Great West Announces All-Academic Squad :: 49 players earned academic honors from the first-year league.

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BROOKINGS, S.D. - Forty-nine players have been selected to the academic all-Great West Football Conference team for 2004. The inaugural all-academic team was selected by sports information directors, coaches and administrators from the six league members.

To be eligible, a player must have a 3.2 cumulative grade point average, including the fall term; be in at least his second year at the member institution (first-year freshmen and first-year transfers are not eligible) and must be a starter or key reserve.

The 2004 academic all-Great West Football Conference team includes 18 who earned all-conference honors as players (players listed in bold were also on the all-Great West Football Conference team as players - either first team, second team, or honorable mention).

Cal Poly
Player, Yr., Pos., Hometown (High School) - cumulative GP, Major
Aaron Hammon, Jr., LB, Novato, CA (Novato ) - 3.55, Business Administration
Justen Peek, So., LB, Oakhurst, CA (Yosemite) - 3.31, Civil Engineering
Aaron Williams, Jr., DB, Garden Grove, CA (Marina) - 3.37, Business

UC Davis
Jonathan Barsi, So., FS, Los Altos, Calif. (St. Francis) - 3.42, Exercise Biology
Luis Amaral, So., FS, Salinas, Calif. (Palma) - 3.31, Economics
Jeff Anderson, Sr., OL, Orange, Calif. (Villa Park) - 3.42, Community & Regional Development
Naveen Daftari, So., DT, Davis, Calif. (Davis) - 3.54, Electrical Engineering
Kyle Tarp, Jr., CB, Salinas, Calif. (Palma) - 3.79, Exercise Biology
Jon Grant, So., QB, Pacific Grove, Calif. (Pacific Grove) - 3.34, History
Chris Jones, Sr., DT, Stockton, Calif. (St. Mary's) - 3.95, Biochemistry & Melecular Biology
Jake Mossawir, Sr., DE, San Jose, Calif. (Bellarmine Prep) - 3.34, Politcal Science
Kent Sheridan, Sr., DE, Grass Valley, Calif. (Bear River) - 3.67, Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior

North Dakota State University
Bobby Babich, Jr., CB, Fargo, N.D. (South) -3.56, Business Administration
Craig Dahl, So., SS, Mankato, Minn. (East) - 3.40, Mechanical Engineering,
Jared Essler, Sr., FS, Minot, N.D. (Bishop Ryan) - 3.83, Social Science & Physical Education
Johnny Frank, Sr., FB, Wabasso, Minn. (Wabasso) - 3.20, Physical Education
Kyle Ihry, Sr., SS, Reynolds, N.D. (Central Valley) - 3.71, Pharmacy
Jayd Kittelson, Sr., LB, Velva, N.D. (Velva) - 3.70, Microbiology
Tim Popowski, Jr., OT, Brookings, S.D. (Brookings) - 3.52, Elementary Education
Tony Stauss, Sr., QB, Racine, Wis. (Horlick) - 4.00, Mathematics
Kole Zimmerman, Jr., LB, Windom, Minn. (Windom) - 3.8, History Education

Northern Colorado
Charles Barrett, Sr., DB, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Mitchell) - 3.27, Sport & Exercise Science
Reed Doughty, Jr., DB, Johnstown, Colo. (Roosevelt) - 4.00, Sport & Exercise Science
Jake Gable, R-Fr., OL, Papillion, Neb., (Papillion-LaVista) - 3.49, Business - Management
Aaron Henderson, R-Fr., DB, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart) - 3.63, Psychology
Vincent Jackson, Sr., WR, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Widefield) - 3.21, Business - General
Jeff Spletzer, Sr., DL, Brighton, Colo. (Horizon) - 3.22, Sport & Exercise Science
Jared Wallen, Sr., DL, Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa) - 3.48, Sport & Exercise Science
Jahir Waterman, Soph., RB, Centennial, Colo. (Eaglecrest) - 3.38, Criminal Justice
Justin Zaitz, Jr., PK, Boulder, Colo. (Fairview) - 3.93 (Business - Finance

South Dakota State
Travis Ahrens, So., DL, Jackson, MN (Jackson County Central) - 3.489, History
Scott Breyfogle, So., DB, Holstein, IA (Galva-Holstein) - 3.767, Mathematics
Chris Coauette, Sr., LB, Crookston, MN (Crookston) - 3.276, HPER
Jeff Davis, Sr., OL, Milbank, SD (Milbank) - 3.344, Economics
Brian Janecek, Sr., WR, Freeport, IL (Aquin Central Catholic) - 3.618, Economics
Marty Krantz, So., LB, Watertown, SD (Watertown) - 3.378, HPER
Mitch Klein, Jr., LB, Dell Rapids, SD (Dell Rapids) - 4.000 (Electrical Engineering
Hank McCall, Jr., DB, Algona, IA (Bishop Garrigan) - 3.233 (History
Greg Peitz, Sr., TE, Crofton, NE (Crofton) - 3.795, Pharmacy
John Perry, Jr., DB, Montrose, SD (Montrose) - 3.712, Landscape Design

Southern Utah
Landon Allred, Jr, DL, Garland, Utah (Bear River) - 3.364, Biology
Collin Ash, Sr, RB, West Valley City, Utah (Cyprus) - 3.322, Communication
Waylon Bond, Sr, TE, Morgan, Utah (Morgan) - 3.297, Business Manatement
Nick DiPadova, Grad, LB, Woodland Hills, Calif. (Taft) - 3.315, MBA
Levi Erickson, So, DL, Salt Lake City, Utah (Cottonwood) - 3.315, General Studies
Jon Jensen, Grad, LB, West Valley City, Utah (Granger) - 3.700, Master of Education
Brian Kofoed, CB, 5-9, 175, So, Salt Lake City, Utah (Cottonwood) - 3.656, General Studies
Steve Smith, Jr, SS, Salt Lake City, Utah (Highland) - 3.400, Communication
Ilaisa Tuiaki, Sr, RB, Provo, Utah (Timpview) - 3.319, Physical Education