UMC's Borowixz Selected Academic All-District

CROOKSTON, Minn. – University of Minnesota Crookston football player Matt Borowicz (Sr., OL, Stephen, Minn./Health Science) has been selected Capital One Academic All-District® for Super Region 3. Borowicz maintains a 3.9 grade point average (GPA) in Health Science. Borowicz is one of 26 players selected to
Academic All-District for Super Region 3, including five offensive lineman. He is now eligible for Capital One Academic All-America®, which will be announced Dec. 3.

This is the second-consecutive season in which Borowicz has earned the distinguished honor, which is chosen by Sports Information Directors who are members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Borowicz is a starting tackle on the Golden Eagle offensive line. Borowicz was a 2012, a 2013 and will be a 2014 NSIC Fall All-Academic pick and has made the Dean’s List each of the last five semesters. On the field, Borowicz has started eight games this season. He has blocked for an offense that has produced over 1,400 yards passing and over 700 yard rushing this season. Borowicz started his career as a tight end and originally started playing offensive line some as a sophomore before making the full transition to tackle as a junior. Borowicz has been one of UMC’s leading academic performers during his entire career for the
Golden Eagles.

The 2013-14 Capital One Academic All-District® Football, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, have been released to recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Capital One has been the entitlement rights holder to CoSIDA’s Academic All-America teams programs since 2011.

This is the fourth year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moved from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non Division I) and has doubled the number of scholar-athletes honored. The expanded teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the College Division Academic All-America® Team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.

The Capital One 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 2013-14 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams program.

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com