BOULDER, COLO. – The Colorado Mesa University football team had 16 players honored for academics from the National Football Foundation.

11 players earned first-team honors after earning a GPA of 3.3 or higher. Five players earned honorable mention honors after posting a 3.0 to 3.29 GPA.

Colorado Mesa posted a 9-2 overall record and an 8-1 mark in RMAC play in 2015.

First-Team
Austin Beswick So. OL 3.38 Sport Management
Cody Daniels Jr. DB 3.85 Business Management/Marketing
Colby Dixon Jr. S 3.52 Environmental Science
Brandon Hinde Fr.-RS TE 3.30 Business
Austin Pitchford So. P 3.58 Exercise Science
Alexander Powell Fr. WR 3.38 Criminal Justice
Dustin Rivas So. DB 3.40 Business
Thomas Saager So. LB 3.36 Business
Eric Sander-Cederlof Sr. OL 3.49 Construction Management
Aaron Simons So. OL 3.46 Fitness and Health Promotion
Derek Vander Velde Sr. TE 3.50 Sport Management
 
Honorable Mention
Colter Bentley So. OL 3.00 Biology/Secondary Education
Blake Nelson So. DL 3.12 Fitness and Health Promotion
Zeth Ramsay Sr. OL 3.15 Construction Management
Hunter Smith Fr.-RS LB 3.05 Exercise Science
Steven Sumey So. DB 3.07 Sport Management