Central's Rolsma Selected as CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American
Wildcats' Senior Kicker is First-Team Academic All-American Choice
by Jonathan Gordon (Assistant Athletic Director)
11/30/2009 1:49:00 PM
Senior Garrett Rolsma was recognized as a CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American for the College Division.
TOWSON, Md. (Nov. 30) -- Central Washington University kicker Garrett Rolsma (University Place/Curtis HS) has been named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division first team.
Rolsma becomes the first CWU student-athlete to be a first-team Academic All-American as part of the CoSIDA program. Former Wildcat wide receiver Nate Brookreson was the most recent CWU student-athlete recognized by the program as a second-team selection in 2005.
Rolsma carries a 3.50 grade-point average as an exercise science major and was a three-time academic all-conference choice. He also earned first-team all-Great Northwest Athletic Conference honors as a kicker each of his final two seasons in 2008 and 2009, finishing his career as Central Washington's all-time leading scorer with 330 career points. He also set school and GNAC records for field goals made in a season (20 in 2009) and a career (53), and had a streak of 99 consecutive points-after-touchdown made from November 2007-November 2009.
Central Washington finished its 2009 season with a 12-1 record and was the number one nationally-ranked team in Division II football at the end of the regular season. The Wildcats lost, 21-20, to second-ranked Northwest Missouri State in the NCAA Division II quarterfinals at Tomlinson Stadium this past Saturday.
ABOUT THE CoSIDA/ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN PROGRAM
To be eligible for the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American program, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
The University Division consists of NCAA Division I members, while the College Division is comprised of members of the NCAA Division II, III, and NAIA.
Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.
ESPN The Magazine -- winner of the 2006 and 2003 National Magazine Award for General Excellence -- is a provocative and innovative sports publication. Full of insight, analysis, impact and wit, the oversized biweekly with a circulation of 1.9 million looks ahead to give fans a unique perspective on the world of sports.
For more information about the Academic All-America Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.
CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Teams