Wednesday, April 28, 2021
by Cody Bush, PFL Media Relations
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Pioneer Football League’s football communications directors named Presbyterian junior linebacker Jarrett Nagy the league’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Wednesday, leading a group of 51 student-athletes named to the 28th Academic All-PFL teams, announced Wednesday.
Nagy, of Cornelius, North Carolina is a physics major with a 3.92 grade-point average. On the field, he finished the Blue Hose’s seven-game spring schedule with 52 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a pass breakup. He finished fifth among PFL defenders with 7.4 tackles per game and ninth in tackles for loss per game (0.93). Through his junior season he ranks fifth all-time at Presbyterian with 233 total tackles and became the seventh defensive player to post 100-plus solo tackles in their career.
Drake junior defensive back Danny Morales and Morehead State linebacker Cameron Barrett both earned their second consecutive First Team Academic All-PFL honor this season. Stetson senior offensive lineman Brad Alexander and Davidson senior quarterback Tyler Phelps earned First Team Academic All-PFL award after earning second team recognition in 2019.
Pioneer Football League athletic directors established the Academic All-PFL squads in 1993 as a way to recognize the league’s outstanding student-athletes. To be eligible for Academic All-PFL consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, reached his second season academically and played at least one full season at his current institution.
2020-21 Academic All-Pioneer Football League First Team
|
(as selected by PFL athletics communications directors) |
Student-Athlete |
School |
Class. |
Pos |
GPA |
Major |
OFFENSE |
Brad Alexander (2) |
Stetson |
Sr. |
OL |
3.61 |
History/Molecular Biology Double Major |
Alex Brown |
Stetson |
Sr. |
OL |
3.51 |
International Business |
Bryan Bystol |
Butler |
So |
C |
4.00 |
Middle/Secondary Education |
Michael Carner |
San Diego |
RSo |
WR |
3.46 |
Finance |
Ian Corwin |
Drake |
So. |
QB |
3.73 |
Business |
Bennett Dondoyano |
San Diego |
RJr. |
WR |
3.84 |
Finance & Marketing |
Colin Howard |
Drake |
So. |
WR |
3.71 |
Economics |
Tyler Huff |
Presbyterian |
So. |
QB |
3.52 |
Business With Data Analytics Concentration |
Cameron Marriott |
Morehead State |
Jr. |
OL |
3.92 |
Political Science |
Drew Parrish |
Valparaiso |
RFr. |
OL |
3.97 |
Electrical Engineering |
Tyler Phelps (2) |
Davidson |
Sr. |
QB |
3.63 |
Economics |
Colton Ruthland |
Butler |
RSo. |
OL |
3.90 |
Computer Science |
DEFENSE |
|
|
|
|
|
Evan Annis |
Valparaiso |
RFr. |
LB |
3.68 |
Bioengineering |
Cameron Barrett (1) |
Morehead State |
Sr. |
LB |
3.83 |
Marketing |
Cade Bishop |
Valparaiso |
Sr. |
DL |
3.61 |
Actuarial Science |
Colby Campbell |
Presbyterian |
Sr. |
LB |
3.39 |
Biology |
Jared DeFriend |
Drake |
Sr. |
DL |
3.87 |
Biology |
Kama Kamaka |
San Diego |
Sr |
NB |
3.61 |
Accountancy & Real Estate |
Ryan Kriceri |
Drake |
Sr. |
LB |
3.66 |
Masters - Accounting |
Jeffrey Lu |
Stetson |
Sr. |
DL |
3.79 |
Molecular Biology & Applied Mathematics |
Danny Morales (1) |
Drake |
Jr. |
DB |
3.83 |
Health Sciences |
Jarrett Nagy |
Presbyterian |
Jr. |
LB |
3.92 |
Physics |
Chris Reese |
San Diego |
RSr |
DL |
3.73 |
Electrical Engineering |
SPECIAL TEAMS |
|
|
|
|
|
Brandon Eickert |
San Diego |
So |
K |
3.89 |
Electrical Engineering & Physics |
Ben Niesner |
Valparaiso |
Sr. |
P |
3.73 |
Leadership In Sport |
Evan Pritchard |
Davidson |
Jr. |
P |
3.89 |
Physics |
Notes in parentheses: 1-was a first-team selection in 2019; 2-was a second-team selection in 2019. |
2020-21 Academic All-Pioneer Football League Second Team
|
Student-Athlete |
School |
Class |
Pos. |
GPA |
Major |
OFFENSE |
Connor Becker |
Stetson |
So. |
WR |
3.51 |
Physics |
Will Berkey |
Davidson |
Sr. |
OL |
3.37 |
Chemistry |
BJ Byrd |
Morehead State |
Sr. |
WR |
3.41 |
Strategic Communications |
Aaron Byrd |
Valparaiso |
RSo. |
OL |
3.33 |
Bioengineering |
Luke Foster |
Presbyterian |
RJr. |
OL |
3.45 |
Business |
Derek Kline |
San Diego |
RSo. |
TE |
3.48 |
Finance |
Jeremiah Nails |
Stetson |
Grad. |
WR |
3.55 |
MBA |
Bradyn Oakley |
Davidson |
So. |
SLOT |
3.89 |
Undeclared |
Nick Plunkett |
Stetson |
5th |
OL |
3.75 |
Sport Business |
Cross Robinson |
Drake |
Sr. |
HB |
3.48 |
Psychology |
Grant Stegman |
Butler |
So. |
WR |
3.73 |
Middle/Secondary Education |
DEFENSE |
Declan Carr |
Drake |
Jr. |
LB |
3.36 |
Finance |
Nolan DeFranco |
Stetson |
Grad. |
DE |
3.66 |
MBA |
Michael Dunn |
Butler |
RSo. |
DL |
3.64 |
Risk Management |
Dreylan Hines |
Davidson |
Jr. |
S |
3.52 |
Biology |
Will Kulick |
Drake |
Sr. |
LB |
3.55 |
Finance & Accounting |
Mike Manning |
Butler |
So. |
DB |
3.63 |
Psychology |
Joe Marra |
Butler |
RSo. |
DL |
3.88 |
Sports Media |
DJ Niculescu |
Morehead State |
Sr. |
LB |
3.75 |
Exercise Science |
Fermon Reid |
Stetson |
Sr. |
DE |
3.49 |
Finance |
Alex Rogers |
Drake |
Sr. |
DB |
3.51 |
Computer Science & Data Analytics |
Kohlton Sherman |
Valparaiso |
Jr. |
DB |
3.48 |
Management |
SPECIAL TEAMS |
Nathan De Bruin |
Drake |
So. |
K |
3.65 |
Finance & Accounting |
Andrew Foster |
Morehead State |
Sr. |
K/P |
3.50 |
Sport Management |
Connor Strode |
San Diego |
RJr |
P |
3.66 |
Finance & Real Estate |