Cano selected Academic All-American

 
Wayland Baptist's Tiffany Cano has been named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Team as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Cano was voted to the Second Team.

The honor, which follows Cano's selection to the Google Cloud Academic All-District team, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the athletic realm and in the classroom.
 
A senior psychology major from Artesia, N.M. who also was named Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete, Cano was a sprinter in high school who transitioned to distance running. She became a 14-time NAIA All-American and two-time national champion who has helped Wayland win four team titles in track and field. She also was a member of the team that finished ninth at NAIA nationals in cross country, where she received all-conference honors.

Cano was voted winner of WBU Athletics' Bill Hardage Champions of Character Award.

"She is my most Christ-like athlete who has been on many mission trips. She is a wonderful, high-character athlete who happens to be really talented," Wayland coach Brian Whitlock said.

The Google Cloud Academic All-America® program separately recognizes outstanding student-athletes in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. The program is financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2018-19 NAIA Google Cloud Academic All-America® teams.
 
For more information on the Google Cloud Academic All-America® program, go to https://academicallamerica.com/
  FIRST TEAM
Name                               School                                                Yr.   GPA        Major
Ben Byrd                           Taylor University                                 Sr.    3.96        Finance
Conner Covey                   Northwest Christian University               Sr.    4.00        Exercise Science
Alex Derr                          Dakota State University                       Jr.    4.00        Comp. Science/Math
Devonte Fletcher                Tennessee Wesleyan University            Sr.    3.75        Accounting
Peyton Jones                     University of Providence                       Sr.    3.97        Criminal Justice
Brenden Leaming               Rocky Mountain College                       Sr.    3.97        Exercise Science
Alex Martin                       College of Idaho                                  Jr.    3.96        Biology
Josiah McAllister                Concordia University (Neb.)                  Sr.    4.00        Pre-Medicine
Jack Reemtsma                  St. Ambrose University                         Gr.   3.77        Marketing,Mgt.&Sales
Luke Skinner                      University of Saint Mary                       So.   4.00        Biology
Google Cloud Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Josaih McAllister, Concordia (Neb.) University
 
WOMEN
FIRST TEAM
Name                               School                                                Yr.   GPA        Major
Rachel Blagg                     Taylor University                                 Sr.    3.91        Biology
Taylor Bluemel                  Taylor University                                 Jr.    3.96        Elementary Education
Eva Bruno                          University of St. Francis (Ill.)                   Jr.    4.00        English
Danielle De Castro             Oregon Institute of Technology             Sr.    4.00        Mechanical Engineering
Jaydn Fuerst                      Spring Arbor University                        Sr.    3.98        Nursing
Jaysa Hoins                       Doane University                                 Sr.    3.91        Biology
Mindy Kaufman                 University of Montana Western            Sr.    4.00        Social Science/Sec. Ed
Samantha Liermann (1, $)   Concordia University (Neb.)                  Sr.    3.99        Rec.&Sport Stud./Bus.Admin.
Ashley Plumb                     St. Ambrose University                         Sr.    3.96        Psychology
Kelli Smith                         Cornerstone University (Mich.)               Jr.    3.93        Education
Rebecca Starrett               Missouri Baptist University                    Sr.    4.06        Biology
Chena Underhill                 Westmont College                               Jr.    3.98        Pol. Sci./Data Analytics
 
SECOND TEAM
Name                               School                                                Yr.   GPA        Major
Tiffany Cano                      Wayland Baptist University                    Sr.    3.54        Psychology
Megan DeWeerd              Trinity Christian College                       Sr.    3.89        Psychology
Keili Dorn                          Embry-Riddle University (Ariz.)              Sr.    3.85        Glob.Sec. & Intel.Stud.
Keely Ehmann                    Carroll College                                    Sr.    3.80        Public Health
Hannah Porch                    Carroll College                                    Sr.    3.77        Nursing
Anna Souzis                       Taylor University                                 Sr.    3.91        Exercise Science
Christa Titus                       Friends University                                Sr.    4.00        Health Sciences
Molly Vitale-Sullivan          College of Idaho                                  Jr.    3.90        Mathematics / Physics
Lemi Wutz                         SCAD Savannah                                  So.   4.00        Architecture
Google Cloud Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Samantha Liermann, Concordia (Neb.) University
 
($) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division Team Member of the Year in 2018
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division first team selection in 2018