FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 16, 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District® Football Team Released The 2017 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District® Football Team recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team ballot, with first- and second-team Academic All-America honorees to be announced in December. The Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages and are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and College Division. The College Division includes all NAIA, Canadian, two-year schools, and other affiliations. The Division II and III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2017-18 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams. For more information about the Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, please visit the Academic All- America® home page on CoSIDA.com. # # # 2017 Academic All-District Football Team NCAA Division I NCAA DIVISION I – DISTRICT 1 (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT) FIRST TEAM Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major QB Eric Dungey Syracuse University Jr. 3.37 Accounting QB Jack Heneghan Dartmouth College Sr. 3.79 Economics RB Jack Gellatly Cornell University Sr. 3.84 Government RB Chris Schroer Columbia University Sr. 3.94 Sociology WR Tom Kennedy Bryant University Sr. 3.52 Accounting WR Andrew O'Neill Sacred Heart University Sr. 3.86 Health Science TE Chris Woodard Wagner College Jr. 3.82 Physics OL Jon Bezney Yale Sr. 3.71 Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology OL Parker Coogan Columbia University So. 3.57 Enrolled at Columbia College OL Ben Hagaman Dartmouth College Sr. 3.32 History OL Brady Hudik Wagner College Jr. 3.72 Business Administration OL Tomas Jack-Kurdyla University at Buffalo So. 3.60 Sociology OL Dan Wittekind Marist College So. 3.55 Communication K Ben Rosenblatt Brown University Sr. 3.88 Economics ST Matt Keller Syracuse University Jr. 3.63 Accounting DL Zach Allen Boston College Jr. 3.67 Finance DL Jonathan Dimon Fordham University Sr. 3.78 Applied Accounting & Finance DL Seth Hope Cornell University Sr. 3.84 Applied Economics & Management DL Kyle Reisert University of New Hampshire Sr. 4.00 Mechanical Engineering LB Kenneth Brinson U.S. Military Academy Jr. 4.06 Chemical Engineering LB Kurt Frimel Cornell University Sr. 3.52 Environmental & Sustainability Sciences LB Alex White Harvard University Sr. 3.89 Biomedical Engineering DB Tanner Lee Harvard University Sr. 3.77 Applied Mathematics DB Nick Marino University of New Hampshire Gr. 3.86/4.00 Mechanical Engineering DB Ryan Gilbert Columbia University Jr. 3.57 Political Science DB Tim Roberts University at Buffalo Sr. 3.68 Social Science Interdisciplinary P Ryan Kopec Brown University Jr. 3.67 Business Economics NCAA DIVISION I – DISTRICT 2 (DC, DE, KY, MD, NJ, PA, WV) FIRST TEAM Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major QB Chad Kanoff Princeton University Sr. 3.50 Public & International Affairs RB Nick Sharga Temple University Sr. 3.79 Kinesiology RB Charlie Volker Princeton University Jr. 3.40 History WR Jack Horan Bucknell University Sr. 3.79 Accounting & Financial Management WR Charles Walker University of Kentucky Sr. 3.79 Finance & Marketing TE Matt Valenzuela Saint Francis University Sr. 4.00 Management Information Systems OL Richard Bush Princeton University Sr. 3.76 Operations Research & Financial Engineering OL Matt Fitzpatrick Duquesne University Sr. 3.82 Finance OL Nathan Kirchmier University of Pennsylvania Sr. 3.70 Wharton Finance OL Collin Wallish University of Delaware So. 3.92 Electrical Engineering OL Andrew Wood United States Naval Academy Jr. 3.55 Operations Research K Austin MacGinnis University of Kentucky Gr. 3.67 Finance (UG) / Business Administration (G) ST Blake Best University of Kentucky Jr. 3.95 Economics & Finance DL Kurt Holuba Princeton University Sr. 3.37 Psychology DL Harrison Kauffman Lehigh University Jr. 3.55 Finance DL Jimmy Mitchell Lehigh University Sr. 3.48 Finance & Accounting DL Louis Vecchio University of Pennsylvania Sr. 3.38 Wharton Finance / Operations Info & Decisions LB Jeffrey Canady Eastern Kentucky University Gr. 3.63 Safety, Security & Emergency Management LB Mark Pyles Bucknell University Sr. 3.63 Economics LB Brandon Smith Penn State University Gr. 3.81 Kinesiology & Health Policy Administration LB Adam Wollet Robert Morris University Jr. 4.00 Finance & Management DB Trent Crossan Lafayette College Jr. 3.82 Economics DB Nick Rinella Saint Francis University So. 3.79 Marketing DB Zach Shipley Murray State University Gr. 3.97 Health & Physical Education-Secondary Teacher DB Jelani Williamson Georgetown University Sr. 3.49 Economics P Ryan Anderson Rutgers University Gr. 4.00 Business Administration (UG) P Blake Gillikin Penn State University So. 4.00 Kinesiology 