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Genevieve Printiss in action at Apalachee Regional Park during the 2019 season (Photo courtesy of Jason Hendrix)
Genevieve Printiss in action at Apalachee Regional Park during the 2019 season (Photo courtesy of Jason Hendrix)
Posted: Jun 15, 2020

Printiss earns CoSIDA Academic All-America honors

AUSTIN, Texas (June 15, 2020) – Tallahassee Community College two-sport standout Genevieve Printiss landed another academic honor on Monday when she was named to the 2020 Academic All-America® College Division Women's At-Large Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). 

CoSIDA's college division includes all two-year institutions (NJCAA, CCCAA, NWAC), Canadian institutions and any United States four-year institutions that are not affiliated with the NCAA or NAIA. 

Despite the cancellation of spring competition due to COVID-19, CoSIDA continued its sponsorship of the Academic All-America awards program. To be eligible for the CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division Team, student-athletes must have been at their current institution for a minimum of one year (two semesters) and carry a minimum 3.3 GPA while being a key starter or reserve on their athletic team. Due to the shortened Spring 2020 season, CoSIDA used career statistics for all student-athletes in this cycle. 

Printiss was one of ten female scholar-athletes recognized and one of only three who achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA. The 10-member team had an average GPA of 3.85. 

"I am extremely thankful that I was nominated for this award," said Printiss. "It is wonderful to be recognized, and I love to see all of the other dedicated student-athletes who earned the award as well." 

A native of Carrabelle, Fla., Printiss graduated from TCC in May following a career that covered time on both the trails and track. A two-year letterwinner in cross country, she was about to embark on her sophomore season in track when the COVID-19 pandemic ended the 2020 just as it was getting started. In 2019, she finished third at the FCSAA Cross Country Championships to earn All-State honors and placed 67th overall at the NJCAA Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. As a freshman, she qualified for the NJCAA Division I Track Championships in the 1500m.   

Printiss' impressive list of academic accolades already includes 2020 NATYCAA Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention, two-time NJCAA Scholar All-America by the NJCAA Cross Country Coaches Association, the 2020 FCSAA Larry Monts Scholar-Athlete Award for women's cross country, and 2020 TCC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. As a freshman, she earned First-team All-Academic honors from the NJCAA and was named All-Academic by both the FCSAA and Panhandle Conference – and she will repeat each of those as they are released during the summer. 

Printiss is Tallahassee's first CoSIDA Academic All-American and was one of just two FCSAA student-athletes to receive the award on either the men's or women's team, joined by Florida SouthWestern's Owen Bowers.