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GRONOWSKI NAMED CAMPBELL TROPHY FINALIST
10/23/2024 10:00:00 AM | Football
SDSU quarterback Mark Gronowski was named Wednesday as one of 16 finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which is awarded annually to the top scholar-athlete in college football.
Each of the finalists will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2024 National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. The winner of the Campbell Trophy, who will receive a $25,000 postgraduate scholarship, will be announced Dec. 10 at the 66th NFF Annual Awards Dinner in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A native of Naperville, Illinois, Gronowski has been a four-year starter and three-time team captain for the Jackrabbits, leading the program to a combined 42-5 record and back-to-back FCS national championships. He was honored as the recipient of the 2023 Walter Payton Award, as well as the FCS Athletics Directors Association's Offensive Player of the Year last season after leading the subdivision in passing efficiency with a 179.6 rating. Gronowski's career totals include 8,811 passing yards and 81 touchdowns, while accounting for another 1,599 rushing yards and 30 scores.
In the classroom, Gronowski compiled a 3.76 grade-point average while graduating this past spring with a degree in mechanical engineering. The 2023 FCS ADA Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a second-team selection to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Team, he is currently pursuing a master's degree in engineering management.
Gronowski is the fifth Jackrabbit football player to earn the distinction of being a Campbell Trophy finalist, joining Ryan Berry (2008), Zach Zenner (2014), Jake Wieneke (2017) and Taryn Christion (2018). Â
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Each of the finalists will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2024 National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. The winner of the Campbell Trophy, who will receive a $25,000 postgraduate scholarship, will be announced Dec. 10 at the 66th NFF Annual Awards Dinner in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A native of Naperville, Illinois, Gronowski has been a four-year starter and three-time team captain for the Jackrabbits, leading the program to a combined 42-5 record and back-to-back FCS national championships. He was honored as the recipient of the 2023 Walter Payton Award, as well as the FCS Athletics Directors Association's Offensive Player of the Year last season after leading the subdivision in passing efficiency with a 179.6 rating. Gronowski's career totals include 8,811 passing yards and 81 touchdowns, while accounting for another 1,599 rushing yards and 30 scores.
In the classroom, Gronowski compiled a 3.76 grade-point average while graduating this past spring with a degree in mechanical engineering. The 2023 FCS ADA Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a second-team selection to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Team, he is currently pursuing a master's degree in engineering management.
Gronowski is the fifth Jackrabbit football player to earn the distinction of being a Campbell Trophy finalist, joining Ryan Berry (2008), Zach Zenner (2014), Jake Wieneke (2017) and Taryn Christion (2018). Â
-GoJacks.com-
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