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South Dakota State University Athletics
SDSU leads Great West in academic honors
1/23/2007 10:00:00 AM | Football
For the second year in a row, South Dakota State leads the Great West Football Conference All-Academic Team with 13 selections.
The team, which was announced Tuesday afternoon, features eight Jackrabbits as repeat selections, including three-time honorees Scott Breyfogle and Marty Kranz. Breyfogle, a senior defensive back from Holstein, Iowa, has compiled a 3.684 grade-point average in mathematics, while Kranz, a senior linebacker from Watertown has put together a 3.422 GPA in health, physical education and recreation.
Other repeat selections for SDSU included sophomore tight end Matt Anderson, junior kicker Parker Douglass, junior offensive lineman Mitch Erickson, junior linebacker Andrew Hoogeveen, junior running back Cory Koenig and junior defensive lineman Mitch Pontrelli.
Five first-time selections rounded out the list of honorees for the Jackrabbits: senior offensive lineman Mark Oelkers, sophomore offensive lineman Kevin Robling and redshirt freshmen Steven Bazata, Chris Johnson and Casey Knips.
To qualify for the team, student-athletes must have been enrolled at the current institution for three semesters, achieved a minimum 3.2 grade-point average and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games. Student-athletes were selected based on their most recent GPA.
North Dakota State was second among GWFC teams with 10 selections, followed by Southern Utah with eight. Cal Poly and UC Davis each put four players on the all-academic team. In all, 17 players were repeat selections.
Following is a complete look at South Dakota State's all-academic honorees:
Matt Anderson, So., tight end, 3.310, aviation education, Rapid City;
Steven Bazata, R-Fr., defensive line, 3.256, undeclared, Howells, Neb.;
Scott Breyfogle, Sr., defensive back, 3.684, mathematics, Holstein, Iowa;
Parker Douglass, Jr., kicker, 3.887, biology, Columbus, Neb.;
Mitch Erickson, Jr., offensive line, 3.255, mechanical engineering, Hutchinson, Minn.;
Andrew Hoogeveen, Jr., linebacker, 3.505, health promotion, Sioux Center, Iowa;
Chris Johnson, R-Fr., linebacker, 3.550, undeclared, Council Bluffs, Iowa;
Casey Knips, R-Fr., offensive line, 3.537, construction management, Adrian, Minn.;
Cory Koenig, Jr., running back, 3.743, biology, Underwood, Iowa;
Marty Kranz, Sr., linebacker, 3.422, health, physical education and recreation, Watertown;
Mark Oelkers, Sr., offensive line, 3.235, electronics engineering technology, Austin, Minn.;
Mitch Pontrelli, Jr., defensive line, 3.200, construction management, St. Paul, Minn., and
Kevin Robling, So., offensive line, 3.767, wildlife and fisheries, Jordan, Minn.
Great West Football Conference
The team, which was announced Tuesday afternoon, features eight Jackrabbits as repeat selections, including three-time honorees Scott Breyfogle and Marty Kranz. Breyfogle, a senior defensive back from Holstein, Iowa, has compiled a 3.684 grade-point average in mathematics, while Kranz, a senior linebacker from Watertown has put together a 3.422 GPA in health, physical education and recreation.
Other repeat selections for SDSU included sophomore tight end Matt Anderson, junior kicker Parker Douglass, junior offensive lineman Mitch Erickson, junior linebacker Andrew Hoogeveen, junior running back Cory Koenig and junior defensive lineman Mitch Pontrelli.
Five first-time selections rounded out the list of honorees for the Jackrabbits: senior offensive lineman Mark Oelkers, sophomore offensive lineman Kevin Robling and redshirt freshmen Steven Bazata, Chris Johnson and Casey Knips.
To qualify for the team, student-athletes must have been enrolled at the current institution for three semesters, achieved a minimum 3.2 grade-point average and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games. Student-athletes were selected based on their most recent GPA.
North Dakota State was second among GWFC teams with 10 selections, followed by Southern Utah with eight. Cal Poly and UC Davis each put four players on the all-academic team. In all, 17 players were repeat selections.
Following is a complete look at South Dakota State's all-academic honorees:
Matt Anderson, So., tight end, 3.310, aviation education, Rapid City;
Steven Bazata, R-Fr., defensive line, 3.256, undeclared, Howells, Neb.;
Scott Breyfogle, Sr., defensive back, 3.684, mathematics, Holstein, Iowa;
Parker Douglass, Jr., kicker, 3.887, biology, Columbus, Neb.;
Mitch Erickson, Jr., offensive line, 3.255, mechanical engineering, Hutchinson, Minn.;
Andrew Hoogeveen, Jr., linebacker, 3.505, health promotion, Sioux Center, Iowa;
Chris Johnson, R-Fr., linebacker, 3.550, undeclared, Council Bluffs, Iowa;
Casey Knips, R-Fr., offensive line, 3.537, construction management, Adrian, Minn.;
Cory Koenig, Jr., running back, 3.743, biology, Underwood, Iowa;
Marty Kranz, Sr., linebacker, 3.422, health, physical education and recreation, Watertown;
Mark Oelkers, Sr., offensive line, 3.235, electronics engineering technology, Austin, Minn.;
Mitch Pontrelli, Jr., defensive line, 3.200, construction management, St. Paul, Minn., and
Kevin Robling, So., offensive line, 3.767, wildlife and fisheries, Jordan, Minn.
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