The South Atlantic Conference Posts Five Football Student-Athletes to CoSIDA Academic All-America Teams

December 12, 2017

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Five South Atlantic Conference football student-athletes named 2017 CoSIDA Football Academic All-Americans, the organization announced today. Carson-Newman's Jared Dillingham, Sam Hall from Newberry, and Tusculum's Evan Altizer earned first team honors. While Wingate teammates, Zach Singleton and Christopher Birozes earned second team honors. Below is the complete list of Student-Athletes who earn the honors:

2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America Football Team

FIRST TEAM

Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major

QB Ty Reasnor Arkansas Tech University Sr. 4.00 Mechanical Engineering

RB Jared Dillingham Carson-Newman University Sr. 3.52 Exercise Science

RB Colin McDermott Shippensburg University Gr. 3.71 MBA (G) / Supply Chain Management (UG)

WR Jason Balts University of Minnesota Duluth Jr. 3.99 Physical Education

WR Cory Contini (1) Ohio Dominican University Jr. 3.93 Accounting

TE Nicholas Stanke University of Sioux Falls Sr. 3.85 Nursing

OL Devon Ackerman (1,*) East Stroudsburg University Sr. 4.00 Biochemistry & Chemical Biotechnology

OL Corbin Feenstra (1, *) Colorado State University-Pueblo Sr. 3.97 Business Management / Business Administration

OL Sam Hall (1) Newberry College Sr. 4.00 Biology

OL Ryan Michaels (2,%,^) Mercyhurst University Sr. 3.95 Sports Medicine

OL Colin Peter (2) Colorado School of Mines Sr. 3.92 Mechanical Engineering

OL Dillon Vaughan (1) West Texas A&M University Gr. 4.00 Finance (MBA Marketing)

K Carter McCauley (1,%) Winona State University Sr. 4.00 Biology: Cell & Molecular

ST Evan Altizer Tusculum College Sr. 3.84 English

DL Josh Croy Colorado State University-Pueblo Sr. 3.67 Business Management

DL Jon Dicke Southwest Minnesota State University Jr. 4.00 Exercise Science

DL Jedidiah Scott Assumption College Sr. 3.82 Economics

DL Nick Thorpe University of Minnesota Duluth Sr. 3.72 Mechanical Engineering

LB Kirby Hora (2) Augustana University Jr. 4.00 Biology

LB Alex Lackey University of Central Missouri Sr. 4.00 Accelerated BSMA Accountancy

LB Collin Schlosser Grand Valley State University Sr. 3.96 Biomedical Science / Pre Med

DB Bo Brooks Missouri S&T Jr. 3.77 Petroleum Engineering

DB Marcus Houghton (2) Emporia State University Gr. 3.97 Business Administration

DB Austin Schaffer University of Sioux Falls Sr. 3.99 Nursing

DB Evan Tompkins Bemidji State University Sr. 3.84 Pre-Law

P Nate Skare Upper Iowa University Sr. 3.93 Exercise Science

SECOND TEAM

Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major

QB Ryan Zapoticky Shippensburg University Sr. 3.68 Biology (Pre-Med)

RB Deshawn Jones Missouri S&T So. 3.61 Biological Sciences

RB Landon Nault Emporia State University Sr. 3.96 Biology

WR Brad Novak Mercyhurst University Sr. 3.87 Political Science

WR Matthew Wilcox Ashland University Sr. 3.73 Exercise Science

TE Nick Keizer Grand Valley State University Sr. 3.59 Business Administration

OL Andrew Lorenz Ohio Dominican University Gr. 3.83/4.00 Accounting & Finance (UG) / MBA (G)

OL Jake Porter Minnesota State - Mankato Sr. 3.87 Finance

OL Brandon Roe Southwestern Oklahoma St. Jr. 4.00 Engineering Technology

OL Austin Treneff Notre Dame College Jr. 3.92 Accounting

K Will Brazill (2) California University of Pennsylvania Sr. 3.57 Parks and Recreation Management

ST Kile Pletcher Southern Arkansas University Sr. 4.00 Business Admin: Finance Analysis

DL Myles Humphrey (2) Shepherd University Sr. 3.57 Recreation/Leisure Studies/Sport Communication

DL Marcus Martin (2, *) Slippery Rock University Sr. 3.56 Safety Management

DL Joey Newman Augustana University Jr. 3.84 Exercise Science

DL Dylan Roney Ferris State University Sr. 3.63 Mathematics Education

LB Landon Compton Missouri S&T Jr. 3.92 Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

LB Austin Miller University of Central Missouri Jr. 4.00 Finance

LB Zack Singleton Wingate University Sr. 3.90 Community & Commercial Recreation

DB Doyin Jibowu Fort Hays State University Jr. 3.53 Management

DB Mike Pietropola Indiana University of Pennsylvania Jr. 3.75 Health & Physical Education

DB Braden Sweet Southwestern Oklahoma State So. 4.00 Accounting

DB Avram Tynes Augustana University Jr. 3.78 Exercise Science

P Christopher Birozes Wingate University Sr. 3.89 Finance

CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year: Ty Reasnor, Arkansas Tech

(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2016

(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2016

(*) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2015

(%) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2015

(^) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2014

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