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Rice University Athletics
Casey Named Academic All-American
11/26/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 26, 2008
Rice sophomore receiver James Casey has been named a 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America for football, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced on Wednesday.
Casey was named to the Academic All-American second team after compiling a 3,84 GPA with a triple major in Economics, Managerial Studies and Sports Management. The sophomore from Azle has averaged 18 hours a semester since enrolling at Rice in January, 2007.
He is the first Rice football player to be honored by CoSIDA since Travis Ortega in 2000.
Heading into Saturday's battle with Houston, Casey has already set a Rice single-season record with 92 receptions and ranks second in the nation with an average of 8.4 receptions per game. He is the second Rice player to top 1,000 yards in receiving and he has teamed with Jarett Dillard to give the Owls a pair of 1,000-yard receivers this season.
He has twice been honored by C-USA as its Offensive Player of the Week, including his school-record 208-yard receiving effort vs. Memphis.
FIRST TEAM
University Division
Punter Tim Masthay KENTUCKY, Sr. Murray, Ky. 3.81 Business Economics
Quarterback Tim Tebow FLORIDA, Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. 3.70 Family, Youth and Community Sciences
Receiver Brian Robiskie OHIO STATE V Sr. Chagrin Falls, Ohio 3.54 Marketing
Receiver Kole Heckendorf NORTH DAKOTA STATE Sr. Mosinee, Wis. 3.81 Physical Education
Tight End Bart Bergfeld DAYTON, Sr. Delphos, Ohio 3.95 Philosophy & Religion (double major)
Running Back Tyler Roehl NORTH DAKOTA STATE Sr. West Fargo, N.D. 3.38 Physical Education
Running Back Kyle Minett SOUTH DAKOTA STATE So. Ruthton, Minn. 3.50 Economics
Offensive Line Gerald Cadogan PENN STATE Sr. Portsmouth, Ohio 3.68 Rehabilitation Services/Psychology
Offensive Line Andrew Pitz PENN STATE Sr. Bettendorf, Iowa 3.94 Journalism
Offensive Line Phil Brunner NORTHWESTERN Gr. South Milwaukee, Wis. 3.79, 1st semester grad Chemical Engineering/Materials Sci. & Eng.
Offensive Line Ryan McDonald ILLINOIS, Sr. Holland, Mich. 3.81 Aeorospace Engineering
Offensive Line David Oswald BRIGHAM YOUNG Sandy, Utah 3.85 International Relations
Kicker Louie Sakoda UTAH, San Jose, Calif. 3.73 Business Marketing
Defensive Back Mark Rubin PENN STATE Gr. Amherst, N.Y. 3.80 Finance/Advertising and Public Relations
Defensive Back Andrew Berry HARVARD Sr. Bel Air, Md. 3.78 Economics(BA) Computer Science(MS) (Dual)
Defensive Back Kellen Fowler BRIGHAM YOUNG Sr. Kaysville, Utah 3.82 Finance
Defensive Back Beau Hadley WEBER STATE Jr. Taylor, Utah 4.00 Technical Sales
Linebacker Zach Arnett NEW MEXICO, Sr. Albuquerque, N.M. 3.88 History
Linebacker Josh Hull PENN STATE Sr. Millheim, Pa. 3.50 Environmental Systems Engineering
Linebacker Matthew Bauman BRIGHAM YOUNG I Jr. Salt Lake City, Utah 3.92 Finance
Defensive Line Nick Reed OREGON Sr. Trabuco Canyon, Calif. 3.44 History
Defensive Line Kyle Hawari YALE Sr. Plano, Texas 3.65 History
Defensive Line Brian Flagg ARKANSAS STATE Sr. Ripley, Tenn. 3.78 Electrical Engineering
Defensive Line Brandon Wingeier DAYTON Jr. Newark, Ohio 3.76 Mechanical Engineering
SECOND TEAM
University Division
Punter T.J. Conley IDAHO, Sr. Walla Walla, Wash. 3.60 Civil Engineering
Quarterback Sam Bradford OKLAHOMA, So. Oklahoma City, Okla. 3.95 Finance
Receiver Todd Peterson NEBRASKA, Sr. Grand Island, Neb. 3.76 Nutritional Science and Dietetics
Receiver James Casey RICE So. Azle, Texas 3.84 Economics, Managerial Studies, Sport Mgmt.
Tight End Jeron Mastrud KANSAS STATE Jr. Beaverton, Ore. 3.88 Business Administration
Running Back DeMarco Murray OKLAHOMA, So. Las Vegas, Nev. 3.31 Communications
Running Back Chris Ogbonnaya TEXAS, Sr. Missouri City, Texas 3.33 Corporate Communications/History
Offensive Line Stefen Wisniewski PENN STATE So. Bridgevillle, PA 3.89 Education
Offensive Line Ryan Durand SYRACUSE Sr. Leominster, Mass. 3.74 Health and Exercise Science
Offensive Line Kevin Robling SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Sr. Jordan, Minn. 3.82 Wildlife and Fisheries
Offensive Line Phillip Swanson WESTERN MICHIGAN Jr. Grand Haven, Mich. 3.92 Journalism
Offensive Line Patrick McCormick DAYTON, Sr. Louisville, Ky. 3.66 Pre-Med
Kicker Conor Lee PITTSBURGH, Gr. Upper St. Clair, Pa. 3.71, 3.87 (grad) Double major: Economics and Business
Defensive Back Brandon Patterson MEMPHIS, Gr. Germantown, Tenn. 3.7, 3.45 (grad) Undergrad, BBA Business Finance/Graduate MS Business Administration
Defensive Back Myron Rolle FLORIDA STATE Jr. Galloway, N.J. 3.71 Public Administration
Defensive Back Mike Anello NOTRE DAME, Sr. Orland Park, Ill. 3.93 Finance
Defensive Back Lowell Garthwaite U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY Sr. Concord, Calif. 3.62 Arabic
Linebacker Josh Mahoney NORTHERN IOWA, Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. 4.00 Economics
Linebacker Joe Pawelek BAYLOR Jr. San Antonio, Texas 3.78 Finance
Linebacker Tyler Wortman NEBRASKA, Sr. Grand Island, Neb. 3.96 Mechanical Engineering
Defensive Line Nick Compton NORTH DAKOTA STATE Sr. Rosemount, MN 3.64 Finance
Defensive Line Adam Rundh VALPARAISO Jr. Aalborg, Denmark 3.92 International Business and Finance
Defensive Line Sean Heenan DAYTON, Sr. St. Joseph, Mich. 3.44 Pre-Med
Defensive Line Doug Slavonic WEST VIRGINIA Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 3.48 Finance
