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TETZLAFF RECEIVES FCS ADA SCHOLARSHIP
8/18/2021 1:21:00 PM | Football
CLEVELAND — Former South Dakota State linebacker Preston Tetzlaff was honored Wednesday as one of two Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athletes of the Year. With this honor, Tetzlaff also will receive a $5,000 postgraduate scholarship.
A Brookings native, Tetzlaff graduated with a Bachelor of Science in business economics with a 3.92 GPA. He was named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) All-Academic Second Team and Hampshire Honor Society, in addition to receiving the MVFC Academic Excellence Award. While playing in their playoff run, he was awarded the NCAA Elite 90 Award, which goes to the top student-athlete playing in the national championship game. Tetzlaff finished his senior season with 64 tackles and one fumble recovery. He is continuing his education by entering law school at the University of Nebraska.
"Being named part of the FCS ADA Postgraduate Scholarship finalist group was an honor that I was very proud of. It was even more exciting to receive the phone call letting me know I had been awarded one of the FCS ADA Postgraduate Scholarships. This is a testament to the emphasis that my parents put on education as well as to the importance the SDSU football program puts on succeeding academically," said Tetzlaff. "At SDSU, I was blessed to be a part of a program that demands their student-athlete's best effort both on the field and within the classroom. As I go forward, I am excited to use this award to help obtain my law degree at The University of Nebraska's College of Law. After, I intend to use that degree to give back to the very communities who have supported me throughout my athletic and academic career."
Also receiving the award was Bucknell linebacker Rick Mottram. The recipients were selected by a special review committee out of a field of nine finalists from the 54-member FCA ADA Academic All-Star Team.
"Selecting only two recipients of the FCS ADA postgraduate scholarships was a difficult but inspiring task," stated FCS ADA President Nicki Moore, Vice President and Director of Athletics at Colgate University." All the candidates are outstanding and they are such impressive student-athletes with plans to make a positive impact through their continued postgraduate education. I heartily congratulate Preston and Rick and their respective football programs on their accomplishments, and on behalf of the FCS ADA, I wish them the very best in their postgraduate endeavors."
Tetzlaff is the fifth Jackrabbit to receive the honor, joining Cory Koenig (2007), Ryan Berry (2008), Zach Zenner (2014) and Taryn Christion (2018).
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A Brookings native, Tetzlaff graduated with a Bachelor of Science in business economics with a 3.92 GPA. He was named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) All-Academic Second Team and Hampshire Honor Society, in addition to receiving the MVFC Academic Excellence Award. While playing in their playoff run, he was awarded the NCAA Elite 90 Award, which goes to the top student-athlete playing in the national championship game. Tetzlaff finished his senior season with 64 tackles and one fumble recovery. He is continuing his education by entering law school at the University of Nebraska.
"Being named part of the FCS ADA Postgraduate Scholarship finalist group was an honor that I was very proud of. It was even more exciting to receive the phone call letting me know I had been awarded one of the FCS ADA Postgraduate Scholarships. This is a testament to the emphasis that my parents put on education as well as to the importance the SDSU football program puts on succeeding academically," said Tetzlaff. "At SDSU, I was blessed to be a part of a program that demands their student-athlete's best effort both on the field and within the classroom. As I go forward, I am excited to use this award to help obtain my law degree at The University of Nebraska's College of Law. After, I intend to use that degree to give back to the very communities who have supported me throughout my athletic and academic career."
Also receiving the award was Bucknell linebacker Rick Mottram. The recipients were selected by a special review committee out of a field of nine finalists from the 54-member FCA ADA Academic All-Star Team.
"Selecting only two recipients of the FCS ADA postgraduate scholarships was a difficult but inspiring task," stated FCS ADA President Nicki Moore, Vice President and Director of Athletics at Colgate University." All the candidates are outstanding and they are such impressive student-athletes with plans to make a positive impact through their continued postgraduate education. I heartily congratulate Preston and Rick and their respective football programs on their accomplishments, and on behalf of the FCS ADA, I wish them the very best in their postgraduate endeavors."
Tetzlaff is the fifth Jackrabbit to receive the honor, joining Cory Koenig (2007), Ryan Berry (2008), Zach Zenner (2014) and Taryn Christion (2018).
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