Recent California men's gymnastics graduate Tyler Shimizu was named a member of the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America At-Large Team for the second straight year, the organization announced Wednesday.
 
After being named a Second Team Academic All-American last season, Shimizu wrapped up his Golden Bear career with third team honors as a senior.
 
In addition to stellar work in the classroom, Shimizu excelled on the mats this year, qualifying for the NCAA Championship Finals as an all-arounder for the third straight season. He posted an all-around score of 78.199 at the NCAA Championships Qualifier before closing out his collegiate career with a 78.198 in the final.
 
To be eligible for CSC academic recognition for men's gymnastics, which falls in the at-large division, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically with at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA and be ranked in the top 75 in an event within his division according to Road to Nationals rankings.