Justin Karstadt, kinesiology alumnus and former Gopher men’s gymnast, has been nominated to the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large team, and is also eligible for the CoSIDA Academic All-America accolade in June, 2019.

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During his time at the U of M, Karstadt has also been named a First Team All-Big Ten athlete for three years, a four-time All-American after placing sixth at the NCAA championships, and a candidate for the College Gymnastics Association’s Specialist of the Year award.

While finishing both the season and his academic career this year, Karstadt was honored as a finalist for the Nissen Emery Award, the “Heisman Trophy of college gymnastics,” and as one of Minnesota’s Big Ten Medal of Honor and Academic All-Big Ten recipients.