BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) announced on Tuesday that 26 Olivet Nazarene University football players were selected for the All-Academic Team. The league saw 344 selections that spread across 16 different schools.
The list consists of 11 newcomers, nine second-time winners, and five three-time winners. Patryk Ryczek is the lone Tiger to win the honor for four years. Of the 26 student-athletes, 14 different majors were represented.
To be included on this list of MSFA All-Academic selections, the student-athlete must maintain a GPA of 3.25 and be a sophomore or higher.
Below is a list of the Tiger players on the All-Academic Team:
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Name |
Year |
Hometown |
Major |
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Sophomore |
Washington, Ill. |
Accounting |
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Sophomore |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
Kinesiology |
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Jared Honey*** |
Senior |
Cumming, Ga. |
Multimedia Communications |
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Patryk Ryczek**** |
Senior |
Inverness, Ill. |
Exercise Science |
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Grant Manke*** |
Senior |
Brownsville, Wis. |
Exercise Science |
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Sophomore |
Honolulu, Hi. |
Accounting |
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Junior |
Valparaiso, Ind. |
Special Education |
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Sophomore |
Niles, Mich. |
Economics |
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Junior |
Hastings, Mich. |
Nursing |
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Evan Lewis*** |
Senior |
Wyoming, Mich. |
Psychology |
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Junior |
Santa Ana, Calif. |
Engineering |
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Miles VanderKlok** |
Senior |
Wheaton, Ill. |
Engineering |
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Junior |
Carver, Mass. |
Criminal Justice |
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Junior |
Zion, Ill. |
Marketing |
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David Hutton*** |
Senior |
Brookfield, Wis. |
Engineering |
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Sophomore |
Martinez, Ga. |
Management Information Systems |
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Junior |
Dixon, Ill. |
Criminal Justice |
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Sophomore |
Ellenton, Fla. |
Nursing |
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Senior |
Avenel, Calif. |
Criminal Justice |
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Senior |
Hestand, Ky. |
Physical Education |
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Senior |
Cumming, Ga. |
Economics |
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Senior |
Festus, Mo. |
Marketing |
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Sophomore |
West Lafayette, Ind. |
Exercise Science |
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Senior |
Round Lake Beach, Ill. |
Special Education |
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Junior |
Glen Carbon, Ill. |
Business Administration |
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Senior |
Schoolcraft, Mich. |
Exercise Science |
--ONU—
*Contact: Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Director, stviebrock@olivet.edu