ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Twenty-Four Pioneer Football League student-athletes were selected to their respective ESPN The Magazine All-District squads the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced, Thursday. Dayton and Marist each led the way with five first-team selections. Dayton had eight student-athletes receive either first or second team honors.

A complete listing of those Pioneer Football League student-athletes receiving Academic All-District recognition are listed below. Links are provided to each school's web site where more detailed information about the honorees is available.

The 19 PFL student-athletes selected to the first team in their respective districts are placed on the national ballot for Academic All-America® consideration. Nominations and voting for the Academic All-America® programs are conducted by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America.

To be nominated for all-district honors, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games at the position listed on the nomination form. No student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. In the cases of transfers, graduate students and two-year college graduates, the student-athlete must have completed one full calendar year at the nominating institution to be eligible.

To be nominated for all-district honors, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games at the position listed on the nomination form. No student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. In the cases of transfers, graduate students and two-year college graduates, the student-athlete must have completed one full calendar year at the nominating institution to be eligible.

Butler [Release]
Mark Giacomantonio, Defensive Back, 3.62, Economics
Spencer Summerville, Defensive Back, 3.50, Secondary Education
Grant Hunter, Defensive Line, 3.62, Secondary Education

Campbell [Release]
Mike Stryffeler, Tight End, 3.74, Exercise and Sports Science
Charles Fiore, Defensive Line, 3.47, Religion

Davidson [Release]
Peter Kidwell, Defensive Back, 3.33, Undeclared
Aaron Saltzman, Defensive Line, 3.49, Political Science

Dayton [Release]
Matt Smyth, Defensive Back, 3.39, Business Economics
Ben Welsh, Defensive Back, 3.50, Electrical Engineering
Brandon Wingeier, Defensive Line, 3.78, Mechanical Engineering
Sean Heenan, Defensive Line, 3.42, Pre-Med
Kalen Hemmelgarn, Defensive Line, 3.51, Entrepreneurship
Tyler Schutz, Wide Receiver, 3.79, Leadership and Finance (2nd team)
Scott Horcher, Defensive Back, 3.49, Physical Education (2nd Team)
Joe Ries, Linebacker, 3.82, Sports Management (2nd Team)

Drake [Release]
Sean Kitts, Defensive Line, 3.78, Business
Spencer Cady, Wide Receiver, 3.35, Business and Marketing (2nd Team)
Tyler Moorehead, Defensive Back, 3.78, Pharmacy (2nd Team)

Marist [Release]
Ray Fiumefreddo, Running Back, 3.68, Information Systems/Information Management
Greg Whipple, Running Back, 3.41, Information Systems & Technology
John Van Aman, Defensive Back, 3.46, Business/Marketing
Timothy Moller, Defensive Back, 3.83, Biomedical Sciences
Terrence Turner, Defensive Line, 3.51, Biomedical Sciences

Valparaiso [Release]
Adam Rundh, Defensive Line, 3.94, International Business and Finance