Academic All-America teams in the College Division are comprised of student-athletes from NAIA, Canadian and two-year institutions and selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Beginning in 2008-09, eight XULA student-athletes have earned a combined 12 berths on Academic All-America teams. CoSIDA has sponsored the Academic All-America program since 1952.
Salwan, from New Delhi, India, attended XULA the past two years after transferring from NCAA Division I Utah State. The business management major graduated cum laude from XULA May 13 and with honors in business. On the court Salwan was NAIA All-America both seasons and helped the Gold Rush finish second in the 2016 and 2017 NAIA National Championships. Those are the only XULA teams in any sport to reach the final round of an NAIA national tournament.
"Karan has been a great addition to our program. He has probably been one of the smartest players I've ever had on the court," XULA coach Alan Green said. "He has also had one of our highest GPAs. He shows great respect to opposing players and coaches, and he has shown great leadership with our younger guys, using his experience to teach them how to be good team college tennis players. He has also been actively involved in the community with several service projects, most notably with the Salvation Army."
| XULA's All-Time List of Academic All-Americans (chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America) | |||
| Year | Name | Sport | Team |
| 2008-09 | Joe Drexler-Dreis | Men's Track and Field/Cross Country | Second Team |
| 2011-12 | Matt Pieri | Men's Track and Field/Cross Country | Second Team |
| 2011-12 | Javon Mead | Men's Track and Field/Cross Country | Third Team |
| 2012-13 | Taylor Reuther | Women's Volleyball | Third Team |
| 2012-13 | Matt Pieri | Men's Track and Field/Cross Country | Second Team |
| 2012-13 | Javon Mead | Men's Track and Field/Cross Country | Third Team |
| 2012-13 | Catherine Fakler | Women's Track and Field/Cross Country | Second Team |
| 2012-13 | Devinn Rolland | Women's Track and Field/Cross Country | Second Team |
| 2014-15 | Catherine Fakler | Women's Track and Field/Cross Country | First Team |
| 2014-15 | Devinn Rolland | Women's Track and Field/Cross Country | First Team |
| 2015-16 | Brent Kitto | Men's Track and Field/Cross Country | Second Team |
| 2016-17 | Karan Salwan | Men's Tennis (at-large) | Second Team |
| Karan Salwan's XULA Honors | |||
| 2015-16 • NAIA All-America first team — selected by an NAIA committee • NAIA All-America — selected by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association • ITA Scholar-Athlete • Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Honor Roll • Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week (four times: Jan. 25-31, Feb. 1-7, Feb. 8-14 and April 18-24) • All-Louisiana first team • Louisiana Newcomer of the Year 2016-17 • NAIA All-America second team — selected by an NAIA committee • CoSIDA Academic All-America, College Division at-large second team • CoSIDA Academic All-District, College Division District 2 at-large • NAIA Champions of Character • Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 23-29) • All-Louisiana honorable mention Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director XULAgold.com XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA twitter.com/xulagold www.facebook.com/xulagold | |||
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