MOUNT VERNON, Iowa— Cornell College's Justin Howe was named to the First-Team Academic All-District, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA.)

The 2021-22 Academic All-District® At-Large Teams, selected by CoSIDA, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.

First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in June.

He is the seventh honoree in MLC history, and first since 2020.

Howe is an engineering major with a 3.98 GPA.

All-time MLC Academic All-District CoSIDA selections

2016 Corbin Gett, Benedictine First-team

2017 Corbin Gett, Benedictine First-team

2018 Joey Lucchesi, Aurora First-team; Corbin Gett, Benedictine First-team

2019 Brendan Langmack, Cornell First-team

2020 Brendan Langmack, Cornell First-team

2022 Justin Howe, Cornell First-team

The MLC is comprised of NCAA Division III institutions located throughout the Midwest including Cornell (Mt. Vernon, Iowa), Dubuque (Dubuque, Iowa), Lake Forest (Lake Forest, Ill.), Monmouth (Monmouth, Ill.), North Central (Minneapolis, Minn.), Northland (Ashland, Wis.), and Northwestern (St. Paul, Minn.).

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