CHENEY — Eastern Washington University men’s basketball senior Mason Peatling has been selected as a first team Academic All-America selection by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), it was announced Monday, March 9.
The Big Sky Conference MVP candidate was one of just 15 players in all of NCAA Division to be honored. He previously won Academic All-District VIII first team accolades to advance to the national ballot.
Peatling is from Melbourne, Australia, and has a perfect 4.0 grade point average thus far while pursuing a graduate degree in business administration. He had a 3.89 GPA as an undergraduate and received his degree in finance.
On the court, Peatling recently closed the Big Sky Conference season with averages of 18.5 points and 10.4 rebounds.
“It’s an amazing accomplishment,” Eastern head coach Shantay Legans said. “To finish his finance degree in three years, and his MBA in one is extremely impressive with those kinds of grades.”
The 2019-20 Academic All-District® Men’s Basketball Team recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.
The district is comprised of schools from the states of Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii and British Columbia.
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