2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District Football Teams (pdf)
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Two members of the SWOSU Football team have been selected to the 2016 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Football teams, which were released on Thursday to recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.
For the second consecutive season, SWOSU senior defensive back
Cameron Nix earned a selection to the team while sophomore offensive lineman
Brandon Roe also garnered the award this season. Both players carry a perfect 4.0 grade point average, with Nix majoring in Biology while Roe is studying Engineering Technology. Both players now advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team ballot, where first, second and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month.
The Academic All-district teams include student-athletes divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. SWOSU is a member of Super Region 3, which includes schools from the Great American Conference, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
This is second straight season that the Bulldogs have placed two players on the CoSIDA Academic All-District team after previously not having a player earn the distinction since 2007. SWOSU has now had 10 players earn Academic All-District honors, with Nix becoming the Bulldogs first two-time selection.
SWOSU Football returns to action this Saturday, facing Arkansas Tech at 2:00 pm from ASAP Energy Field in Weatherford.
NCAA DIVISION II (Super Region 3)
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
QB Kyle Zimmerman NW MISSOURI STATE Sr. Overland Park, Kan. 3.95 Business management
WR Jameson Parsons ST. CLOUD STATE Sr. Eagan, Minn. 3.69 Biomedical sciences
WR Brady Rose SIOUX FALLS Sr. Cumberland, Wis. 3.82 Business administration
TE Conner Doherty NORTHERN STATE Sr. Brookings, S.D. 3.79 Human performance & fitness
RB Gena Adams BEMIDJI STATE Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. 3.87 Business administration
RB Josh Caldwell MISSOURI WESTERN STATE So. Lee's Summit, Mo. 3.42 Criminal justice
OL Bryce Bray HARDING Jr. Rogers, Ark. 3.67 Health & kinesiology
OL Eric Mitchell HARDING Sr. Harrison, Ark. 3.73 Health & kinesiology
OL Max Oeser MISSOURI WESTERN STATE Jr. Springfield, Mo. 3.85 History education
OL Brandon Roe SW OKLAHOMA STATE So. Choctaw, Okla. 4.00 Engineering technology
OL Trevor Wescott SIOUX FALLS Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. 3.78 Business administration
PK Carter McCauley WINONA STATE Jr. Owatonna, Minn. 4.00 Cell & molecular biology
DB Shane Collins NW OKLAHOMA STATE Jr. Elmore City, Okla. 3.85 Mathematics education
DB Marcus Houghton EMPORIA STATE Jr. McPherson, Kan. 3.97 Business administration
DB Cameron Nix SW OKLAHOMA STATE Sr. Carnegie, Okla. 4.00 Biology
DB Deron Washington PITTSBURG STATE Gr. Raymore, Mo. 3.50 Engineering technology
LB Kirby Hora AUGUSTANA (SD) So. Sioux Falls, S.D. 4.00 Biology
LB Sam Johnson CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL (MN) Sr. Appleton, Wis. 3.95 Biology
LB Tyke Kozeal NEBRASKA-KEARNEY Sr. Sargent, Neb. 3.79 Health & physical education
DL Mitchell Elbe BEMIDJI STATE Sr. Sayner, Wis. 3.91 Elementary education
DL Bryson Hamilton AUGUSTANA (SD) Sr. Clear Lake, Iowa 3.54 Business administration
DL Chad Stoterau NORTHERN STATE Sr. Garretson, S.D. 3.97 Business administration
DL Cordell Zalenski HARDING Sr. Durant, Okla. 3.60 Accounting
P Aaron La Deaux MINOT STATE Sr. Port Orchard, Wash. 3.54 History / education
P Perry Schmiedeler WASHBURN So. Topeka, Kan. 4.00 History
