Thompson Earns Academic All-American Honors
MOORHEAD, Minn. (1/23/24)---Concordia defensive lineman Collin Thompson (Thatcher, Ariz.) was named to the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-American Division III First Team.
The CSC Academic All-America program honors student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level in athletics and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CSC; a 2,000-plus member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
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Thompson becomes the first Concordia student-athlete to receive this highest academic honor for a student-athlete since Ben Bogart earned the award for wrestling in 2021. He is the first Cobber football player to earn the award since Brett Baune and Brett Harmelink received Academic All-American honors in 2012. Thompson is the eighth player in the program's history to earn Academic All-American honors.
Thompson, who has a 3.95 GPA while majoring in Computer Science and Business Management, was one of only three student-athletes from the MIAC to receive CSC Academic All-American honors.
The Academic All-American award is the last in Thompson's long line of postseason honors. He was named to the D3football.com All-American Team as well as being named the MIAC Most Outstanding Lineman (Mike Stam Award). Thompson tied the school record in tackles for a loss this year and finished the year with 42 total tackles.
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, CSC (formerly known as 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.
The Division III Academic All-America program is financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure, to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the Division III Academic All-America team's program.
Past Concordia CSC (CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans
2021 - Ben Bogart - Wrestling
2017 - Matthew Lillehaugen - Men's Track & Field
2017 - Adam Presler – Wrestling
2016 - Matthew Lillehaugen - Men's Track & Field
2016 - Tim Carlson - Baseball
2013 - Kaari Jensen - Women's Track & Field
2012 - Kaari Jensen - Women's Track & Field
2012 - Brett Baune – Football
2012 - Brett Harmelink – Football
2011 - Erica Nord - Women's Basketball
2010 - Riley McGlynn - Men's Soccer
2009 - Sam Johnson - Women's Soccer
2009 - Erika Swenson - Women's Soccer
2008 - Melanie Hageman - Women's Basketball
2008 - Justin Foss - Men's Soccer
2008 - Levi DeVries – Football
2007 - Grant Weller – Football
2006 - Annie Cullen - Women's Swimming and Diving
2006 - Natalie Hanson - Women's Track & Field
2006 - Angie Pfeiffer - Women's Track & Field
2005 - Angie Pfeiffer - Women's Track and Field
2004 - Jordan Talge – Football
2004 - Jessica Walden - Women's Volleyball
2000 - Micah Benson - Men's Track & Field
1999 - Micah Benson - Men's Track & Field
1999 - Laura Utke - Women's Track & Field
1998 - Bob Zacher – Football
1997 - Renee Erickson - Women's Track & Field
1996 - Renee Erickson - Women's Track & Field
1992 - Kristi Farver - Women's Track & Field
1992 - Kris Kuehl - Women's Track & Field
1991 - Chris Reimertz - Football