GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Recent Grove City College graduate Emily Rabenold (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) and junior Nick Betz (Colorado Springs, Colo./Discovery Canyon) each earned College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Division III Cross Country/Track and Field Academic All-District First Team honors Thursday afternoon from the region's sports information directors.

As First Team selections, Rabenold and Betz will now advance to the nationwide CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot. The Academic All-America teams for cross country/track and field will be announced in June.

A 2015 Third Team CoSIDA Academic All-American, Rabenold earned her third straight All-District honor. Last fall, Rabenold earned Presidents' Athletic Conference Most Valuable Performer honors in cross country for the third straight season. She also qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships in 2013 and 2014.

Rabenold concluded the 2014-15 season by placing 13th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships in Canton, N.Y. She earned Presidents' Athletic Conference Most Valuable Performer honors in outdoor track in April 2015 after winning the steeplechase, 5,000 and 10,000. Rabenold also received the conference's inaugural indoor track MVP after winning league titles in the mile and 5,000 meters.

In 2014, Rabenold earned NCAA All-America honors in cross country by placing 28th at the NCAA Championships. Rabenold also earned 15th place in the steeplechase at the 2014 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She holds Grove City records in the steeplechase and 10,000 meters.

The College honored Rabenold as its Sportswoman of the Year for the 2014-15 academic year.

Rabenold owns a 3.91 cumulative grade-point average while majoring in biology. She has been named to the College's Dean's List as well as the conference Academic Honor Roll.

A standout hurdler for the Grove City men's track and field team, Betz placed 13th in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2016 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in March. He won the conference title in that event and also won outdoor league titles in the 110 hurdles in 2014 and 2015. Betz owns Grove City records in the 60 hurdles, 110 hurdles and the indoor 200 meters.

Betz owns a 3.89 GPA as a business management major. He has earned Dean's List honors along with placement on the PAC Academic Honor Roll. Betz is also a Trustee Scholarship recipient and has been inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa honorary. He is president of Grove City's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C.). Additionally, Betz has earned United States Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic recognition.

The 2015-16 academic year marks the fifth year that CoSIDA has based its Academic All-America program on individual divisions within college athletics. Currently, CoSIDA honors student-athletes in NCAA Divisions I, II and III, along with a "College" division that includes NAIA institutions and junior colleges.

Grove City is now part of District IV for the CoSIDA Academic All-America program. District IV includes all of the NCAA Division III programs in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. To be nominated for the CoSIDA Academic All-America program, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a 3.3 or higher cumulative grade-point average and be a starter or significant reserve.