Jordan Geist, a semifinalist for the Bowerman trophy, two-time NCAA champion, and multiple-time All-American this season competing for the UA track and field program, added another accolade to his collection this week: first-team Academic All-American.
Geist earned the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America nod for the second time in his Arizona career.
He earned the honor in 2021-22 as well.
It came down to the last throw of his college career, but Arizona’s Jordan Geist won the NCAA Outdoor national championship in the shot put in Austin, Texas.
Majoring in finance, Geist won both the indoor and outdoor national championships this season, closing out one of the most decorated field careers in UA program history.
Geist is joined by UA teammates Talie Bonds and Alexa Porpaczy on the CSC Academic All-America Team.
Bonds was named to the second team, while Porpaczy made the third team.
Bonds earned first-team All-America honors after finishing fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Porpaczy was an honorable- mention All-American in the high jump.
Talie Bonds powers her way to a first place finish for Arizona in the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the UA-hosted Willie Williams Classic on March 25, 2023 at Drachman Stadium in Tucson. She tied ex-Wildcat Nnenya Hailey’s seven-year school record with a time of 12.96 seconds.
