SAN ANGELO – Angelo State graduate Brian Holik was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America 2010-11 Men's Track and Field/Cross Country First Team as announced by CoSIDA Tuesday morning. The announcement comes just two weeks after he was named the Lone Star Conference Scholar-Athlete Award winner.

Holik garnered the honors after posting a 3.97 GPA as an exercise science major. The accolades are just one of many accomplishments for the Wall native this season as he collected his sixth All-American award earlier this year from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) after helping lead ASU's 4X400-meter relay team to a fifth-place finish at the 2011 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

“It's a great honor for him, Angelo State athletics and Angelo State Track and Field,” head coach James Reid said. “He's a guy that is typical of a lot of ASU athletes. He excels in his area of athletics and in the classroom. Brian is part of a long line of track and field kids that have been able to garner national awards based on their success on the track and in the classroom.”

“As a captain, he was a leader and other athletes looked up to him,” Reid continued. “Not just because of how he was on the track, but also as a person. He is a good representation of Angelo State both on and off the field.”

The hurdler also qualified for nationals in the 400-meter hurdles and won the event at the Lone Star Conference Championships. Holik received the NCAA Elite 88 Award after graduating with his impressive GPA, and has already begun the doctoral program at Angelo State in physical therapy.

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