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Football Ties School Record for Academic All-Americans
12/10/2018 2:29:00 PM | Football
The University of Minnesota tied a school record with three players named Google Cloud Academic All- America® as selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA). This honor recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
Payton Jordahl and Gary Moore each earned First-Team honors while Sam Renner was named Second-Team. The Gophers only had three Academic All-America® honorees in one other season when Justin Conzemius, Omar Douglas and Jeff Rosga all earned Second-Team accolades in 1993. Brandon Lingen was the last football player to be named Academic All-America® when he earned the distinction in 2015. In the previous 12 seasons the Gophers only had two Academic All-America® honorees in Lingen and Maxx Williams and Williams was the only First-Team honoree in that span.
Jordahl, Moore and Renner are three of 17 Division I Football Team members with a 4.0 GPA to be named Academic All-America®.
Jordahl already has his undergraduate degree in youth development leadership and is working on obtaining a master's degree. He holds a 4.0 GPA. He has spent all four seasons as the Gophers primary long snapper and has snapped 498 times in his career (269 punt, 144 point after attempts and 85 field goals). He has also made 10 tackles and recovered one fumble.
Moore also earned his undergraduate degree already and is working on his master's degree in youth development leadership. He has a 4.0 GPA and has been a mainstay on the Gophers defensive line the past two seasons. Last April, Moore was presented with the Richard "Pinky" McNamara Student-Athlete Achievement Award, a distinction given to those who inspire others through their success amid adversity.
Renner earned his undergraduate degree and is going for his master's degree in accountancy. He has a 4.0 GPA and has been steady in the Gophers defensive line rotation after being awarded a scholarship last spring.
Payton Jordahl and Gary Moore each earned First-Team honors while Sam Renner was named Second-Team. The Gophers only had three Academic All-America® honorees in one other season when Justin Conzemius, Omar Douglas and Jeff Rosga all earned Second-Team accolades in 1993. Brandon Lingen was the last football player to be named Academic All-America® when he earned the distinction in 2015. In the previous 12 seasons the Gophers only had two Academic All-America® honorees in Lingen and Maxx Williams and Williams was the only First-Team honoree in that span.
Jordahl, Moore and Renner are three of 17 Division I Football Team members with a 4.0 GPA to be named Academic All-America®.
Jordahl already has his undergraduate degree in youth development leadership and is working on obtaining a master's degree. He holds a 4.0 GPA. He has spent all four seasons as the Gophers primary long snapper and has snapped 498 times in his career (269 punt, 144 point after attempts and 85 field goals). He has also made 10 tackles and recovered one fumble.
Moore also earned his undergraduate degree already and is working on his master's degree in youth development leadership. He has a 4.0 GPA and has been a mainstay on the Gophers defensive line the past two seasons. Last April, Moore was presented with the Richard "Pinky" McNamara Student-Athlete Achievement Award, a distinction given to those who inspire others through their success amid adversity.
Renner earned his undergraduate degree and is going for his master's degree in accountancy. He has a 4.0 GPA and has been steady in the Gophers defensive line rotation after being awarded a scholarship last spring.
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