Nov. 8, 2007
DALLAS (SMU) - Three SMU football student-athletes have been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Football Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced today. Punter Thomas Morstead, wide receiver Zack Sledge and offensive lineman Mitch Enright were all first-team selections on the 24-man squad.
To be nominated, the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) for his/her career. No athlete is eligible until he/she has reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution. In the cases of transfers, graduate students and junior college graduates, the athlete must have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution to be eligible.
CoSIDA selects Academic All-America teams in 12 programs: football, women's volleyball, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's track & field/cross country, women's track & field/cross country, men's at-large and women's at-large. A first team, second team and third team are selected in both the University (Division I and I-AA) and College (Division II, III and NAIA) Divisions. Football consists of just first and second teams.
The trio and the rest of the Mustang team return to the field on Saturday, Nov. 10, when SMU hosts Rice at 2 p.m.
