Central puts eight on CSC Academic All-District football squad
PELLA—Eight Central College football players were named to the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District squad.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must be a starter or key reserve at the varsity level and achieve a 3.50 or better cumulative grade point average (4.00 scale). Each institution can nominate a limited number of players who are then considered for CSC Academic All-America® honors. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible.
Named to the squad are defensive lineman Tom Adolph (5th-year, Coralville, Iowa City West HS), strong safety Cameron Bannister (senior, State Center, West Marshall HS), wide receiver Jeff Herbers (senior, Urbandale, Des Moines Christian HS), return specialist Gavin Hierseman (sophomore, West Branch), linebacker Brody Klein (junior, Rainier, Wash.), wide receiver Logan Mont (junior, Aurora, Ill., West Aurora HS), free safety Reece Miller (junior, Center Point, Center Point-Urbana HS) and tight end Grant Nelson (sophomore, Pella).
Adolph carries a 3.67 grade point average with an engineering major, Bannister has a 3.77 GPA with a psychology major, Herbers has a 3.97 GPA with an actuarial science major, Hierseman has a 3.95 GPA with a kinesiology major, Klein has a 3.91 GPA with a kinesiology major, Mont has a 3.53 GPA with a finance and accounting major, Miller has a 3.69 GPA with a kinesiology major and Nelson has a 3.86 GPA with a kinesiology major.
Herbers was a second-team Academic All-America® selection last year. He and Klein were both academic all-district picks last year as well. Central has had a CoSIDA Academic All-America® honoree in football in five of the past six years. The Dutch have had athletes receive Academic All-America® honors 66 times overall, including 19 times in football.
Central posted a 7-3 record. The Dutch have won a record 32 conference championships and made 22 NCAA Division III playoff appearances.
This year’s Academic All-America® teams will be announced in late December.
