Nebraska's Cole named to GTE Academic All-District VII Team

Lincoln -- Husker sophomore John Cole was named to the 2000 GTE Academic All-District VII Baseball Team, announced by the district on Wednesday. Cole, who owns a 3.75 grade-point average, was batting .327 with 36 runs and 35 RBI through Tuesday.

A 2000 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All-America selection, Cole iced Nebraska's Big 12 Tournament championship with his acrobatic catch in the top of the ninth with two outs and runners at first and second in the title game against No. 9 Baylor, preserving a 4-3 victory. The Kanata, Ontario, native finished the 1999 season batting .396 as a freshman - good for second on the team.

The 10 student-athletes selected to the first team advance to the national GTE Academic All-America ballot.