INDIANAPOLIS – The College Sports Information Director's of America (CoSIDA) announced its Academic All-District Teams late last week for both men's and women's basketball in the NAIA and NCAA. Eastern Oregon University had a pair of athletes garner the prestigious award in Max McCullough and Taylor Stricklin.
 
For McCullough this is his is second CoSIDA Academic All-District award as he earned it last season for his performance in the classroom. For Stricklin, this is her first Academic All-District award. Both athletes are now eligible for Academic All-American status now.
 
Now in his fifth season at EOU, McCullough has already completed his undergraduate degree having received his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing and Management. He graduated with a 3.81 cumulative GPA and currently in his graduate program he holds a cumulative GPA of 3.94 while pursing his Masters of Business Administration.
 
On the court, McCullough has played in 112 games while dawning a Mountaineers uniform. In five total seasons at EOU, McCullough has been part of a squad that has gone 85-43. At the conclusion of this season, McCullough currently stands as the EOU career leader in points scored and is the only player in history to eclipse 2,000 career points at 2,061. He has averaged 18.4 points per game in four years on a career shooting percentage of 45.2%. He was named CoSIDA Academic All-District and All-American during the 2019-20 season.
 
Stricklin has performed well both on and off the court for the Mountaineers since joining the team ahead of the 2019-20 season. She currently boasts a 3.99 GPA while majoring in Health and Human Performance. She was named Academic All-Conference this season and was tabbed an Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete for the 2019-20 academic year. On the hardwood, Stricklin has appeared in 51 total games for Eastern and been a starter in 46 of those contests.
 
In her two-year span at EOU, Stricklin has shot 39.8% from the floor overall and is a 34.2% three-point shooter. She has averaged 9.1 points per game and 4.8 rebounds per contest in two years of play. While at EOU these last two season, the Mountaineers have gone 38-14 since Stricklin's arrival. This year, she was named First Team All-Conference for the spring season. This is her first career CoSIDA Academic All-District award.
 
The 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American Teams for men's and women's basketball will be announced Tuesday, May 19.

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