HAMMOND – A day after being named the Southland Conference Men's Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athlete of the Year, Southeastern Louisiana senior Cory Roberts was named to the 2010 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Men's Track and Field/Cross Country Team in an announcement from the CoSIDA office on Tuesday.

Roberts, a native of Meraux that prepped at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Hammond, is a third team selection and is the 13th student-athlete in school history to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. Southeastern is the only school in the Southland Conference to have multiple Academic All-America selections in the 2009-10 athletic year, as Lady Lion softball student-athlete Katie Duhe earned a second team spot last month. Roberts is the second track student-athlete in program history to earn Academic All-America honors, joining former Lady Lion Janice Ezegbunam (2004).

Roberts joins previous Southeastern Academic All-America honorees Steve Grigas (men's basketball, 1979), Mikael Jonsson (men's tennis, 1989), Haken Bennhage (men's tennis, 1990), Ola Fjellstrom (men's tennis, 1990 and 1991), Tara Maus (softball, 2008) Renata Smekalova (women's tennis, 1994), Ezegbunam, Brett Bergeron (men's golf, 2006), Nina Knavs (women's tennis, 2008), Vladimir Paunic (men's tennis, 2008), Brooke Lockhart (softball, 2008) and Duhe.

A biology major with a 3.84 grade point average, Roberts had his degree conferred last month and has been accepted to the LSU Medical School in New Orleans, La., where he will continue his study in medicine. Last month, the Southland Conference awarded Roberts the F.L. McDonald Postgraduate Scholarship - the league's ultimate academic honor for its top graduating student-athletes. The award is presented annually to graduating male and female letterwinners with the highest cumulative grade-point averages during their enrollment at Southland Conference universities. The $2,500 scholarship must be applied to graduate study at an institution of the recipient's choice.

Roberts also had a successful season in competition. Posting the second-highest point total (7,923) in the event's history, Roberts repeated as Southland Conference outdoor champion in the decathlon and broke his own school record (7,451) set in 2009. At the 2010 championships in Arlington, he placed in the top three in seven of the 10 events with first-place marks in the 400 and 1,500-meter runs and the 110-meter hurdles. Roberts qualified for regional competition in the 110-meter hurdles, finishing 35th at the East Regional last month in Greensboro, N.C.

Tuesday's honor is just the latest in a long line of academic accolades for Roberts, who was also named to the Academic All-Southland Conference team for the third straight season on Monday. Following the Lions' conference championship at the 2009 outdoor meet, Roberts was named the Southland Conference Student-Athlete of the Year for outdoor track and field. A first team Academic All-Southland Conference choice in 2008 and 2009, Roberts was also named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division I Men's All-Academic Track and Field Team last season.

Roberts earned a spot on the team after being named to Academic All-District VI team for the second straight season. To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average who has completed one full calendar year at his or her institution and reached sophomore athletic eligibility.

2010 CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America University Division Men's Track and Field/Cross Country Team

First Team
Name – School – Class – Hometown – GPA – Major
Phillip Adam – Rice – Jr. – Santa Maria, Calif. – 3.95 – Economics
Gonzalo Barroihet – Florida State – Jr. – Santiago, Chile – 3.84 -- Management
John Berens – Rice – Sr. – Omaha, Neb. – 4.0 – Biochemistry & Cell Biology/Psychology
Jack Bolas – Wisconsin – Sr. – Chapel Hill, N.C. – 3.67 – Zoology
Chris Dickman – Wichita State – Gr. – Grinnell, Kan. – 3.95 – Mechanical Engineering
Nicholas Gordon – Nebraska – Jr. – Kingston, Jamaica – 3.46 – Political Science
Cyrus Hostetler – Oregon – Sr. – Newberg, Ore. – 3.62 – Art
Brian Joyce – Evansville – Sr. – Evansville, Ind. – 4.00 – Exercise Science
Chris Labosky – Yale – Sr. – Talmadge, Ohio – 3.98 – Humanities
Darius Law – Charlotte – Jr. – Raleigh, N.C. – 4.00 – Business Management
Jason Lewis – Arizona State – Gr. – Phoenix, Ariz. – 3.70 – History
David McNeill – Northern Arizona – Sr. – Melbourne, Australia – 3.75 – Exercise Science
Lee Ellis Moore – Mississippi – Jr. – Cordova, Tenn. – 4.00 – Biological Science
Ryan Vail – Oklahoma State – Sr. – Gresham, Ore. – 3.62 – International Studies
Mark Van Orden – Navy – Sr. – Morris Plains, N.J. – 3.63 – English
Ryan Whiting – Arizona State – Sr. – Harrisburg, Pa. – 3.42 – Civil Engineering

