K-State Tallies 24 Academic All-Big 12 Honors
Nov 15, 2018 | Football
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State's football program posted 24 Academic All-Big 12 honorees – including a league-high 21 first-team members and conference record four players with a 4.0 GPA – as the conference office announced the 192-member Academic All-Big 12 teams on Thursday.
The 21 first-team selections set a school record and tied for the fifth most in Big 12 history. It was the most First Team Academic All-Big 12 selections by any institution since the 2004 Nebraska squad had 22.
Headlining this year's list were a Big 12-record four players that were nominated with a 4.0 GPA in wide receiver Zach Reuter (biochemistry) – who tallied a 4.0 GPA for a third-straight year – tight end Blaise Gammon (finance), offensive lineman Adam Holtorf (agribusiness) and wide receiver Landry Weber (business).
A product of Columbia, Missouri, Reuter and Oklahoma State's Britton Abbot became the fifth and sixth players in Big 12 history to be nominated with a 4.0 GPA in three-straight years, joining Oklahoma's Gabe Ikard (2010-12), Nebraska's Dave Todd (2004-06) and Chad Sievers (2002-04), as well as Oklahoma State's Kyle Eaton (2000-02).
Reuter, Gammon and Holtorf were all repeat first-team honorees and were also joined by Kyle Ball (finance), Alex Delton (education), Scott Frantz (education/social studies), Denzel Goolsby (financial services), Brock Monty (finance), Colby Moore (mass communications/MBA), Dalton Risner (communication studies) and Dalton Schoen (mechanical engineering).
Other Wildcats earning first-team accolades this year include Ross Elder (business), Dalton Harman (construction science and management), Ryan Henington (business), Andrew Hicks (social sciences), Nick Kaltmayer (electrical engineering), Nick McLellan (kinesiology), Tyler Mitchell (accounting), David Tullis (education/social studies) and Drew Wiley (animal sciences and industry).
K-State's second-team members were comprised of Alex Barnes (kinesiology), Blake Lynch (finance) and Dalvin Warmack (management and marketing).
Since head coach Bill Snyder's return to the sidelines in 2009, the Wildcats have totaled 196 Academic All-Big 12 recipients (19.6 per year), including 144 on the first team (14.4 per year).
Additionally, Kansas State has totaled a conference-leading 135 Academic All-Big 12 honors over the last five years, 29 more than the next closest team.
Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services, the 2017 football academic all-league squad is comprised of 128 first-team members combined with 65 on the second team. First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 20 percent of their team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
Kansas State hosts its Senior Day contest this Saturday with a 2:30 p.m., game against Texas Tech inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Tickets for the home finale are available through the K-State Athletics Ticket office online at www.k-statesports.com/tickets, by phone at 1-800-221-CATS or at the main ticket office inside Bramlage Coliseum.
The 21 first-team selections set a school record and tied for the fifth most in Big 12 history. It was the most First Team Academic All-Big 12 selections by any institution since the 2004 Nebraska squad had 22.
Headlining this year's list were a Big 12-record four players that were nominated with a 4.0 GPA in wide receiver Zach Reuter (biochemistry) – who tallied a 4.0 GPA for a third-straight year – tight end Blaise Gammon (finance), offensive lineman Adam Holtorf (agribusiness) and wide receiver Landry Weber (business).
A product of Columbia, Missouri, Reuter and Oklahoma State's Britton Abbot became the fifth and sixth players in Big 12 history to be nominated with a 4.0 GPA in three-straight years, joining Oklahoma's Gabe Ikard (2010-12), Nebraska's Dave Todd (2004-06) and Chad Sievers (2002-04), as well as Oklahoma State's Kyle Eaton (2000-02).
Reuter, Gammon and Holtorf were all repeat first-team honorees and were also joined by Kyle Ball (finance), Alex Delton (education), Scott Frantz (education/social studies), Denzel Goolsby (financial services), Brock Monty (finance), Colby Moore (mass communications/MBA), Dalton Risner (communication studies) and Dalton Schoen (mechanical engineering).
Other Wildcats earning first-team accolades this year include Ross Elder (business), Dalton Harman (construction science and management), Ryan Henington (business), Andrew Hicks (social sciences), Nick Kaltmayer (electrical engineering), Nick McLellan (kinesiology), Tyler Mitchell (accounting), David Tullis (education/social studies) and Drew Wiley (animal sciences and industry).
K-State's second-team members were comprised of Alex Barnes (kinesiology), Blake Lynch (finance) and Dalvin Warmack (management and marketing).
Since head coach Bill Snyder's return to the sidelines in 2009, the Wildcats have totaled 196 Academic All-Big 12 recipients (19.6 per year), including 144 on the first team (14.4 per year).
Additionally, Kansas State has totaled a conference-leading 135 Academic All-Big 12 honors over the last five years, 29 more than the next closest team.
Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services, the 2017 football academic all-league squad is comprised of 128 first-team members combined with 65 on the second team. First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 20 percent of their team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
Kansas State hosts its Senior Day contest this Saturday with a 2:30 p.m., game against Texas Tech inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Tickets for the home finale are available through the K-State Athletics Ticket office online at www.k-statesports.com/tickets, by phone at 1-800-221-CATS or at the main ticket office inside Bramlage Coliseum.
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