CoSIDA Academic All-America Team

AUSTIN, Texas - North Dakota State University defensive end Greg Menard was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team Thursday, Dec. 1, by a vote of the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Menard, a junior from Lakeville, Minn., has a 3.82 cumulative grade-point average in civil engineering.  It is his second straight CoSIDA Academic All-America® award.  He is a two-time Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic Team honoree.

To qualify for CoSIDA Academic All-America® honors, nominees must be a starter or key reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average, sophomore athletic and academic standing, and have completed at least one year at their current institution.

Menard was a third-team STATS FCS All-American last year and nominated for the 2016 Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the top defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision.  He finished the regular season third in the MVFC with 13.0 tackles for loss and fourth with 9.5 sacks.

This is the seventh CoSIDA Academic All-America® award for the NDSU football program in the past three seasons under head coach Chris Klieman.

Top-seeded North Dakota State (10-1) hosts a second-round FCS playoff game against San Diego (10-1) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome.

2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team
Division I Football
First Team
QB - Zach Terrell, Western Michigan, 3.66, Finance
WR - Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, 3.62, Economics
WR - Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State, 3.60, Physical Education/Teacher Education
TE - Cameron MacPherson, Syracuse, 4.00, International Relations/TV, Radio, Film
RB - Derrick Craine, Chattanooga, 3.61, Exercise Science
RB - Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 3.43, Communication
OL - Garrett Adcock, New Mexico, 4.00, Law/Biology
OL - Mason Hampton, Boise State, 3.96, Philosophy
OL - Brad Lundblade, Oklahoma State, 3.92, Marketing
OL - Micah Tennant, Lehigh, 3.90, Mechanical Engineering
OL - Tyler Yazujian, Penn State, 3.87, IST - Security & Risk Analysis
K - Jake Elliott, Memphis, 3.86, Marketing Management
DL - Sam Hubbard, Ohio State, 3.62, Finance
DL - Greg Menard, North Dakota State, 3.82, Civil Engineering
DL - Karter Schult, Northern Iowa, 3.87, Movement & Exercise Science
DL - A.J. Wolf, Duke, 3.71, Management Studies
LB - Christopher Beaschler, Dayton, 3.73, Mechanical Engineering
LB - Nick Cuthbert, Kent State, 3.97, Criminal Justice/Sociology
LB - Brooks Ellis, Arkansas, 3.82, Pre-Professional Exercise Science
DB - Zach Guiser, Akron, 3.99, Exercise Science
DB - Nick Mears, South Dakota State, 4.00, Economics
DB - Drue Tranquill, Notre Dame, 3.74, Mechanical Engineering
DB - Marlon Walls, Stephen F. Austin, 4.00, Engineering Physics
P - Joseph Davidson, Bowling Green, 3.94, Finance

Second Team
QB - Patrick Mahomes II, Texas Tech, 3.71, Marketing
WR - Austin Carr, Northwestern, 3.53, Philosophy
WR - Zay Jones, East Carolina, 3.56, Communications
TE - Daniel Montiel, Memphis, 3.53, Liberal Studies
RB - Justin Jackson, Northwestern, 3.31, Economics
RB - Tucker Yinger, Dayton, 3.83, Mechanical Engineering
OL - Steven Baggett, Boise State, 3.82, Construction Management
OL - Nick Jeffreys, The Citadel, 3.80, Civil Engineering
OL - Jacob Judd, Western Illinois, 3.89, Law Enforcement Justice Administration
OL - Justin Lea, Jacksonville State, 3.92, Emergency Management/Geography
OL - Jacob Vazquez, Fresno State, 4.00, Agricultural Business
K - Daniel Carlson, Auburn, 3.66, Finance
DL - Colt Briggs, Morehead State, 3.80, Biomedical Sciences
DL - Hunter Dimick, Utah, 3.33, Communication/Sociology
DL - Seth Hope, Cornell, 3.83, Applied Economics & Management
DL - Kevin Kavalec, Boston College, 3.49, Economics
LB - Joe Crochet, The Citadel, 3.82, Business Administration
LB - Sean Horan, Butler, 3.93, Economics/Mechanical Engineering
LB - Micah Kiser, Virginia, 3.38, Foreign Affairs
DB - Devyn Bryant, San Diego, 3.54, Mechanical Engineering
DB - David Leisring, Dayton, 3.94, Finance
DB - Max Michaels, San Diego, 3.93, Accountancy
DB - James Turner, Akron, 4.00, Sport Science
P - Sean Wale, Boise State, 3.84, Health Science

CoSIDA Academic All-American® of the Year: Christian McCaffrey, Stanford