Traynor Named a Semifinalist for Campbell Trophy

HANOVER, N.H. — Dartmouth linebacker Jack Traynor has been named as one of the 185 semifinalists for the 2019 William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes the top football scholar-athlete in the nation. The 185 players come from all levels of college football, both NCAA and NAIA, with 71 coming from the FBS and 39 more from the FCS, including one from each Ivy League school.

The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Oct. 30, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 60th NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class. The finalists will travel to New York City for the 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 10, where their accomplishments will be highlighted. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 30th William V. Campbell Trophy and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.

Traynor, a senior engineering major from Lake Forest, Illinois, entered his senior year with a 3.68 GPA. He is a two-time, unanimous All-Ivy League First Team selection and twice been named to both the Division I All-New England Team and FCS Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team. One of just 13 players in Dartmouth football history to serve as a captain twice, he has 199 tackles in his career, finishing second in the Ivy League with 98 two years ago. He also has 11.5 tackles for a loss, one sack, an interception, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery to his credit for the Big Green.

Traynor is also an active member of the community, participating in the Thetford Elementary Mentor Program and the Prouty, plus has volunteered for CHaD HERO races that raise money for the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth.

Named in honor of the late Bill Campbell, former chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF's Gold Medal, the Campbell Trophy is a 25-pound bronze trophy and increases the amount of the recipient's grant by $7,000 for a total postgraduate scholarship of $25,000. This year's postgraduate scholarships will push the program's all-time distribution to more than $11.7 million.

Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of playing eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first-team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.

Six Dartmouth players have been chosen as finalists for the NFF Scholar-Athlete Class — Alan Rozycki (1960), Willie Bogan (1970), Fred Radke (1972), Pat Sullivan (1976), Paul Sorensen (1988) and Josh Bloom (1994).

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