2017 Academic All-District Football Team NCAA Division I NCAA DIVISION I – DISTRICT 3 (NC, TN, VA) FIRST TEAM Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major QB Kurt Benkert Virginia Gr. 3.69/3.78 Finance (UG) / Higher Education (G) RB Khari Blasingame Vanderbilt University Sr. 3.40 Medicine, Health & Society RB Malcolm Summers Elon University Jr. 3.41 Marketing Management WR Dontez Byrd Tennessee Tech University Gr. 3.50 Exercise Science- Fitness & Wellness WR Daniel Kuzjak William & Mary Gr. 3.50 Finance / Business Analytics TE Matt Foster Elon University So. 3.57 Physics TE Davis Koppenhaver Duke University Sr. 3.32 Psychology / MMS Certificate OL Garrett Bradbury North Carolina State University Sr. 3.63 Business Supply Operations Management OL Gabe Brandner Duke University Gr. 3.65 Evolutionary Anthropology / Liberal Studies OL Eric Gallo Virginia Tech Sr. 3.42 Finance OL Will Millikan Gardner-Webb University Jr. 3.68 Business Administration OL Ryan Rockensuess Austin Peay State University Jr. 3.57 Accounting K Lane Clark Tennessee State University Sr. 3.83 Biology ST Parker Henry University of Tennessee Sr. 4.00 Finance DL Nick Groll Elon University Sr. 3.72 Economics DL Alex Turner ECU So. 3.61 Multidisciplinary Studies / Psychology DL Oshane Ximines Old Dominion University Jr. 3.50 Finance DL Hunter Winstead Liberty University Gr. 4.00/4.00 Government & Int. Business (UG) / MBA (G) LB Micah Kiser Virginia Gr. 3.42/4.00 Foreign Affairs (UG) / Higher Education (G) LB A.J. Newman Western Carolina University Sr. 3.75 Finance LB Elliott Normand Tennessee Tech University Gr. 3.75 Mechanical Engineering DB Austin Hall University of Memphis Jr. 3.45 Criminal Justice DB Alonzo Saxton II Duke University Sr. 3.54 Theater Studies P Alfred Cole III North Carolina State University Jr. 3.62 Industrial Engineering NCAA DIVISION I – DISTRICT 4 (AL, FL, GA, PR, SC) FIRST TEAM Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major QB Chandler Burks Kennesaw State University Jr. 3.88 Sport Management RB Jamal Adjamah Jacksonville University Jr. 3.30 Kinesiology RB Tee Mitchell Mercer University Jr. 3.68 International Business WR Braxton Berrios University of Miami Sr. 3.96 Finance / Entrepreneurship WR Jared Jackson Florida State University Sr. 3.36 Entrepreneurship TE Andy Schumpert Furman University Sr. 3.77 Accounting OL Jared Jacon-Duffy Wofford College Sr. 3.72 Physics / Mathematics OL Thomas Marchman Mercer University Sr. 3.75 Chemical Commerce OL Gabe Mobley Georgia State University Gr. 3.77 History (UG) / Law School (G) OL Caleb Yates Mercer University Sr. 3.73 Biomedical Engineering K Rodrigo Blankenship University of Georgia Jr. 3.75 Digital & Broadcast Journalism ST Tyler Stovall Auburn University Gr. 3.94/4.00 Business Marketing (UG) / MBA (G) DL Seth Calloway Troy University Gr. 3.33 Criminal Justice DL Dorian Kithcart Mercer University Jr. 3.71 Mechanical Engineering DL Julien Laurent Georgia State University Sr. 3.38 Speech DL Christian Wilkins Clemson University Sr. 3.32 Communications LB Myles Pierce The Citadel Sr. 3.87 Accounting LB Richard Stanzione Stetson University So. 3.79 Physics LB Trevor Tufano Jacksonville University So. 3.74 Undeclared DB James Allen Charleston Southern University Jr. 4.00 Criminal Justice DB Keith Holcombe University of Alabama Sr. 3.61 Exercise Science DB Malik Rivera Wofford College Sr. 3.54 Mathematics, Finance & Computer Science DB Chandon Sullivan Georgia State University Sr. 3.84 Journalism 2017 Academic All-District Football Team NCAA Division I NCAA DIVISION I – DISTRICT 5 (IL, IN, MI, OH) FIRST TEAM Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major QB Jon Wassink Western Michigan University Jr. 4.00 Accountancy RB Warren Ball University of Akron Gr. 3.56/3.56 Sport Administration RB Tucker Yinger University of Dayton Sr. 3.71 Mechanical Engineering WR Andrew Meyer Ohio University Jr. 3.81 Finance & Management Information Systems WR Cody Thompson University of Toledo Sr. 3.65 Marketing TE Troy Mangen Ohio University Sr. 3.81 Management & Strategic Leadership / Marketing OL Cole Chewins Michigan State University Jr. 3.91 Finance OL Jacob Judd Western Illinois University Gr. 4.00 Law Enforcement & Justice Administration OL Jacob Marnin Southern Illinois University Jr. 4.00 Criminology & Criminal Justice OL Wes Martin Indiana University Jr. 3.71 Criminal Justice OL Sam Mustipher University of Notre Dame Sr. 3.59 College of Engineering, Computer Science OL Max Scharping Northern Illinois University Gr. 3.99/3.67 Exercise Physiology / Fitness Leadership K Justin Yoon University of Notre Dame Jr. 3.69 Mendoza College of Business - Finance ST Luke Idoni Central Michigan University Jr. 3.74 Biology / Biomedical Sciences DL Chad Burdo Butler University Sr. 3.77 Finance DL Sam Hubbard The Ohio State University Sr. 3.51 Finance DL Matt McCown Illinois State University Sr.