Three Cowboys Named Academic All-District

 ABILENE, Texas - Three Hardin-Simmons football players have been named College Division Academic All-District VI by ESPN The Magazine and the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Sophomore cornerback Lee Grounds, sophomore defensive end Garrison Hardin and senior safety Paul Thebeau were named to the team. Grounds had a 3.63 GPA as an exercise science major, Thebeau was a 3.49 as an exercise science major and Hardin was a 3.40 criminal justice major.

The ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA academic all-American is the only official academic all-American program in the country. CoSIDA has the term academic all-American trademarked. The first-team all-district selections go on to the national ballot for all-American status. 

The players are nominated by the school's sports information director and then the names are put on a ballot and voted on by the SIDs in each district. District VI consists of all of the colleges in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The college division consists of schools in NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA and NJCAA.

To be nominated to the team student-athletes must have a 3.30 GPA or better and play in at least 50 percent of the team's games at the position they are nominated. Athletic and academic achievement goes into the voting process.

 

Quarterback	Zack Eskridge	MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY	VI	Jr.	Rowlett, Texas	3.61	Radiology
Receiver	Joseph Lockwood	ARKANSAS, UNIVERSITY OF AT MONTICELLO	VI	Jr.	Stuttgart, Ark.	4.0	Pre-Medicine
Receiver	Daniel South	TRINITY UNIVERSITY	VI	Jr.	Montgomery, TX	3.46	Economics/Theoretical Economics
Tight End	Jerrod Temple	SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY	VI	Sr.	Carrollton, Texas	3.55	Occupational Safety and Health
Running Back	Quincy Daniels	MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR, UNIVERSITY OF	VI	Jr.	Belton, TX.	3.42	Management
Running Back	Emery Dudensing	ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY	VI	Jr.	Rule, Texas	3.64	Mathematics
Offensive Line	Jorge Guerra	TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE	VI	Gr.	Roma, Tex.	3.71, 1st semester grad	International Business (Business)
Offensive Line	Karlton Graves	EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY	VI	Jr.	Brownwood, Texas	4.0	political science
Offensive Line	James Kee	HARDING UNIVERSITY	VI	Sr.	Searcy, Ark.	3.86	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Offensive Line	Stephen Boyles	ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY	VI	So.	Odessa, Texas	3.71	Biology
Offensive Line	Oliver Galicki	MILLSAPS COLLEGE	VI	So.	Jackson, Miss.	3.79	Computer Science
Defensive Back	Welton Johnson	SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY	VI	Jr.	Ashdown, Ark.	3.54	Health, Physical Eduacation and Recreation
Defensive Back	Paul Thebeau	HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY	VI	Sr.	New Braunfels, Texa	3.49	Exercise Science
Defensive Back	Lee Munn	MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR, UNIVERSITY OF	VI	Sr.	Omaha, TX.	3.57	Exercise and Sport Science
Defensive Back	Lee Grounds	HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY	VI	So.	Barry, Texas	3.65	Exercise Science
Linebacker	Sam Herman	MILLSAPS COLLEGE	VI	Sr.	Monroe, La.	3.75	Chemistry
Linebacker	Nathan Uland	EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY	VI	Jr.	Denton , Texas	3.95	finance
Linebacker	Danny Martin	ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY	VI	Jr.	Tulsa, OK	3.77	Mechanical Engineering
Defensive Line	Jaime Trujillo	WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY	VI	Gr.	North Hollywood, CA	4.0, 1st semester grad	Business Administration
Defensive Line	Garrison Hardin	HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY	VI	So.	Abilene, Texas	3.40	Criminal Justice
Punter	Dylan Wiggs	ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY	VI	Jr.	El Paso, Texas	3.36	Marketing

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