NDSU redshirt junior Charley Hesse has been voted to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District 6 Division I Baseball Team announced May 14. Honorees were selected by members of the organization.

First-team Academic All-District honorees advance to the Academic All-America Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be announced June 11. With Hesse’s selection, the Bison have had a selection in each of the past three seasons.

He is a marketing major from Mendota Heights, Minnesota, and was selected as a designated hitter. He also earned a spot on the 2019 Academic All-Summit League Team.

District 6 is comprised of student-athletes from Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his current institution and be nominated by his sports information director.

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