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AUSTIN, Texas - North Dakota State had four student-athletes named to Capital One Academic All-America® Division I football team Thursday, Dec. 4, by a vote of the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Defensive end Kyle Emanuel, linebacker Esley Thorton and quarterback Carson Wentz were voted to the first team. Center Jesse Hinz was selected to the second team.
Four is the most NDSU football players recognized in a single season since the Academic All-America® program began in 1952. The Bison had as many as three players selected in 2004 and 2008.
To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution.
Emanuel, a senior from Schuyler, Neb., is the MVFC Defensive Player of the Year and this is his second straight appearance on the MVFC all-academic team. He has a 3.66 cumulative grade-point average in construction management. The Buck Buchanan Award finalist ranks second nationally in sacks (16.5) and tackles for loss (27.0).
Thorton, a senior from Bismarck, N.D., has a 3.92 GPA in exercise science. He has started all 12 games at linebacker and made 54 tackles with 2.0 sacks, 4.0 tackles for loss, three quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, one recovery and an interception. He made a career-high 10 tackles in the win at Missouri State.
Wentz, a junior from Bismarck, N.D., has a 4.00 GPA in health and physical education. The first-year starting quarterback leads the MVFC in completion percentage (.636) and has passed for 2,287 yards with 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He had 247 yards and a school-record five TD passes at Missouri State, and has rushed for 100 yards each of the last two games.
Hinz, a senior from Beatrice, Neb., has a 3.71 GPA in criminal justice and Spanish and was voted to the all-conference first team. He started all 12 games at center and is part of an offensive line unit that allowed the fewest sacks in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
North Dakota State (11-1) won a share of its fourth straight conference championship with a 7-1 league record and earned the No. 2 seed for the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The Bison host South Dakota State (9-4) in a second round game at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6.
2014 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Football Team
First Team
QB - Carson Wentz, North Dakota State, 4.00, Health & physical education
WR - Corey Robinson, Notre Dame, 3.83, Liberal studies
WR - Jason Schneider, South Dakota State, 3.97, Pharmacy
TE - Maxx Williams, Minnesota, 3.44, Communication studies
RB - Darius Ramsey, Western Carolina, 3.63, Accounting
RB - Zach Zenner, South Dakota State, 3.86, Biology / pre-medicine
OL - Corey Boemer, Southern Illinois, 3.89, Biological sciences
OL - Ty Darlington, Oklahoma, 3.96, Arts & sciences planned program
OL - Mitch Hanson, Liberty, 3.92, Govt. (UG)/human serv. counseling (G)
OL - Nate Leonard, Texas-San Antonio, 3.99, Physical education
OL - Nick Purcell, South Dakota State, 4.00, Biology / pre-medicine
K - Tyler Tate, Bowling Green State, 3.97, Exercise science
DB - JoJo Ciancio, Butler, 3.83, Economics / finance
DB - Jordan Italiano, Kent State, 3.97, Chemistry
DB - Mark Murphy, Indiana, 3.85, Informatics
DB - Caleb Schaffitzel, Missouri State, 3.93, Wildlife conservation & management
LB - Austin Hasquet, Northern Arizona, 3.97, Biomedical science
LB - David Helton, Duke, 3.63, Psychology (MMS certificate)
LB - Esley Thorton, North Dakota State, 3.91, Exercise science
DL - Brett Biestek, Fordham, 3.83, MBA
DL - Kyle Emanuel, North Dakota State, 3.66, Construction management
DL - David Milewski, Rutgers, 3.88, MBA
DL - Danny Shelton, Washington, 3.54, Anthropology
P - Mike Sadler, Michigan State, 3.97, Applied engineering sciences
Second Team
QB - Cooper Rush, Central Michigan, 3.91, Actuarial science
WR - Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, 3.48, Economics
WR - Curry Sexton, Kansas State, 3.45, Marketing / management
TE - Dan Light, Fordham, 3.36, Business administration
RB - Sean Bell, Sacred Heart, 3.91, Business
RB - Mark Weisman, Iowa, 3.32, Health & human physiology
OL - Troy Baker, Baylor, 3.40, MBA
OL - Jacoby Boren, Ohio State, 3.80, Sustainable plant systems
OL - Nick Faraci, Robert Morris (Pa.), 3.92, Nursing
OL - Garrett Frye, Georgia Southern, 3.77, Exercise science
OL - Jesse Hinz, North Dakota State, 3.71, Criminal justice / Spanish
OL - Arie Kouandjio, Alabama, 3.46, Finance (UG) / economics (G)
OL - Sam Rodgers, Syracuse, 3.84, Nutrition
K - Corey Acosta, Southern Mississippi, 3.81, Biological sciences
DB - Collin Brence, Baylor, 3.73, Professional sales
DB - Matt Dobson, Georgia Southern, 3.73, History
DB - Wesley Miller, Texas-El Paso, 3.94, Business & econ. (UG) / economics (G)
DB - Sam Scofield, Tulane, 3.77, Finance
LB - Don Cherry, Villanova, 3.57, Communication
LB - Austin Graves, Idaho State, 3.95, Philosophy
LB - Tyler Williamson, Southern Illinois, 3.79, Management (UG) / kinesiology (G)
DL - Henry Anderson, Stanford, 3.54, Political science
DL - Derek Crittenden, Montana, 4.00, Chemistry
DL - Brian Nordstrom, Rice, 3.63, Civil engineering
DL - Davis Tull, Chattanooga, 3.52, Health & human performance
P - Landon Foster, Kentucky, 4.00, Finance / marketing
Capital One Academic All-American® of the Year: Zach Zenner, South Dakota State
AUSTIN, Texas - North Dakota State had four student-athletes named to Capital One Academic All-America® Division I football team Thursday, Dec. 4, by a vote of the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Defensive end Kyle Emanuel, linebacker Esley Thorton and quarterback Carson Wentz were voted to the first team. Center Jesse Hinz was selected to the second team.
