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South Dakota State University Athletics
EIGHT JACKRABBITS HONORED FOR ACADEMICS
4/28/2021 10:37:00 AM | Football
Eight members of the South Dakota State University football team, including three first-team honorees, were named Wednesday to the 2020-21 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic Team.
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Leading the Jackrabbit contingent was offensive lineman Wes Genant, who honored on the first team for the third time. A senior from Parkston, Genant has compiled a 3.89 grade-point average while majoring in biochemistry and pre-medicine.
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SDSU's two other first-team selections were starting linebackers Logan Backhaus and Preston Tetzlaff. Backhaus, a senior from Spirit Lake, Iowa, moved up from the second team in 2019 after posting a 3.65 GPA as a human biology major, while Tetzlaff earned a first-team spot with a 3.92 GPA in business economics. A Brookings native, Tetzlaff was an honorable mention selection to the squad as a junior in 2019.
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Second-team honors went to offensive lineman Aron Johnson. A native of Chisago City, Minnesota, Johnson has recorded a 3.86 GPA in pharmacy.
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Four other Jackrabbits received honorable recognition: kicker Cole Frahm, wide receiver Jaxon Janke, offensive lineman Mason McCormick and defensive end Reece Winkelman.
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League sports information directors voted on the team by designating 11 players for first-team honors and 11 for second-team recognition. Nominees must be starters or key reserves and carry at least a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average.They must have participated in at least 50 percent of his team's regular season games.
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Additionally, nominees must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing, and must have completed at least one calendar year at their institution. True freshmen, redshirt freshmen and first-year transfers are not eligible.
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A total of 82 MVFC student-athletes were nominated for the awards this season.
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Leading the Jackrabbit contingent was offensive lineman Wes Genant, who honored on the first team for the third time. A senior from Parkston, Genant has compiled a 3.89 grade-point average while majoring in biochemistry and pre-medicine.
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SDSU's two other first-team selections were starting linebackers Logan Backhaus and Preston Tetzlaff. Backhaus, a senior from Spirit Lake, Iowa, moved up from the second team in 2019 after posting a 3.65 GPA as a human biology major, while Tetzlaff earned a first-team spot with a 3.92 GPA in business economics. A Brookings native, Tetzlaff was an honorable mention selection to the squad as a junior in 2019.
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Second-team honors went to offensive lineman Aron Johnson. A native of Chisago City, Minnesota, Johnson has recorded a 3.86 GPA in pharmacy.
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Four other Jackrabbits received honorable recognition: kicker Cole Frahm, wide receiver Jaxon Janke, offensive lineman Mason McCormick and defensive end Reece Winkelman.
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League sports information directors voted on the team by designating 11 players for first-team honors and 11 for second-team recognition. Nominees must be starters or key reserves and carry at least a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average.They must have participated in at least 50 percent of his team's regular season games.
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Additionally, nominees must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing, and must have completed at least one calendar year at their institution. True freshmen, redshirt freshmen and first-year transfers are not eligible.
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A total of 82 MVFC student-athletes were nominated for the awards this season.
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