UK Track & Fields Kiah Seymour Named Academic All-District

Kentucky Track and Field’s Kiah Seymour earned a spot on the District Two Academic All-District team for track & field/cross country, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced. Seymour is one of 13 student-athletes to represent the Southeastern Conference on an all-district team.
CoSIDA began the distinguished Academic All-America program in the 1950s, and since then, has honored thousands of deserving student-athletes from numerous sports across all divisions. The program team is in its fifth year of the expanded Academic All-America teams, divided into eight geographic districts. Kentucky resides in District 2, which also includes institutions from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.
To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale at her current institution, and must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s competition. Seymour currently maintains a 3.66 GPA in sport leadership.
Already pursuing a graduate degree at Kentucky, Seymour has made an immediate impact on the in the classroom, on the track and in the locker room for UK since transferring from Penn State at the start of the season. She is a double qualifier to the NCAA Outdoor Championships as she will represent the Wildcats in both the 400-meter hurdles and in the 4x400m relay pool. Seymour has had an outstanding season in the 400H, ranking No. 3 in the nation in 55.20 seconds, a time that is also No. 2 on the UK all-time performance list.
During the indoor season, Seymour was an All-SEC performer for the 4x400m relay that went on to take All-America honors with a sixth-place finish at the 2016 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Seymour provided the fastest split of the quartet, anchoring the relay in 51.79 seconds.
Prior to joining the Wildcats, Seymour was an eight-time NCAA All-American at Penn State and a four-time B1G champion, claiming titles indoors in the 400m and outdoors in the 400H. She is also a three-time USATF national championships qualifier.
All-district honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month. The Division I Academic All-America teams will be announced on Friday, June 24.
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by Jake Most