Second Team
Name – School – Class – Hometown – GPA – Major
Andy Baker – Butler – Gr. – Minehead, U.K. – 3.30 – MBA
John Beattie – Tulsa – Gr. – Southampton, England – 3.42 – MBA
Peter Bolgert – Marquette – Jr. – Sheyboygan, Wisconsin – 4.00 – Physics/Mathematics
Dale Davis – Coppin State – Jr. – Kingston, Jamaica – 4.00 – Management Science
Eric Fattig – Kansas – Gr. – Kearney, Neb. – 4.00 – Aerospace Engineering
Elliott Haynie – South Carolina – Sr. – Atlanta, Ga. – 3.56 – Management
Scott Keeney – Indiana State – Sr. – Frankfort, Ind. – 3.97 – Mathematics
Chris Lemon – Dayton – Jr. – Bowling Green, Ohio – 3.92 – Spanish/Education
Billy Mateker – Georgia Tech – Sr. – Lawrenceville, Ga. – 3.98 – Mechanical Engineering
Aaron Merrill – Youngstown State – Sr. – Leetonia, Ohio – 3.79 – Criminal Justice
Matej Muza – Virginia Tech – Sr. – Zagreb, Croatia – 4.00 – Geography
James Rogan – Idaho – Sr. – Eagle, Idaho – 3.70 – Justice Studies & Sociology
Mike Torchia – Minnesota – Sr. – Rochester, Minn. – 3.95 – Biochemistry
Alex Wolff – Oregon – Sr. – Newberg, Ore. – 3.76 – Human Physiology

Third Team
Name – School – Class – Hometown – GPA – Major
Matt Atkinson-Adams – Montana State – Sr. – Seward, Alaska – 4.00 – Environmental Science
Bjorn Barrefors – Nebraska – So. – Stockholm, Sweden – 3.93 – Computer Science
Nathaniel Corder – Alabama – So. – Pickerton, Ohio – 4.00 – Mathematics
Dominic Devaud – UMBC – Sr. – Baltimore, Md. – 3.62 – Mechanical Engineering
John Egan – Georgia – Sr. – Atlanta, Ga. – 3.88 – Journalism & Education
Chris Gowell – Baylor – Gr. – Newport, South Wales – 3.61 – Health Education
Valete Graham – Albany – Sr. – Bronx, N.Y. – 3.71 – Psychology
Scott Himmelberger – UC Davis – Sr. – Palo Alto, Calif. – 3.99 – Chemical Engineering
Kevin Johnson – Massachusetts – Jr. – Ludlow, Mass. – 4.00 – Food Science
Jager Livingston – Auburn – Sr. – Scottsboro, Ala. – 3.82 – Chemical Engineering
Cory Roberts – Southeastern Louisiana – Sr. – 3.84 -- Meraux, La. – Biological Sciences
Brandon Rooney – Iowa State – Gr. – Tehachapi, Calif. – 4.00 – Kinesiology & Health
Jack Sachse – Kansas State – Jr. – Ottawa, Kan. – 4.00 – Social Science
Jeff Scull – Syracuse – Gr. – Jordan Stat, Ont. – 3.98 – Exercise Science
Aaron Studt – Minnesota – Sr. – Ripon, Wis. – 3.30 – Business and Marketing Education
Bo Waggoner – Duke – Jr. – Maumee, Ohio – 3.70 – Mathematics