November 30, 2006

CEDAR RAPIDS , IOWA . . . Three Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) football players were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® College Division Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced today.

Central College senior defensive Ben Bollard (Pella, Iowa/Pella) was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® First Team. Wartburg College’s Kyle Duchman (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls), a junior wide receiver, and Nick Noble (Riceville, Iowa/Riceville), a senior defensive back, were Second Team selections.

Bollard is a computer science major with a 3.77 grade point average. Duchman is biology major with a 4.00 GPA. Noble is a political science major with a 3.76 GPA.

To be eligible for selection to the Academic All-America® Team, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore academic and athletic standing, be a starter or key reserve, possess at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and have been named to the Academic All-District First Team.

-30-