently completed her junior year and holds a 3.99 cumulative GPA as a Biomedical Engineering.
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