Illinois State football players Scott Cook, Andy King, Adam Waugh and Ted Wulf have been named to the Verizon All-District V Academic Football Team that was announced today. All four are now eligible for consideration on the academic all-America ballot.
No school exceeded Illinois States total of four honorees. This marks the eighth consecutive year that the Redbird program has had representation on the all-district team and it is the third straight year that more than one ISU player has been so honored. The District V team is chosen annually from I-A and I-AA football players from the four-state region of Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Cook, a senior defensive end from Oswego, is on the team for a third consecutive year. He has started six games this season and has 22 tackles, including four sacks. He carries a 3.29 grade point average in Finance.
King, a junior offensive tackle from Lincoln, is on the Verizon team for the first time, although he was a second-team All-Gateway Academic honoree last season. He has started all nine games for Division I-AAs No. 15-ranked team in total offense. King, an elected representative in ISUs student government, carries a 3.49 grade point average in Telecommunications Management.
Waugh, a junior outside linebacker from Libertyville, Ill., was a rare unanimous selection to the all-district team. He carries a perfect 4.0 grade point average in Political Science and was named Illinois States Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 1999. He has started all nine games this season and has been credited with 51 tackles.
Wulf, a junior center from Bloomington, Ill., makes his second straight appearance on the all-district team. Like King, he has started all nine games for one of I-AAs highest ranked units. The Redbirds rank among I-AAs top 30 in total offense, rushing offense and passing offense.
To be considered for the Verizon team, student-athletes must be a starter or an important reserve, who carries a minimum grade point average of 3.20. The voting is done by sports information directors.
The Verizon Academic All-America Team will be announced Dec. 5.
2000 Verizon Academic
All-District V Football Team
QB Drew Brees, Purdue 3.41 Industrial Management
TE Josh Whitman, Illinois 3.98 Finance
RB Thomas Hammock, N. Illinois 3.36 Marketing
OL Derek Burns, Minnesota 3.44 Marketing
OL Ryan Diem, Northern Illinois 3.22 Mechanical Engineering
OL Andy King, Illinois State 3.49 Telecommunications Mgt.
OL Gene Mruczkowski, Purdue 3.85 Movement/Sport Science
OL Ted Wulf, Illinois State 3.43 Finance
K Travis Dorsch, Purdue 3.82 Psychology
DL Scott Cook, Illinois State 3.29 Finance
DE Lewis Miskowicz, N. Illinois 3.27 Chemisty/Sec. Ed.
DE Fred Wakefield, Illinois 3.36 Kinesiology
LB Ryan Lemberg, Valparaiso 3.28 Elementary Education
LB Scott Treml, Valparaiso 3.21 Mechanical Engineering
LB Adam Waugh, Illinois State 4.00 Political Science
DB Nick Bamber, Valparaiso 3.87 Physical Ed./Sport Mgt.
DB Ron Brogle, Valparaiso 3.55 Electrical Engineering
DB Joe Gonzalez, Indiana 3.78 Business Management
P Preston Gruening, Minnesota 3.24 Marketing
