ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Sixteen Pioneer Football League student-athletes were selected to their respective Capital One Academic All-District squads the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced, Thursday. Davidson and San Diego each led the way with four selections. 

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 website where more detailed information about the honorees is available.

The 16 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.

CAMPBELL [Release]
Colten Burris, Linebacker, Information Technology/Security
Kurt Odom, Running Back, Kinesiology
Michael Rudisill, Linebacker, Psychology

DAVIDSON [Release]
John Behm, Linebacker, Political Science
Joe Cline, Offensive Lineman, Math
Peter Kidwell, Defensive Back, Economics
Morgan Popham, Defensive Lineman, Spanish

DAYTON [Release]
Steve Wirkus, Defensive Back, Accounting

DRAKE [Release]
Michael Lahart, Defensive Back, Pharmacy
Tyler Moorehead, Linebacker, Pharmacy

MARIST [Release]
Tim Moller, Running Back, Biomedical Sciences

SAN DIEGO [Release]
Robert Beathard, Defensive Back, Accountancy
Blake Oliaro, Defensive Line, Mechanical Engineering
Matthew Peleti, Offensive Lineman, Finance
Nicholas Scudellari, Running Back, Accountancy

VALPARAISO [Release]
Nate Blair, Offensive Lineman, Actuarial Science