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Adele Named First Team Academic All-American
1/28/2025 12:00:00 PM | Football
Dartmouth’s previous first team Academic All-American came in 1997
HANOVER, N.H. — Having already garnered a number of prestigious postseason honors, Dartmouth football defensive lineman Ejike Adele picked up perhaps his biggest honor to date on Tuesday as he was named a College Sports Communications first team Academic All-American. Adele is one of 25 first team honorees, which includes student-athletes from across Division I FCS and FBS.
A biology major in a pre-med track, Adele is one of only two Ivy League student-athletes named a first team Academic All-American (along with Patrick Passalacqua of Columbia). Harvard's Cooper Barkate was the only other Ivy Leaguer named to the second team.
Dartmouth's last Academic All-American prior to Adele was David Emanuels in 2018, while Dominic Lanza in 1997 was the Big Green's last first team Academic All-American.
Among Adele's postseason honors, he was named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and a Stats Perform FCS third team All-American. Academically, he was named to the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team.
On the field, Adele led Big Green in both sacks (6.0) and tackles-for-loss (12.0) while his 54 toal tackles were tied for second on the team. He had some highlight games, including at Columbia while he finished with nine tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss and two sacks. At Princeton, he recorded 10 tackles, 2.0 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks. Adele finished the season third in the Ivy League in sacks (40th in the country), while leading the league in tackles-for-loss (which was good for 21st nationally).
In 2024, the Big Green wrapped up their fourth Ivy League Championship in the last five seasons, finishing 8-2 and 5-2 in the Ivy League while capturing their Ivy-record 22nd all-time title.
Dartmouth football fans can get a jump on the 2025 season by securing their season tickets for next fall when the Big Green attempt to defend their Ivy League title and win their fifth conference crown in six seasons. To place your deposit today, visit the Dartmouth Athletics Ticket Office website or call 603-646-2466.
A biology major in a pre-med track, Adele is one of only two Ivy League student-athletes named a first team Academic All-American (along with Patrick Passalacqua of Columbia). Harvard's Cooper Barkate was the only other Ivy Leaguer named to the second team.
Dartmouth's last Academic All-American prior to Adele was David Emanuels in 2018, while Dominic Lanza in 1997 was the Big Green's last first team Academic All-American.
Among Adele's postseason honors, he was named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and a Stats Perform FCS third team All-American. Academically, he was named to the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team.
On the field, Adele led Big Green in both sacks (6.0) and tackles-for-loss (12.0) while his 54 toal tackles were tied for second on the team. He had some highlight games, including at Columbia while he finished with nine tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss and two sacks. At Princeton, he recorded 10 tackles, 2.0 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks. Adele finished the season third in the Ivy League in sacks (40th in the country), while leading the league in tackles-for-loss (which was good for 21st nationally).
In 2024, the Big Green wrapped up their fourth Ivy League Championship in the last five seasons, finishing 8-2 and 5-2 in the Ivy League while capturing their Ivy-record 22nd all-time title.
Dartmouth football fans can get a jump on the 2025 season by securing their season tickets for next fall when the Big Green attempt to defend their Ivy League title and win their fifth conference crown in six seasons. To place your deposit today, visit the Dartmouth Athletics Ticket Office website or call 603-646-2466.
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