Four is the most NDSU football players recognized in a single season since the Academic All-America® program began in 1952. The Bison had as many as three players selected in 2004 and 2008.
To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution.
Emanuel, a senior from Schuyler, Neb., is the MVFC Defensive Player of the Year and this is his second straight appearance on the MVFC all-academic team. He has a 3.66 cumulative grade-point average in construction management. The Buck Buchanan Award finalist ranks second nationally in sacks (16.5) and tackles for loss (27.0).
Thorton, a senior from Bismarck, N.D., has a 3.92 GPA in exercise science. He has started all 12 games at linebacker and made 54 tackles with 2.0 sacks, 4.0 tackles for loss, three quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, one recovery and an interception. He made a career-high 10 tackles in the win at Missouri State.
Wentz, a junior from Bismarck, N.D., has a 4.00 GPA in health and physical education. The first-year starting quarterback leads the MVFC in completion percentage (.636) and has passed for 2,287 yards with 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He had 247 yards and a school-record five TD passes at Missouri State, and has rushed for 100 yards each of the last two games.
Hinz, a senior from Beatrice, Neb., has a 3.71 GPA in criminal justice and Spanish and was voted to the all-conference first team. He started all 12 games at center and is part of an offensive line unit that allowed the fewest sacks in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
North Dakota State (11-1) won a share of its fourth straight conference championship with a 7-1 league record and earned the No. 2 seed for the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The Bison host South Dakota State (9-4) in a second round game at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6.
2014 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Football Team
First Team
QB - Carson Wentz, North Dakota State, 4.00, Health & physical education
WR - Corey Robinson, Notre Dame, 3.83, Liberal studies
WR - Jason Schneider, South Dakota State, 3.97, Pharmacy
TE - Maxx Williams, Minnesota, 3.44, Communication studies
RB - Darius Ramsey, Western Carolina, 3.63, Accounting
RB - Zach Zenner, South Dakota State, 3.86, Biology / pre-medicine
OL - Corey Boemer, Southern Illinois, 3.89, Biological sciences
OL - Ty Darlington, Oklahoma, 3.96, Arts & sciences planned program
OL - Mitch Hanson, Liberty, 3.92, Govt. (UG)/human serv. counseling (G)
OL - Nate Leonard, Texas-San Antonio, 3.99, Physical education
OL - Nick Purcell, South Dakota State, 4.00, Biology / pre-medicine
K - Tyler Tate, Bowling Green State, 3.97, Exercise science
DB - JoJo Ciancio, Butler, 3.83, Economics / finance
DB - Jordan Italiano, Kent State, 3.97, Chemistry
DB - Mark Murphy, Indiana, 3.85, Informatics
DB - Caleb Schaffitzel, Missouri State, 3.93, Wildlife conservation & management
LB - Austin Hasquet, Northern Arizona, 3.97, Biomedical science
LB - David Helton, Duke, 3.63, Psychology (MMS certificate)
LB - Esley Thorton, North Dakota State, 3.91, Exercise science
DL - Brett Biestek, Fordham, 3.83, MBA
DL - Kyle Emanuel, North Dakota State, 3.66, Construction management
DL - David Milewski, Rutgers, 3.88, MBA
DL - Danny Shelton, Washington, 3.54, Anthropology
P - Mike Sadler, Michigan State, 3.97, Applied engineering sciences
Second Team
QB - Cooper Rush, Central Michigan, 3.91, Actuarial science
WR - Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, 3.48, Economics
WR - Curry Sexton, Kansas State, 3.45, Marketing / management
TE - Dan Light, Fordham, 3.36, Business administration
RB - Sean Bell, Sacred Heart, 3.91, Business
RB - Mark Weisman, Iowa, 3.32, Health & human physiology
OL - Troy Baker, Baylor, 3.40, MBA
OL - Jacoby Boren, Ohio State, 3.80, Sustainable plant systems
OL - Nick Faraci, Robert Morris (Pa.), 3.92, Nursing
OL - Garrett Frye, Georgia Southern, 3.77, Exercise science
OL - Jesse Hinz, North Dakota State, 3.71, Criminal justice / Spanish
OL - Arie Kouandjio, Alabama, 3.46, Finance (UG) / economics (G)
OL - Sam Rodgers, Syracuse, 3.84, Nutrition
K - Corey Acosta, Southern Mississippi, 3.81, Biological sciences
DB - Collin Brence, Baylor, 3.73, Professional sales
DB - Matt Dobson, Georgia Southern, 3.73, History
DB - Wesley Miller, Texas-El Paso, 3.94, Business & econ. (UG) / economics (G)
DB - Sam Scofield, Tulane, 3.77, Finance
LB - Don Cherry, Villanova, 3.57, Communication
LB - Austin Graves, Idaho State, 3.95, Philosophy
LB - Tyler Williamson, Southern Illinois, 3.79, Management (UG) / kinesiology (G)
DL - Henry Anderson, Stanford, 3.54, Political science
DL - Derek Crittenden, Montana, 4.00, Chemistry
DL - Brian Nordstrom, Rice, 3.63, Civil engineering
DL - Davis Tull, Chattanooga, 3.52, Health & human performance
P - Landon Foster, Kentucky, 4.00, Finance / marketing
Capital One Academic All-American® of the Year: Zach Zenner, South Dakota State
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