FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Senior long snapper Ben Bachelier was named to the Capital One Academic All-America® Division I football team as selected by COSIDA, earning a spot on the 22-player second-team along with Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III.
Bachelier was one of three Big Sky Conference players named on one of the two teams, joining Montana's Bobby Alt and Bryan Waldhauser to earn Academic All-America honors. The three Big Sky players were among only 11 student-athletes from the Football Championship Subdivision. He is the 26th student-athlete in school history to earn Academic All-America honors from the CoSIDA program.
A native of Rio Rico, Ariz., Bachelier will graduate on Friday with a degree in exercise science. He was recognized last month as one of 23 graduating seniors in the class of more than 2,350 students that chosen for the prestigious Gold Axe Award for the fall semester.
Bachelier, who was a nominee for the 2011 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award, has a 3.97 grade point average. He received the 2010 and 2011 Cynthia Bennett Awards for excellence in academics award at the NAU team banquet and is a three-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete recipient. He also was chosen to the 2010 Big Sky All-Academic team. The Rio Rico, Ariz., native has served as the team's long snapper for the last four years, seeing action in 35 games while helping the Lumberjack punter and kicker earn All-Big Sky honors in 2010.
He served as the long snapper on special teams for the last four seasons, successfully completing over 200 snaps. He helped kicker Matt Myers and punter Drew Zamora both earn All-Big Sky honors in 2010.
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2011 Capital One Academic All-America®
Division I Football Team as selected by CoSIDA
FIRST TEAM
Pos. - Name, School, Yr., Hometown, G.P.A., Major
QB - Andrew Luck, Stanford, Jr., Houston, Texas, 3.48, Architectural Design
WR - Pat Kelly, Liberty, Jr., New Orleans, La., 4.00, Exercise Science
WR - Briggs Orsbon, Ball State, Sr., Convoy, Ohio, 4.00, Risk Management & Finance
TE - Justin Aldredge, Northwestern St., Sr., Natchitoches, La., 3.90, Business Admin., Accounting
RB - Rex Burkhead, Nebraska, Jr., Plano, Texas, 3.38, History
RB - Chris Ganious, South Dakota, Sr., Houston, Texas, 3.80, Psychology
OL - John Dowd (1) #, U.S. Naval Academy, Sr., Staten Island, N.Y., 3.91, Mechanical Engineering
OL - Barrett Jones (1) #, Alabama, Gr., Germantown, Tenn., 4.00, Accounting (UG and G)
OL - David Pickard (2), Southern Illinois, Gr., Oak Park, Ill., 3.94, Public Administration
OL - Nate Potter (2), Boise State, Sr., Boise, Idaho, 3.70, History
OL - Patrick Ward, Northwestern, Jr., Homer Glen, Ill., 3.92, Mechanical Engineering
PK - John Potter, Western Michigan, Sr., Grand Haven, Mich., 3.98, Business
DB - Austin Cassidy (1), Nebraska, Gr., Lincoln, Neb., 3.91, Psychology (UG)/Business (G)
DB - Tysyn Hartman, Kansas State, Sr., Wichita, Kan., 3.56, Finance
DB - Kevyn Scott, Syracuse, Gr., Miramar, Fla., 3.89, Information Mgmt. & Technology
DB - Alex Sewall, Indiana State, Sr., Western Springs, Ill., 3.75, Exercise Science
DB - Steve Wirkus, Dayton, Sr., Broadview Hts., Ohio, 3.75, Accounting
LB - Tim Bolte, Bucknell, Sr., Towson, Md., 3.93, East Asian Studies, Political Science
LB - Joe Holland (2), Purdue, Sr., Indianapolis, Ind., 3.96, Movement & Sport Sci., Pre-Dentistry
LB - Andrew Rodriguez, US Military Academy, Sr., Alexandria, Va., 4.14, Mechanical Engineering
DL - Bobby Alt, Montana, Sr., Ontario, Calif., 3.92, Sociology
DL - Ben Boothby (2), Northern Iowa, Gr., Clinton, Iowa, 3.89, Physical Education / Kinesiology
DL - David Niumatalolo, New Mexico State, Sr., Kahuku, Hawaii, 4.00, Biology
DL - Bryan Waldhauser, Montana, Gr., Worden, Mont., 3.62, Business (UG) and MBA (G)
DL - Zach Watts, US Military Academy, Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa., 3.46, Engineering Management
P - Drew Butler (1), Georgia, Gr., Duluth, Ga., 3.62, Kinesiology
SECOND TEAM
Pos., Name, School, Yr., Hometown, G.P.A., Major
QB - Robert Griffin, Baylor, Gr., Copperas Cove, Tex., 3.67, Political Science
WR - Danny Coale, Virginia Tech, Sr., Lexington, Va., 3.34, Finance & Marketing Management
WR - Cody Wilson, Central Michigan, Jr., Rochester Hills, Mich., 3.75, Marketing
TE - Chris Drager, Virginia Tech, Sr., Jefferson Hills, Pa., 3.81, Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise
RB - Jacob Schmidt, Northwestern, Gr., Rhinelander, Wis., 3.30, Human Dev., Psych. Services
RB - Dalton Wilson, South Carolina, Jr., Williston, S.C, 3.98, Finance & Business Economics
OL - Ben Bachelier, Northern Arizona, Sr., Rio Rico, Ariz., 3.97, Exercise Science
OL - Bob Hauschildt, Columbia, Sr., Rosedale, Ill., 3.83, Economics, Political Science
OL - Gilbert "Chaz" Hine, South Florida, Gr., Lithia, Fla., 3.86, Business Management
OL - Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma, So., Oklahoma City, Okla., 4.00, Zoology
OL - Carson York, Oregon, Gr., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 3.75, Advertising
K - Dustin Hopkins, Florida State, Jr., Houston, Texas, 3.82, Media/Communications Studies
DB - Nick Booker-Tandy, Cornell, Sr., Pompano Beach, Fla., 4.00, Applied Economics & Management
DB - Michael Lahart, Drake, Sr., Chariton, Iowa, 3.89, Pharmacy
DB - Marcus Lott, Coastal Carolina, Sr., Union, S.C., 3.91, Middle Grade Education
LB - Yaser Elqutub, Northwestern St., Sr., Houston, Texas, 3.85, Scientific Inquiry / Liberal Arts
LB - Sean Fisher, Nebraska, Jr., Omaha, Neb., 4.00, Business Administration
LB - Manti Te'o, Notre Dame, Jr., Laie, Hawaii, 3.37, Design
DL - Jake Bequette, Arkansas, Sr., Little Rock, Ark., 3.52, Sports Management
DL - Matt Milner, East Carolina, So., Raleigh, N.C., 4.00, Physics
DL - Nolan Nearhoof (2), Robert Morris (Pa.), Jr., Gibsonia, Pa., 3.87, Biology
P - Mike Sadler, Michigan State, So., Grand Rapids, Mich., 4.00, Applied Engineering Sciences
Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year: Andrew Luck, Stanford
