Blair Named Academic All-District

May 7, 2010

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma junior outfielder Elliott Blair was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI Baseball First Team released on May 6 by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Blair was one of seven players from the Big 12 Conference to collect first team honors.

A seven-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or higher in each semester) and a recent honoree of the 2010 Big 12 Spring Community of Champions, representing academics, community service and leadership/sportsmanship, Blair has played in 22 games with six starts and a .417 batting average this season.

He played in 22 of OU's first 33 games in 2010 before suffering a concussion at Oklahoma State on April 13. In 2009, appeared in 19 of the first 25 games before tearing his ACL and missing the rest of season. He is a career .369 hitter with one error committed in 73 career games.

Blair was recently presented with two prestigious awards at the 2010 OU Scholar Athlete Breakfast. A three-year member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Blair was presented with the Athletics Director's Leadership Award, presented to the student-athletes who demonstrate extraordinary leadership in representing the University of Oklahoma and their team. He was also given the Service Award given to student-athletes who have made important contributions to the community through their commitment to service.

As a first team all-district member, Blair will be nominated for consideration for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American team. That honor has been awarded to a Sooner on 12 previous occasions.

Aaron Ivey (2007) was the last Sooner to be named an Academic All-American. Ivey, a two-time honoree, was also named the sport's top student-athlete in 2007, collecting the Academic All-American of the Year award.

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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