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
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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
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