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Iowa State Tight End Charlie Kolar Headlines 2021 Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Football Team
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Charlie Kolar
AUSTIN, Texas – Charlie Kolar, a graduate student tight end from Iowa State University, headlines the 2021-22 Academic All-America® Division I football teams selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), it was announced Wednesday.
Kolar has been named the 2021-22 Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division I football.
A native of Norman, Okla., Kolar graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in December 2020, with a 3.99 GPA and currently has a perfect 4.00 GPA as he pursues a master’s degree in finance.
Now a three-time Academic All-America® First Team honoree and the winner of the prestigious 2021 William V. Campbell Trophy, Kolar ranks second at Iowa State and fifth in the Big 12 with 723 receiving yards and is tied for the team lead and tied for sixth in the conference with five receiving touchdowns. He set new program, single-season tight end records for receptions (58) and receiving yards (723) while helping the Cyclones to a 7-5 record during the 2021 regular season.
Iowa State is scheduled to wrap up its season against Clemson in the 2021 Cheez-It Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 29, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
The 2021-22 Academic All-America® Division I Football Team features 14 members with a 4.00 GPA and 22 members with at least a 3.90 GPA as either undergraduate or graduate student-athletes. The 25-member first team have an average GPA of 3.72.
The 2021-22 Academic All-America® Division I Football Teams have 25 repeat honorees from the 2020, 2019 and 2018 teams including Kolar,
Jake Chisholm (Dayton),
Austin Williams (Mississippi State),
Blaise Andries (Minnesota),
Jake Dixon (Duquesne),
Wes Genant (South Dakota State),
Mike Van Hoeven (Eastern Michigan),
Anders Carlson (Auburn),
Thomas Booker (Stanford),
Matt Henningsen (Wisconsin),
Jack Gibbens (Minnesota),
Silas Kelly (Coastal Carolina),
Patrick Fields (Oklahoma),
Kekaula Kaniho (Boise State),
K.J. Smith (North Alabama),
Noah Williams (Stanford),
Brock Purdy (Iowa State),
Ezra Gray, (Alabama State),
Britain Covey (Utah),
Austin Stidham (Troy),
Juwuan Jones (Western Kentucky),
Ryan Greenhagen (Fordham),
Riley Whimpey (Boise State),
Spencer DeMedal (Duquesne) and
Robby Hauck (Montana). Kolar, Chisholm, Andries, Genant, Kaniho, Smith, Gray and DeMedal are three-time Academic All-America® selections.
In addition, the 2021-22 Academic All-America® football teams have seven members who are competing in the College Football Playoff:
Desmond Ridder (Cincinnati),
Alec Pierce (Cincinnati),
Aidan Hutchinson (Michigan),
Lorenz Metz (Cincinnati),
Andrew Vastardis (Michigan),
David Ojabo (Michigan) and
Bryan Cook (Cincinnati). There are four members competing in the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals this weekend:
Wes Genant (South Dakota State),
Reece Winkelman (South Dakota State),
Troy Andersen (Montana State) and
Lane Tucker (North Dakota State).
2021 Academic All-America® Football Teams – NCAA Division I
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| QB |
Desmond Ridder |
University of Cincinnati |
Sr. |
3.34 |
Sport Administration |
| RB |
Tyler Badie |
University of Missouri |
Gr. |
3.83 |
Sport Management |
| RB |
Jake Chisholm (1) (*) |
University of Dayton |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Pre-Medicine |
| WR |
Alec Pierce |
University of Cincinnati |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| WR |
Austin Williams (1) |
Mississippi State University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Finance (UG) / Business Admin. (G) / Unclassified (G) |
| TE |
Charlie Kolar (1) (&) |
Iowa State University |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| OL |
Blaise Andries (1) (*) |
University of Minnesota |
Gr. |
3.84 |
Actuary Science / Applied Business Analytics |
| OL |
Nick Brahms |
Auburn University |
Gr. |
3.82/4.00 |
Professional Flight Mgmt. (UG) / Business Admin. (G) |
| OL |
Jake Dixon (2) |
Duquesne University |
Gr. |
3.96/4.00 |
Accounting |
| OL |
Wes Genant (1) ($) |
South Dakota State University |
Gr. |
3.90 |
Human Biology |
| OL |
Mike Van Hoeven (2) |
Eastern Michigan University |
Gr. |
3.96 |
Communication |
| K |
Anders Carlson (1) |
Auburn University |
Gr. |
3.92/4.00 |
Professional Flight Mgmt. (UG) / Business Admin. (G) |
| DL |
Thomas Booker (1) |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Economics / Communication |
| DL |
Matt Henningsen (1) |
University of Wisconsin |
Gr. |
4.00/3.68 |
Electrical Engineering (UG) / Electrical & Computer Eng. (G) |
| DL |
Aidan Hutchinson |
University of Michigan |
Sr. |
3.54 |
Applied Exercise Science |
| DL |
