Wingate’s Ellington, Lenoir-Rhyne’s Anderson Selected to Academic All-America Team
Wingate junior Brandon Ellington and Lenoir-Rhyne junior Joe Anderson have been selected to the Capital One Academic All-America Football Second Team, CoSIDA has announced.
TOWSON, Md. – Wingate junior Brandon Ellington and Lenoir-Rhyne junior Joe Anderson have been selected to the Capital One Academic All-America Football Second Team, CoSIDA has announced.
To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his current institution and be nominated by his sports information director.
Ellington – a tight end - carries a 3.84 GPA majoring in sport management. He had 11 catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns this season for the Bulldogs.
Anderson, meanwhile, has a 3.70 GPA studying economics. The defensive back has recorded 71 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, a sack and an interception in 2013 for Lenoir-Rhyne, which has reached the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Football Championship.