USD Football 1995

THE • NATIONAL • COLLEGIA TE • ATHLETIC • ASSOC I ATION CoSIDA/GTEAcademic All-America Team University Division T he 1995 CoSIDA/GTE Academic All- America Football Team, selected by Second-Team Offense Quarterback David Dickenson, Montana, 3.900 in molecular biology Running Back Tim Ardis, Western Illinois, 3.480 in communication arts and sciences

Running Back Kevin Keenan, St. Francis (Pennsylvania), 3.610 in elementary educa- tion Wide Receiver Eric Bjornson, Washing- ton, 3.220 in sociology Wide Receiver Matthew Wells, Montana, 3.480 in business administration Tight End Tim Achterberg, Illinois State, 3.7 10 in marketing Offensive Lineman Brian Bixler, West- ern Kentucky, 4.000 in biology Offensive Lineman Aaron Graham, Nebraska, 3.300 in animal science Offensive Lineman Jeremy Hogue, Southern California, 3.890 in political sci- ence Offensive Lineman Matt Smith, Dela- ware, 3.560 in mechanical engineering Offensive Lineman Mark Zataveski, Notre Dame, 3.480 in American studies Kicker Gilad Landau, Grambling, 3.800 in biology Second-Team Defense Defensive Lineman Joe Cummings, Wyoming, 3.820 in English Defensive Lineman Dana Scott, McNeese State, 3.330 in electrical technol- ogy Defensive Lineman Raymond Woodie, Bethune-Cookman, 3.580 in criminal jus- tice Defensive Lineman Gregg Ziegler, Villanova, 3.810 in business administration Linebacker Josh Bloom, Dartmouth, 3.260 in history Linebacker Tim Carver, Eastern Illinois, 3.900 in speech communication Linebacker Carl Ricci,Yale, 3.450 in soci- ology Defensive Back Cory Cook, Brigham Young, 3.700 in English Defensive Back Jason Mack, Lehigh, 3.300 in chemical engineering Defensive Back Greg Myers, Colorado State, 3.700 in biological sciences Defensive Back Jeff Shennan, Oregon, 3.200 in management Punter Alan Boardman, Brigham Young, 3.600 in manufacturing engineering

Wyoming, 3.260 in business administration Running Back David Overholser, Dayton, 3.590 in secondary education Wide Receiver Justin Annour, Stanford, 3.400 in public policy Wide Receiver David Shearer, Dart- mouth, 3.580 in economics Tight End Matt Shaw, Nebraska, 3.760 in biological sciences Offensive Lineman Michael Blanchard, LSU, 4.000 in zoology Offensive Lineman John Dippel, Northwestern State, 3.930 in business ad- ministration/management Offensive Lineman Jeff Hartings, Penn State, 3.280 in marketing Offensive Lineman Andre Maksimow, Boston U., 3.840 in business administration Offensive Lineman Robert Zatechka, Nebraska, 4.000 in biological sciences Kicker Matt Hawkins, Auburn, 3.840 in finance First-Team Defense Defensive Lineman Terry Connealy, Nebraska, 3.760 in agribusiness Defensive Lineman John Hammerstein, Indiana, 3.580 in biology/psychology Defensive Lineman Rich Kaiser, Western Michigan, 3.930 in mechanical engineering Defensive Lineman Zack Lehman, Dartmouth, 3.720 in geography Linebacker Derrick Brooks, Florida State, 3.250 in communications Linebacker Eric Oliver, Army, 3.940 in mathematical sciences Linebacker Matt Taffoni, West Virginia, 3.520 in psychology Defensive Back Justin Conzemius, Minnesota, 3.700 in business Defensive Back Michael Gilmore, Florida, 3.670 in zoology/premedicine Defensive Back Tony Pittman, Penn State, 3.570 in industrial engineering Defensive Back Doug Popovich, San Diego, 3.860 in ocean studies Punter Brett Larsen, Illinois, 4.300 (5.000 scale) in economics

members of the College Sports lnfonnation Directors of America, honors the nation's best student-athletes. Just as the balancing of football and aca- demics is difficult, the standards for nomi- nation and selection to the team are rigorous. To be nominated, a varsity starter or key re- serve player must have a minimum 3.200 cumulative grade-point average (on a 4.000 scale). The program began in the 1950s with honorees in football; later, basketball and baseball all-academic teams were added. Academic and athletics biographical data of nominees are prepared in ballot fonn and mailed to the CoSIDA membership, who vote in each ofeight districts. From the eight district teams comes a national ballot, dis- tributed to the 1,400 members for the final all-academic team. One player from the university division also was honored as GTE academic all- America of the year. The honor, which goes to the athlete who "best represents the quali- ties of an academic all-America," was pre- sented to offensive lineman Robert Zatechka of Nebraska. Zatechka, a biological sciences major, was named an NCAA Today's Top Eight honoree while helping the Corn- huskers to a 13-0 record and No. I ranking in the major polls. The university-division team includes three first-team honorees from Nebraska and two each from Dartmouth, Florida and Penn State. "The achievements of these young men should truly be commended," said NBC sportscaster Dick Enberg, spokesperson for the GTE academic all-America team. "I often wonder where college students find the time and energy to play a demanding sport like football, excel in the classroom and be active on campus and in their communities. To me, these are the true all-Americans." First-Team Offense Quarterback Terry Dean, Florida, 3.900 in marketing Running Back Ryan Christopherson,