VERMILLION, S.D.—South Dakota senior Zack Anderson was voted to the Academic All-America Division I Men's Track & Field third team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
 
Anderson receives Academic All-America honors for the second-straight season. He's the 10th Coyote student-athlete to garner multiple Academic All-America awards.
 
"I am very proud of everything Zack has accomplished at the University of South Dakota," said USD director of track and field Lucky Huber. "He has been a leader for our high jump squad and helped the program rank second in the nation as an event group this past indoor season."
 
Hailing from Parker, South Dakota, Anderson is a three-time All-American in the high jump. He holds South Dakota's outdoor (7-4 ¼) and indoor (7-3 ¾) records in the event. Anderson garnered the 2020 Summit League Field Championships MVP this indoor season with a pair of indoor titles in the high jump and long jump. He is a seven-time Summit League Champion with six consecutive titles in the high jump, dating back to the outdoor meet his freshman year.
 
Anderson is a six-time Academic All-Summit League and USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree. He carries a 3.52 cumulative grade-point average as a physical education major.
 
This marks the first time since 2013 that three South Dakota student-athletes have taken home Academic All-America honors in the same academic year.
 
In total, South Dakota boasts 49 Academic All-Americans who have combined for 63 Academic All-America honors across all sports. Seven of those honors belong to the men's track and field/cross country program.