Reece Winkelman |
South Dakota State University |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Business Economics |
| LB |
Troy Andersen |
Montana State University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Agricultural Business |
| LB |
Jack Gibbens (&) |
University of Minnesota |
Gr. |
4.00/3.86 |
Accountancy |
| LB |
Silas Kelly (1) |
Coastal Carolina University |
Gr. |
3.85/3.64 |
Exercise & Sport Sci. / Business Mgmt. (UG) / MBA (G) |
| DB |
Patrick Fields (2) |
University of Oklahoma |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Accounting (UG) / Master of Accountancy |
| DB |
Kekaula Kaniho (1) (*) |
Boise State University |
Gr. |
3.96 |
Health Science |
| DB |
K.J. Smith (1) (&) |
University of North Alabama |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Interdisciplinary Stud./Health (UG) / Health & Human Perf. (G) |
| DB |
Noah Williams (2) |
Stanford University |
Gr. |
3.89 |
Product Design (UG) / Mgmt. Science & Eng. (G) |
| P |
Paxton Brooks |
University of Tennessee |
Gr. |
3.92 |
Kinesiology / Biomechanics |
| ST |
Jackson Hubbard |
Duke University |
Gr. |
3.73 |
Computer Sci. (UG) / Electrical & Computer Eng. (G) |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| QB |
Brock Purdy (2) |
Iowa State University |
Sr. |
3.65 |
Communication Studies |
| RB |
Ezra Gray (1) (&) |
Alabama State |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Applied Technologies |
| RB |
Isaac Ruoss |
U.S. Naval Academy |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Quantitative Economics |
| WR |
Britain Covey (1) |
University of Utah |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Business |
| WR |
Khalil Shakir |
Boise State University |
Sr. |
3.37 |
Communication |
| TE |
Greg Dulcich |
UCLA |
Sr. |
3.52 |
Political Science |
| OL |
Luke Fortner |
University of Kentucky |
Gr. |
3.50/3.86 |
Mechanical Engineering (UG) / Mechanical Eng. (G) |
| OL |
Lorenz Metz |
University of Cincinnati |
Jr. |
3.89 |
Industrial Management |
| OL |
Spencer Rolland |
Harvard University |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| OL |
Austin Stidham (2) |
Troy University |
Gr. |
3.92/4.00 |
Biology / Biomedical Sciences (UG) / Biology-Edu. K-12 (G) |
| OL |
Andrew Vastardis |
University of Michigan |
Gr. |
3.55/3.85 |
Movement Science (UG) / Physiology (G) |
| K |
Hunter Duplessis |
The University of Texas at San Antonio |
Gr. |
3.80/4.00 |
Info. Systems & Cyber Security (UG) / Technology Mgmt. (G) |
| DL |
Matthew Butler |
University of Tennessee |
Gr. |
3.63/3.70 |
Political Science |
| DL |
Eliel Ehimare |
UNLV |
Gr. |
3.89 |
Accounting (UG) / Cybersecurity (G) |
| DL |
Nick Figueroa |
University of Southern California |
Gr. |
3.76 |
Real Estate Finance (UG) / Finance (G) |
| DL |
Juwuan Jones (2) |
Western Kentucky University |
Gr. |
3.75/4.00 |
Sport Management (UG) / Teaching (Special Ed) (G) |
| DL |
David Ojabo |
University of Michigan |
Jr. |
3.40 |
English |
| DL |
Josh Paschal |
University of Kentucky |
Sr. |
3.56 |
Family Science / Communication |
| DL |
Lane Tucker |
North Dakota State University |
Gr. |
3.77/3.86 |
MBA |
| LB |
Jack Cochrane |
University of South Dakota |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Criminal Justice / Business |
| LB |
Ryan Greenhagen (2) |
Fordham University |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Business Administration |
| LB |
Riley Whimpey (1) |
Boise State University |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Business |
| DB |
Bryan Cook |
University of Cincinnati |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Digital Media Collaborative |
| DB |
Spencer DeMedal (1) (&) |
Duquesne University |
Gr. |
3.97 |
Biology |
| DB |
Robby Hauck (1) |
University of Montana |
Gr. |
3.95/3.95 |
Management Information Systems (UG) / MBA (G) |
| DB |
Ahmad Wilson |
Georgetown University |
Gr. |
3.89 |
Finance / MS Business Analytics |
| P |
Colin Goodfellow |
University of Kentucky |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Nursing (UG) / Kinesiology & Health Promotion (G) |
| ST |
Dalton Godfrey |
University of South Dakota |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business Admin. |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Charlie Kolar, Iowa State University
(1) – Academic All-America Division I first team selection in 2020
(2) – Academic All-America Division I first team selection in 2020
(&) – Academic All-America Division I first team selection in 2019
(*) – Academic All-America Division I second team selection in 2019
($) – Academic All-America Division I first team selection in 2018
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | CoSIDA Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
Schwartzy2@yahoo.com | (701) 793-0538
Ryan Anderson, University of Central Missouri | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
rkanderson@ucmo.edu | (660) 543-8091