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Matt Anderson of UW-Whitewater Leads Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Football Team
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Matt Anderson
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior linebacker
Matt Anderson of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater headlines the 2019 Academic All-America® Division III football teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Division III Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2019-20 Division III Academic All-America® teams.
A biology major with an emphasis in pre-biomedical professions and a 4.0 GPA, Anderson has started all 12 games and is currently second on the team in tackles (77), including seven for a loss and 2.5 sacks. He also has two forced fumbles and an interception for the Warhawks, who advanced to the NCAA semifinals for the second consecutive season in 2019.
A native of Rockford, Illinois, Anderson is a three-time member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Scholastic Honor Roll, a member of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Dean's List and a recipient of the Chancellor's Scholarship.
The Academic All-America® Division III Football teams have 18 repeat performers, including three three-time honorees: defensive lineman
Michael Lohmeier (Carnegie Mellon University), wide receiver
Samuel Staehling (St. Norbert College) and running back
Garrett Wight (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology).
Fourteen others were repeat performers – kicker
Jon Alberts (Central College), defensive back
Jacob Burkhead (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth), offensive lineman
John Cox (Springfield College), linebacker
Matt Crawford (Thiel College), defensive lineman
Ben Cross (Denison University), offensive lineman
Dee Gose (Case Western Reserve University), defensive back
Kyle Kelly (Baldwin Wallace University), defensive back
Corey Kennedy (Wheaton College), defensive lineman
Manny Longoria (Texas Lutheran University), defensive back
Parker Mellott (Carnegie Mellon University), wide receiver
Kolin Schulte (Wartburg College), offensive lineman
Steven Sellers (University of Mary Hardin-Baylor), linebacker
Tony Silvanic (St. John Fisher College) and offensive lineman
Ryan Sympson (Baldwin Wallace University) - from last year’s CoSIDA Academic All-America® teams. Another student-athlete, offensive lineman
Frazier Daniel (University of Mount Union), earned the distinction in 2017.
Thirty-five of the 51 members of the 2019 Academic All-America® Division III Football teams have at least a 3.90 GPA, including 22 on the first team, with 16 student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA. The 25 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.96.
2019 Academic All-America® Football Teams – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| QB |
Gavin Zimbelman |
Aurora University |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Business Administration / Sport Management |
| RB |
Josh Harris |
Pacific University |
Jr. |
3.8 |
Physics |
| RB |
Garrett Wight (4) |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| WR |
Kolin Schulte (2) |
Wartburg College |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Biochemistry |
| WR |
Samuel Staehling (3) |
St. Norbert College |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Biology |
| TE |
Blake Roy |
University of Redlands |
Sr. |
3.7 |
Business Administration |
| OL |
John Cox (1) |
Springfield College |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Physical Therapy |
| OL |
Dee Gose (2) |
Case Western Reserve University |
Jr. |
4 |
Accounting & Finance |
| OL |
Tyler Howerton |
Hampden-Sydney College |
Jr. |
4 |
Physics |
| OL |
Matthew Saager |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Accounting |
| OL |
Steven Sellers (2) |
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Jr. |
4 |
Management |
| K |
Jon Alberts (1) |
Central College |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Business Management / Philosophy |
| ST |
Will Hurley |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| DL |
Skyler Cloward |
Southern Virginia University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Family & Child Development |
| DL |
Ben Cross (1) |
Denison University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) |
| DL |
Michael Lohmeier (4) |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
4 |
Business |
| DL |
Conor Manning |
Washington & Jefferson College |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Accounting |
| LB |
Matt Anderson |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| LB |
Travis Johnston |
Case Western Reserve University |
Jr. |
4 |
Business Management |
| LB |
Ben Wong |
North Central College |
Jr. |
4 |
Neuroscience |
| DB |
Jacob Burkhead (2) |
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth |
Jr. |
4 |
Political Science |
| DB |
Jacob Frey |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Accounting & Finance |
| DB |
Corey Kennedy (1) |
Wheaton College (Illinois) |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Business / Economics |
| DB |
Parker Mellott (2) |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
4 |
Business Administration |
| P |
Andrew Griese |
MIT |
Sr. |
4 |
Mechanical Engineering |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| QB |
Wyatt Smith |
Linfield College |
Jr. |
3.64 |
Finance |
| RB |
John Fisher |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Finance & Accounting |
| RB |
Alex Minton |
Denison University |
Sr. |
3.35 |
Biology |
| WR |
Cody Gustafson |
Grove City College |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Mathematics |
| WR |
Brice Panning |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
Sr. |
3.7 |
Exercise Physiology |
| TE |
Salvatore Pagano |
Moravian College |
Sr. |
4 |
Health Sciences |
| OL |
Frazier Daniel (5) |
University of Mount Union |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Accounting |
| OL |
Ethan Hale |
Ohio Northern University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Criminal Justice |
| OL |
Elijah Rice |
St. Thomas (Minn.) |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Accounting / Financial Management |
| OL |
Andrew Schimanski |
Western Connecticut State University |
Jr. |
4 |
Political Science |
| OL |
Ryan Sympson (1) |
Baldwin Wallace University |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Biology / Pre-Med |
| K |
Rhett Andersen |
Hampden-Sydney College |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Economics |
| ST |
Andrew Rakers |
University of Wisconsin-Platteville |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Environmental Engineering |
| DL |
Lou Duh |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| DL |
Ben James |
Christopher Newport University |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Psychology |
| DL |
Andrew Lease |
Case Western Reserve University |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Accounting & Finance |
| DL |
James Lewis |
Endicott College |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Nursing |
| DL |
Manny Longoria (2) |
Texas Lutheran University |
Sr. |
3.7 |
Education |
| LB |
Matt Crawford (1) |
Thiel College |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Secondary Education / History |
| LB |
Eric Kraus |
The College of Wooster |
Jr. |
4 |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| LB |
Tony Silvanic (2) |
St. John Fisher College |
Sr. |
4 |
Finance |
| DB |
Will Hasken |
Wartburg College |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Biochemistry |
| DB |
Kyle Kelly (2) |
Baldwin Wallace University |
Sr. |
4 |
Physical Therapy / Athletic Training |
| DB |
Sean Kent |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science |
| DB |
Brody Pearman |
Puget Sound |
Sr. |
4 |
Math / Computer Science |
| P |
Zach Warcola |
The College of New Jersey |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Computer Engineering |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Matt Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III 1st team selection in 2018
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III 2nd team selection in 2018
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III 1st team selection in 2018 & 1st team selection in 2017
(4) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III 1st team selection in 2018 & 2nd team selection in 2017
(5) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III 2nd team selection in 2017
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | CoSIDA Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Ryan Klinkner, Saint John’s University (Minn.) | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
rklinkner@csbsju.edu | (320) 363-3127