Nov 3, 2016

Zach Lindquist and Whit Wiggins named to the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 Team

Wheaton, Ill. – Two members of the Wheaton College football team have been named to the 2016 Academic All-District Seven Football Team, selected by CoSIDA, for Division III. Senior tight end Zach Lindquist was a First Team selection and junior defensive tackle Whit Wiggins joined him on the First Team. The Division III Capital One Academic All-America Football Team will be announced November 29.

Lindquist earned First Team Academic All-District recognition as a tight end. A senior Physics major, he owns a 3.41 cumulative grade point average at Wheaton. A preseason All-American for the 2016 season, Lindquist leads the Thunder with a team-high 29 receptions this season. The senior has racked up 270 receiving yards on the season, with four touchdown catches.

Wiggins picked up First Team honors at defensive line. A junior Chemistry major, Wiggins holds a 3.86 cumulative grade point average. Wiggins has played in every game for Wheaton this season at defensive tackle, recording 15 total tackles, including six solo stops. He has registered two tackles for lost yardage (-3 yards) and has two quarterback hurries.

The Academic All-District Team is a part of the CoSIDA All-America program that honors student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level in athletics and in the classroom. Members of the eight First Team Academic All-District squads in each Division advance to the national ballot, where they have the opportunity to be selected for the Academic All-America Team. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA; a 2,000-plus member organization consisted of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

Through the years, Wheaton student-athletes have earned a total of 84 Academic All-American selections through the prestigious program. Since 2000, there have been 59 Academic All-American selections from Wheaton.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Division I, II, III, NAIA and junior colleges covering all NCAA championship sports.Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

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Zach Lindquist

6' 4"

Senior

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Whit Wiggins

6' 2"

Junior