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2017-18 Academic All-America® Teams and Honorees
Gunnar Orcutt of Peru State Headlines CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division Football Team
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Gunnar Orcutt
AUSTIN, Texas – Gunnar Orcutt of Peru State College leads the 2017 Academic All-America® College Division football team as awarded by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Orcutt was named the CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year for College Division football. Orcutt became a two-time Academic All-America® selection with a 4.00 cumulative GPA studying biochemical science.
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division football team spotlights student-athletes from NAIA, Canadian and two-year institutions.
Orcutt’s CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year award adds to a variety of honors he has accumulated during his Peru State career. He made the American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team® and the semifinalist list for the AFCA’s William V. Campbell Trophy, awarded by the National Football Foundation that is given to the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance. Orcutt has been recognized for his academic achievement with two Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards, the Board of Trustee Scholarship and six Dean’s List citations.
Orcutt has a track record of being active on campus and in the community. He has been a member of student senate, is the student-athlete advisory committee vice president and was one of the football team captains. Voted homecoming king, Orcutt has accrued more than 120 hours of community service with Kids Against Hunger and campus recycling. From Elkhorn, Nebraska, he plans to attend medical school with an eye towards practicing medicine in his home state.
On the field, Orcutt posted 51 tackles, including 20 solo stops and three tackles for loss as a senior and 161 tackles, one sack, 10 tackles for loss, three pass breakups and one interception in his Bobcat career as a defensive back-linebacker.
Also taking CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team honors for the second time in their careers are offensive lineman
Zac Lawson from Lindsey Wilson College and defensive back
Josh Woodard of University of St. Francis (Illinois).
The 27-man Academic All-America® College Division Football First Team averaged a 3.87 GPA.
2017 Academic All-America® Football Team – College Division
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| QB |
Dylan Beasley |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Gr. |
3.96 |
Teacher as Leader |
| RB |
Keithen Drury |
Dordt College |
Jr. |
3.9 |
Engineering |
| RB |
Mike Ivlow |
Saint Xavier University |
Sr. |
3.7 |
Education |
| WR |
Jacob Cron |
Friends University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Finance / Accounting |
| WR |
Grant Hohlbein |
Taylor University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Political Science / Philosophy / Economics |
| TE |
Cruise Coulter |
Campbellsville University |
Jr. |
3.52 |
Health & Physical Education |
| TE |
Dylan Wheeler |
Ottawa University |
Jr. |
4 |
Engineering |
| OL |
Connor Holcomb |
University of Saint Francis (Ind.) |
Sr. |
4 |
Pre-Med |
| OL |
Zac Lawson (1) |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Business Administration |
| OL |
Hallick Lehmann |
Concordia University |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Psychology / Behavioral Science |
| OL |
Todd Pays |
Carroll College |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Civil Engineering |
| OL |
Chandler Peeples |
Cumberland University |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Management |
| K |
Alex Stogdill |
Hastings College |
Jr. |
4 |
Biology |
| ST |
Connor Steinmetz |
Robert Morris University Illinois |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Exercise & Sports Studies |
| DL |
Josh Bates |
Cumberland University |
Gr. |
3.51/3.51 |
Business Administration |
| DL |
Jarod Fiegener |
Doane University |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Accounting / Business Administration |
| DL |
Anthony Kowalczyk |
Saint Xavier University |
Sr. |
3.5 |
Business |
| DL |
Andreas Moeller |
Evangel University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Biblical Studies Psychology |
| LB |
Piercen Harnish |
University of Saint Francis (Ind.) |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Business Administration |
| LB |
Jay Koski |
Concordia University Ann Arbor |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Finance |
| LB |
Josiah Kotte |
Dordt College |
Sr. |
4 |
Engineering |
| DB |
Philip Hassell |
Robert Morris University Illinois |
Sr. |
4 |
Business Management |
| DB |
Gunnar Orcutt (1) |
Peru State College |
Sr. |
4 |
Biochemical Science |
| DB |
Collin Thomas |
Southeastern University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
International Business/MBA-Executive Leadership |
| DB |
Josh Woodard (1) |
University of St. Francis (Ill.) |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Management |
| P |
Derek Brush |
Arizona Christian University |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Business Administration |
| P |
Caleb Winter |
Southeastern University |
Sr. |
3.7 |
Youth & Family Ministry |
CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year: Gunnar Orcutt, Peru State
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2016
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Rich Tortorelli, Oklahoma City University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
rtortorelli@okcu.edu | (405) 208-5304