| November 14, 2002
MOUNT VERNON, IOWA . . . Eleven
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) student-athletes,
nine football players and two volleyball players were named to the
2002 Verizon Academic All-District VII College Division Teams as
selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America
(CoSIDA) in their respective sports on Thursday.
IIAC Student-Athletes on the Verizon Academic
All-District VII Football Team
Team |
Player |
School |
Yr. |
Pos |
Hometown/High School |
Major |
1st |
David Laudner |
Buena Vista |
Sr. |
OL |
Rockwell, Iowa/Rockwell-Swaledale HS |
Political Science |
1st |
Michael Irvin |
Buena Vista |
So. |
LB |
Bedford, Iowa/Bedford Community HS |
Mathematics |
1st |
Garrett Rettig |
Wartburg |
Sr. |
DB |
Tripoli, Iowa/Tripoli HS |
Biology |
1st |
Eric Sudol |
Cornell |
Sr. |
DB |
Nashua, Iowa/Nashua-Plainfield HS |
Economics & Business |
2nd |
Jesse Von Behren |
Simpson |
Sr. |
WR |
Olin, Iowa/Olin HS |
Physical Education |
2nd |
Todd Samuels |
Simpson |
Sr. |
LB |
Morning Sun, Iowa/Winfield-Mt. Union HS |
Accounting |
3rd |
Ben Jass |
Upper Iowa |
Sr. |
QB |
Alden, Iowa/Alden HS |
Industrial Technology |
3rd |
Tom Kropf |
Loras |
Jr. |
OL |
Omaha, Neb./Skutt Catholic HS |
Sports Science |
3rd |
Ryan Winters |
Wartburg |
Sr. |
LB |
Iowa Falls, Iowa/Iowa Falls HS |
Biology |
IIAC Student-Athletes on the Verizon Academic
All-District VII Volleyball Team
Team |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
Major |
1st |
Jessica Mennen |
Wartburg |
Sr. |
Parkersburg, Iowa/Aplington-Parkersburg HS |
Biology |
2nd |
Billie Hunt |
Upper Iowa |
Sr. |
Earlville, Iowa/Maquoketa Valley HS |
Elementary Education |
Seventy-one student-athletes were named to the
Verizon Academic All-District VII Football Team, 25 on the First
Team and 23 on both the Second and Third Teams. Eighteen student-athletes
were named to the Verizon Academic All-District VII Volleyball Team,
six players on three teams.
The six members of the Verizon Academic All-District
VII Volleyball First Team and the 25 members of the Verizon Academic
All-District VII Football First Team will be placed on the national
ballot. The Verizon Academic All-America® Football Team will
be announced on Monday, December 2. The Verizon Academic All-America®
Volleyball Team will be announced on Thursday, December 5.
To be eligible for selection to the Verizon Academic
All-District Team and the Verizon Academic All-America® Team,
a student-athlete must have reached sophomore academic and athletic
standing, be a starter or key reserve and possess at least a 3.20
cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).
District VII College Division includes NCAA Division
II, NCAA Division III and NAIA schools in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming,
Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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