DALLAS – Louisiana Tech's Conner Killian and Callie Ezell were named to the 2021 Conference USA Track & Field All-Academic Teams on Wednesday afternoon.
 
Killian, who was also named to the 2020 C-USA Cross Country All-Academic Team, has earned a 4.0 GPA in his graduate studies for an MBA and a 3.94 GPA in his undergrad work. He has been a member of LA Tech's AD Honor Roll 11 times, Dean's List 10 times and the President's List nine times.
 
Killian has also been a member of the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll four times and a C-USA Academic Medalist four times. The graduate student participated in the 800m and 1,500m outdoors for the Bulldogs, and he finished second in the 1,500-meter run with a then lifetime-best time of 3:55.89 at the LSU Boots Garland Invitational. The Metairie, Louisiana native later broke his PR in the 1,500 at this past weekend's C-USA Outdoor Championships, placing ninth overall with a time of 3:54.12.
 
Ezell, a junior from Monroe, has a 4.0 GPA in animal science. She has made the AD Honor Roll eight times, Dean's List eight time and President's List once.
 
Ezell has also made the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll three times and has earned a C-USA Academic Medalist three times. She recently got accepted into veterinary school. Ezell participated in the 400m and 800m events this season, posting a personal best in the 800-meter run at the LSU Boots Garland Invitational with a time of 2:21.02 in April.
 
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2021 Conference USA Men's Track and Field All-Academic Team
Paul Arredondo, Charlotte, R-Sr., 4.0, Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Analytics
Jurcek Korpic Lesiak, Charlotte, So., 4.0, Pre-Kinesiology
Conner Killian, Louisiana Tech, Gr., 4.0, Master of Business Administration
Brian Rono, Middle Tennessee, Jr., 3.714, Integrated Studies
Jaquez Torian, Middle Tennessee, Sr., 3.738, Aerospace
Caleb Bouchard, North Texas, Jr., 4.0, Biomedical Engineering major, Mathematics/Biological Science and Chemistry minors
Logan Mitchell, North Texas, So., 4.0, Psychology major, Philosophy minor
Christoher Samaniego, North Texas, Jr., 3.728, Kinesiology major, History minor
Andrew Abikhaled, Rice, Sr., 3.8, Neuroscience major, Global Health Technologies, Biochemistry & Cell Biology and Business minors
Corbett Fong, Rice, Jr., 3.96, Mechanical Engineering
Dylan Evans, Southern Miss, So., 4.0, Political Science major, Business Administration minor
 
2021 Conference USA Women's Track and Field All-Academic Team
Riley Felts, Charlotte, Jr., 4.0, Civil Engineering major, Mathematics minor, Master of Civil Engineering early entry
Chandler Horton, Charlotte, Jr., 3.851, Civil Engineering major, Mathematics minor
Madien Kappeler, Florida Atlantic, R-So., 3.96, Exercise Science and Health Promotion
Callie Ezell, Louisiana Tech, Jr., 4.0, Animal Science
Bailey Ashmore, North Texas, R-Sr., 4.0, Materials Science and Engineering (Graduate)
Grace Forbes, Rice, So., 3.84, Sports Medicine & Exercise Physiology
Sarah Parnell, Southern Miss, Fr., 4.0, Kinesiology
Brittany Floyd, UAB, Sr., 3.52, Accounting
Lisa Petkov, UAB, Gr., 3.78, Master of Business Administration
Ingeborg Gruenwald, UTSA, So., 4.0, Global Affairs
Nikki Ogorek, WKU, Sr., 4.0, Visual Arts with concentration in Graphic Design & User Experience double major, Digital Advertising minor