FERRUM, Virginia -- The 2024-25 Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Academic All-State Team honorees have been announced. Among the honorees are six Ferrum College student-athletes.
VaSID annually announces an Academic All-State Team, comprised of six student-athletes from each school. Qualifications include sophomore academic standing and a a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average. The 2024-25 VaSID Academic All-State Team recognized 216 student-athletes from 36 institutions across the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Among Ferrum's honorees this year are women's soccer Academic All-American,
Bri Bitz, Old Dominion Athletic Conference Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year,
Kyle Markowitz, and two-time All-American wrestler
Zach Beckner. Also honored are
Ian Ashworth (football),
Christian Sorrells (football) and
Makaila Veney (women's lacrosse). This is Veney's second such honor.
Ferrum's 2024-25 VaSID Academic All-State Selections
- Ian Ashworth, Jr., Galax, Va., Business Finance, Football
- Zach Beckner, Sr., Front Royal, Va., Recreation Leadership, Wrestling
- Bri Bitz, Gr., Ridgeway, Va., M.Ed. in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Women's Soccer
- Kyle Markowitz, Sr., Hilton Head Island, S.C., Media and Communications, Baseball
- Christian Sorrells, Sr., Verona, Va., Health & Human Performance, Football
- Makaila Veney, Sr., Montross, Va., Health & Human Performance and Liberal Studies, Women's Lacrosse
