Tanner Scott Selected to Academic All-Star Team

HANOVER, N.H. — Dartmouth wide receiver Tanner Scott (Kenilworth, Ill.) was one of 55 players to be named to the 12th annual Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) Academic All-Star Team. He was chosen from a group of 86 nominees.

A junior walk-on, Scott worked his way up from the bottom of the depth chart in the preseason to become the leading wide receiver for Dartmouth with 45 receptions for 510 yards and three touchdowns. The economics major with a 3.84 GPA caught 45 passes to rank seventh in the Ivy League while his 510 yards put him eighth. He was the only Big Green player to post a 100-yard receiving game this year, accomplishing the feat twice. Against a top-20 team at Holy Cross, Scott caught seven passes for a career-high 126 yards and a score, then grabbed seven more throws two weeks later at Harvard for 116 yards and a touchdown.

“The FCS ADA looks forward to honoring outstanding student-athletes each year, which culminates with the annual academic all-star team announcement,” said FCS ADA President Peter Fields, chair of the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team Selection Committee and athletics director at Montana State. “These football players represent the true meaning of the word student-athlete and we are proud of their accomplishments both in the classroom and on the field.”

Football players from all FCS institutions are eligible for these prestigious awards. Each of the nominees were required to have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) in undergraduate study and have been a starter or key player with legitimate athletics credentials. He must have reached his second year of athletics and academic standing at the nominated institution and have completed a minimum of one full academic year at the nominated institution. He must also have participated in 50 percent of the games played at his designated position.

Each of the 55 honorees is listed below.

Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team

Athlete			School			Position	GPA
Daniel Becker		Austin Peay		Linebacker	3.59
Stanley Brooks		Austin Peay		Offensive Line	3.71
Greg Jones		Bucknell		Linebacker	3.65
Steven Smigelsky	Chattanooga		Linebacker	3.49
Tanner Scott		Dartmouth		Receiver	3.84
Derek Hardman		Eastern Kentucky	Offensive Line	4.00
Emory Attig		Eastern Kentucky	Defensive Line	3.75
Chris Thomas		Eastern Washington	Offensive Line	3.78
Jacob Kragt		Eastern Washington	Defensive Line	3.89
A.J. Harris		Elon			Offensive Back	3.30
Anthony Nelson		Hofstra			Receiver	3.79
Mike McCabe		Holy Cross		Offensive Line	3.62
Chris Smith		Holy Cross		Offensive Line	3.44
Ryan Henry		Idaho State		Offensive Line	3.91
Daniel Millington	Indiana State		Defensive Line	3.41
Josh Cain		Jacksonville State	Defensive Back	3.89
Chris Rocco		Liberty			Defensive Back	3.98
Terrence Turner		Marist			Defensive Line	3.51
Andrew Musick		Monmouth		Offensive Line	3.73
Jon Stolarz		Monmouth		Defensive Back	3.75
Jeff Hansen		Montana State		Offensive Line	3.38
Eric Fisher		Montana State		Punter		3.45
Wes McDermott		Morehead State		Linebacker	3.47
Teryl White		N.C. Central		Defensive Line	3.62
Kyle Belmont		North Dakota State	Defensive Back	3.70
Nick Mertens		North Dakota State	Quarterback	3.79
Michael Herrick		Northern Arizona	Quarterback	3.31
Shaun Fitzpatrick	Northern Arizona	Tight End	3.56
Justin Aldredge		Northwestern State	Tight End	3.90
Jordan Bowersox		Sam Houston State	Offensive Line	3.73
Ty Levie		Samford			Defensive Back	3.56
Conrad Kjerstad		South Dakota State	Defensive Back	3.93
Ryan Kernes		Southern Illinois	Tight End	4.00
Ryan Patton		Southern Illinois	Linebacker	4.00
Tysson Poots		Southern Utah		Receiver	3.61
Trevor Ward		Southern Utah		Punter		3.66
Tim Knicky		Stephen F. Austin	Defensive Line	3.33
Taylor Askew		Tennessee Tech		Offensive Line	4.00
Travis Houston		Texas State		Defensive Line	3.65
Jordan Gilmore		The Citadel		Linebacker	3.24
Yaky Ibia		Towson			Defensive Line	3.60
Brandon Wingeier	Dayton			Defensive Line	3.78
Mark Mackey		Delaware		Receiver	3.67
Brandon Fisher		Montana			Linebacker	3.92
Brandon Hellevang	North Dakota		Kicker/Punter	4.00
Andrew Miller		North Dakota		Linebacker	4.00
Josh Mahoney		Northern Iowa		Linebacker	4.00
Chris Ganious		South Dakota		Offensive Back	3.82
Adam Rundh		Valparaiso		Defensive Line	3.94
Beau Hadley		Weber State		Defensive Back	4.00
Mitch Allen		Wofford			Quarterback	3.88
Thomas Mante		Yale			Kicker/Punter	3.32
John Sheffield		Yale			Offensive Back	3.33
Stephen Blose		Youngstown State	Kicker		4.00
Brian Mellott		Youngstown State	Offensive Line	3.90

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