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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio -  For the second straight year, two members of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team have been named to the ESPN The Magazine® Academic All-District IV College Division First Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Only six NAIA players were selected nationwide.

For the second straight year, MVNU landed two players on the five-person All-District IV First Team as senior point guard Alan Bock and junior center Mark Hess were each selected along with Andy Warnock of Ohio Wesleyan University, Brad Brinkiman of Kalamazoo (Mich.) College, and Kyle Witucky from the College of Wooster.

 

Alan Bock	Mark Hess

Bock, a native of Tallmadge, Ohio, is averaging 5.5 points and 2.8 rebounds per game to go with a team-leading 143 assists and 60 steals. A member of the All-District IV Second Team in 2004 and the All-District IV First Team in 2005, Bock is a Biology (Pre-Medicine) major with a 3.995 grade point average.

Hess, a native of Ashland, Ohio, is second for the Cougars in scoring (15.0 points per game) and leads the team in rebounding (8.2 rebounds per game) to go with 54 assists, 17 steals, and 10 blocked shots. Hess is an Integrated Math Education major with a 3.609 grade point average, and he was named to the All-District IV First Team in 2005 as well.

The Academic All-District IV College Division Teams are selected by CoSIDA members. Eligible student-athletes are nominated by their school’s sports information director and must have at least a 3.20 grade point average and be at least in their sophomore year. The District IV College Division consists of NCAA Division II and III and NAIA schools in Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee.

MVNU is currently 19-8 overall and in second place in the American Mideast Conference South Division with a 10-5 mark. The Cougars, who are also ranked 19th in the latest NAIA Division II poll, will host Ohio Dominican University on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.