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Udgam Goyal of MIT Headlines 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Football Teams
Udgam Goyal
MIT
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AUSTIN, Texas – Senior quarterback Udgam Goyal of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology headlines the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division III football teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
For the second consecutive seaon, Goyal has been selected as the recipient of the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year award for Division III football.
A computer science and engineering double-major with a 3.92 GPA, Goyal started all 11 games for the Engineers and completed 145 passes for 1,710 yards and 18 touchdowns, and added 303 yards on the ground this fall. He was named the 2018 New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Offensive Athlete of the Year and led MIT to the NCAA Division III playoffs after capturing the NEWMAC championship. A three-year starter and native of Frisco, Texas, Goyal led the NEWMAC in passing touchdowns and pass-efficiency rating (126.7) this fall.
The Academic All-America® Division III Football teams have 10 other repeat performers - defensive lineman Anthony Davidson (Johns Hopkins University); punter Turner Geisthardt (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh); offensive lineman Christian Godina (University of Redlands); offensive lineman Christopher Lemke (Augsburg University); defensive lineman Michael Lohmeier (Carnegie Mellon University); offensive lineman Hank Michalski (Washington University in St. Louis); wide receiver Samuel Staehling (St. Norbert College); linebacker Eric Stevenson (Wheaton College, Ill.); running back Garrett Wight (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology); and defensive back Nicholas Zambelli (Moravian College) - from last year’s Academic All-America® teams.
Thirty-four of the 51 members of the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division III Football teams have at least a 3.90 GPA, with 12 student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA. The 25 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.93.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2018-19 Division III Academic All-America® teams program.
2018 Academic All-America® Football Team – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| QB |
Udgam Goyal (1) |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Computer Science & Engineering |
| RB |
Rory Hubbard |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics |
| RB |
Garrett Wight (2) |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| WR |
Will Gillach |
Saint John's University (Minn.) |
Sr. |
3.78 |
Biochemistry |
| WR |
Samuel Staehling (1) |
St. Norbert College |
Jr. |
4 |
Biology / Pre-Med |
| TE |
Karl Kumm |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
3.68 |
Finance |
| OL |
John Cox |
Springfield College |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Physical Therapy |
| OL |
Christian Godina (1) |
University of Redlands |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Biology / Pre-Med |
| OL |
Christopher Lemke (1) |
Augsburg University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Chemistry |
| OL |
Kyle Rademaker |
St. Norbert College |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Mathematics & Economics |
| OL |
Ryan Sympson |
Baldwin Wallace University |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Biology / Pre-Med |
| K |
Jon Alberts |
Central College |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Business Management / Philosophy |
| ST |
Andrew Papirio |
Springfield College |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Applied Exercise Science |
| DL |
Ben Cross |
Denison University |
Jr. |
3.9 |
Philosophy, Politics & Economics |
| DL |
Anthony Davidson (2) |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Neuroscience |
| DL |
Michael Lohmeier (2) |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Jr. |
4 |
Business |
| DL |
Mason McFarland |
Trine University |
Sr. |
4 |
Finance |
| LB |
Matt Crawford |
Thiel College |
Jr. |
4 |
Secondary Education & History |
| LB |
Danny Robinson |
University of Mount Union |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| LB |
Eric Stevenson (2) |
Wheaton College (Illinois) |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Economics |
| DB |
Brian Armstrong |
Widener University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Finance |
| DB |
AJ Iversen |
MIT |
Jr. |
4 |
Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences |
| DB |
Corey Kennedy |
Wheaton College (Illinois) |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Business / Economics |
| DB |
Nicholas Zambelli (1) |
Moravian College |
Sr. |
4 |
Computer Science & Economics |
| P |
Turner Geisthardt (1) |
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Kinesiology |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| QB |
David Tammaro |
Johns Hopkins University |
Jr. |
3.33 |
Applied Mathematics / Statistics & Economics |
| RB |
Matthew Ellis |
Olivet College |
So. |
3.84 |
Exercise Science |
| RB |
Brian Mann |
Ferrum College |
Jr. |
3.56 |
Business Administration / Financial Management |
| WR |
Kolin Schulte |
Wartburg College |
Jr. |
3.89 |
Biochemistry |
| WR |
David Weimar |
Denison University |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Biochemistry |
| TE |
Elijah Klepper |
Trine University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Exercise Science |
| OL |
Ryan Ehrets |
Union College |
So. |
3.91 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| OL |
Dee Gose |
Case Western Reserve University |
So. |
4 |
Finance |
| OL |
Nick McGee |
Berry College |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Economics |
| OL |
Hank Michalski (2) |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Finance / Economics & Strategy |
| OL |
Steven Sellers |
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor |
So. |
4 |
Management |
| OL |
Andrew Thomas |
Widener University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Engineering |
| K |
Ben Logsdon |
Centre College |
Sr. |
3.64 |
Economics & Finance |
| ST |
Trent Rigby |
Birmingham-Southern College |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Accounting |
| DL |
Donald Hefelfinger |
Wittenberg University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Biology |
| DL |
Manny Longoria |
Texas Lutheran University |
Jr. |
3.8 |
Education |
| DL |
Nate Orrison |
DePauw University |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Economics |
| DL |
Jackson Ross |
University of Chicago |
So. |
3.84 |
Economics |
| LB |
Matthew Brown |
Millikin University |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Business Management |
| LB |
Jake Coon |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.76 |
Finance & Accounting |
| LB |
Tony Silvanic |
St. John Fisher College |
Jr. |
4 |
Finance |
| DB |
Jacob Burkhead |
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth |
So. |
4 |
Political Science |
| DB |
Kyle Kelly |
Baldwin Wallace University |
Jr. |
4 |
Physical Therapy |
| DB |
Parker Mellott |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Jr. |
4 |
Business Administration |
| DB |
John Wilson |
Centre College |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Behavioral Neuroscience |
| P |
Nathan Hawkins |
Simpson College |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Computer Science / Computer Information Systems |
Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year: Udgam Goyal, MIT
(1) Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division III 1st team selection in 2017
(2) Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division III 2nd team selection in 2017
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | Google Cloud Academic All-America® Co-Vice-Chair for Publicity
Jeff.Schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Ryan Klinkner, Saint John’s University (Minn.) | Google Cloud Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
rklinkner@csbsju.edu | (320) 363-3127