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University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Honored On Big Ten Academic Team
12/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Twenty-two University of Minnesota football players have been recognized on the Big Ten Academic All-Conference Team.
The Big Ten released its Fall 2008-09 Big Ten Academic All-Conference Team Tuesday afternoon. To earn this distinction (student-athletes must be letter winners, be in at least their second year at the institution and carry a 3.0 grade-point average.
"I'm extremely proud of the efforts our student-athletes have shown in the area of academics," head coach Tim Brewster said. "We want young men in our program who make Minnesota proud of their efforts, both on the field and in the classroom. I believe we have that with this group."
Only two schools had more football players on the Big Ten Academic All-Conference team than Minnesota.
The following is a look at the Golden Gopher football players who were honored by the conference as members of the Big Team Academic All-Conference team:
Name (Academic Year, Hometown)
D.J. Burris (Sr., Kenton, Ohio)
Lee Campbell (Sr., Naples, Fla.)
Keanon Cooper (So. Dallas, Texas)
Trey Davis (So., Farmington, Minn.)
Eric Decker (Gr., Cold Spring, Minn.)
Ryan Grant (So., Eden Prairie, Minn.)
Jon Hoese (Jr., Glencoe, Minn.)
Bryan Klitzke (So., Chippewa Falls, Wis.)
Ben Kuznia (Gr., Olivia, Minn.)
Collin McGarry (Sr., Stillwater, Minn.)
Barrett Moen (Sr., Bloomington, Minn.)
Derrick Onwuachi (Gr., Newhall, Calif.)
Ryan Orton (So., Eden Prairie, Minn.)
Ryan Ruckdashel (Gr., Apple Valley, Minn.)
Shady Salamon (So., South St. Paul, Minn.)
Marcus Sherels (Sr., Rochester, Minn.)
Eric Small (Sr., Naperville, Ill.)
Matt Stommes (Sr., Richmond, Minn.)
Jeff Tow‐Arnett (Sr., Redwood Falls, Minn.)
Nick Tow‐Arnett (Gr., Redwood Falls, Minn.)
Adam Weber (Sr., Shoreview, Minn.)
D.L. Wilhite (So., Lexington, Ky.
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