James Hoxworth named a First Team Academic All-American

Wheaton,

Ill. (12/3) - Wheaton College senior James Hoxworth (Bridgeport,

Neb./Bridgeport) has been named to the First Team of the College

Division Academic All-America Football Team, selected by the College Sports

Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Hoxworth has led the Thunder to

a 12-0 record this season and a berth in the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Division

III Playoffs

Hoxworth is a Christian Education major at Wheaton with a 3.55

grade point average. A team captain this season, he has been a starter on

the Thunder offensive line the past three seasons. The offensive lineman has

helped his team compile a 20-2 record the past two years, including a school-record

19 game regular season winning streak. He is a two-time First Team All-College

Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) selection. The 6' 3", 300-pound

guard has been named to the roster of the Division III All-Star team, assembled

by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) for its annual Aztec

Bowl. Earlier in the fall Hoxworth was selected to the Street & Smith,

D3Football.com and Football Gazette preseason All-American teams. Last season

he was a Hewlett-Packard Division III First Team All-American and was selected

to Football Gazette's Second Team All-American squad.

The Academic All-America Team program honors 816 student-athletes

annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and

in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, the College

Sports Information Directors of America; a 2,000-member organization consisted

of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in

the United States and Canada. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a

varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.20 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 and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.