Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
3 Razorbacks make all-district
University of Arkansas All-American outfielder Heston Kjerstad and softball standouts Braxton Burnside and Sydney Parr were voted by the College Sports Information Directors of America to the organization’s All-District 6 first team it was announced Thursday.
First-team selections have the opportunity to be recognized on the CoSIDA All-America squads, which will be announced June 8-11.
Kjerstad, a junior from Amarillo, Texas, majoring in recreation and sports management, was a unanimous preseason All-America choice. He was hitting .448 with a .791 slugging percentage at the time of the coronavirus suspension, with 6 home runs, 5 doubles, 20 RBI and 19 runs. Kjerstad, considered a top prospect for this summer’s Major League Baseball amateur draft, was named Collegiate Baseball’s national player of the week after hitting .538 with 4 home runs and 10 RBI during an opening weekend sweep of Eastern Illinois.
Burnside, a career .307 hitter, started all 25 games at shortstop and led the Razorbacks in hits (31) and slugging percentage (.620). The junior from Paragould and transfer from Missouri was hitting .392 this season with 5 home runs, 20 RBI and 16 runs scored.
Burnside graduated in December 2019 with an undergraduate degree in communication with a 3.94 grade-point average. She is pursuing a master’s degree in human resource and workforce development.
Parr, a senior from North Little Rock, has a .321 batting average and .402 on-base percentage in four seasons. She ranked fourth on the team with a .338 batting average and a .439 on-base percentage.
A May graduate in journalism, Parr holds a 3.78 grade-point average. She has expressed an interest in returning to the Razorbacks next season.