GREELEY, Colo. - Northern Colorado football juniors Tim McGraw and Mike Van Portfliet were named to the ESPN The Magazine District 7 All-Academic Teams, announced the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

McGraw, an offensive lineman from Castle Rock, Colo., was named to the First Team and will be forwarded to the All-American ballot. He has a 4.00 grade point average in business management and has started all 10 games for the Bears this year. This is his second All-District award.

Van Portfliet, a safety from Denver, Colo., was a Second Team selection with a 3.63 GPA in sport & exercise science. He has played in all 10 games this season with 12 tackles and two blocked kicks in his career. This is his first All-District award.

To be nominated, 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.

 

	FIRST TEAM
P	Dean Priddy	South Dakota State	Gr.	Eden Prairie, MN	3.71	Mathematics
QB	Todd Reesing	Kansas	Sr.	Austin, TX	3.64	Finance and Economics
WR	Jared Emery	Missouri State	Sr.	Mountain Grove, MO	3.74	Microbiology & Biotechnology
WR	Kevin Fogler	Air Force	Jr.	Fort Wayne, IN	3.57	Management
TE	Jeron Mastrud	Kansas State	Sr.	Beaverton, OR	3.81	Management
RB	Kyle Minett	South Dakota State	Jr.	Ruthton, MN	3.60	Economics
RB	Chris Ganious	South Dakota	So.	Houston, TX	3.81	Psychology
OL	Casey Knips	South Dakota State	Sr.	Adrian, MN	3.69	Construction Management
OL	David Arkin	Missouri State	Jr.	Wichita, KS	3.70	Construction Management
OL	Timothy McGraw	Northern Colorado	Jr.	Castle Rock, CO	4.00	Business Management
OL	Kurtis Gregory	Missouri	Gr.	Blackburn, MO	3.48	Agriculture
OL	Nate Solder	Colorado	Jr.	Buena Vista, CO	3.45	Biology
PK	Brandon Hellevang	North Dakota	Gr.	Fargo, ND	3.89	Business Administration
DB	Conrad Kjerstad	South Dakota State	Jr.	Wall, SD	3.93	Agricultural Business
DB	Erik Stoll	Montana	Jr.	Sandpoint, ID	3.95	Biology
DB	Kyle Belmont	North Dakota State	Gr.	Battle Lake, MN	3.70	Psychology
DB	Austin Cassidy	Nebraska	So.	Lincoln, NE	3.84	Psychology
LB	Josh Mahoney	Northern Iowa	Sr.	Sioux Falls, SD	4.0	English & Economics
LB	Andrew Miller	North Dakota	Sr.	Menomonie, WI	4.00	Biology
LB	Drew Dudley	Kansas	Jr.	College Station, TX	3.67	Civil Engineering
LB	Brandon Fisher	Montana	Sr.	Franklin, TN	3.92	Business
DL	Sean Kitts	Drake	Sr.	Leawood, KS	3.78	Business
DL	Nick Nolte	North Dakota	Gr.	Janesville, WI	4.00	Forensic Science
DL	Ty Boyle	North Dakota	Jr.	International Fall, MN	3.76	Economics
DL	Ben Boothby	Northern Iowa	So.	Clinton, IA	3.81	Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy
	SECOND TEAM
P	Jordan Chiles	Missouri State	So.	Hillsboro, Ill.	3.35	Exercise & Movement Science
QB	Andrew Selle	Montana	Jr.	Billings, MT	3.73	Mathematics
WR	Wes Cammack	Nebraska	Sr.	Dewitt, NE	3.89	Agricultural Engineering
WR	Spencer Cady	Drake	Sr.	Fort Dodge, IA	3.72	Business
TE	Ryan Mahaffey	Northern Iowa	Jr.	Grinnell, IA	3.69	Economics
TE	Jesson Salyards	Wyoming	Sr.	Haxtun, CO	3.47	Mechanical Engineering
RB	Marcus Tibesar	North Dakota	Gr.	St. Paul, MN	3.85, 4.00	Business Administration
RB	Drew Hushka	North Dakota State	Jr.	Fargo, ND	3.37	Psychology
OL	Julian Vandervelde	Iowa	Jr.	Davenport, IA	3.47	English and Religious Studies
OL	Alex Verlanic	Montana	Jr.	Drummond, MT	3.61	Business
OL	Russ Arnold	Wyoming	Sr.	Westminster, CO	3.31	Business Administration
OL	Jeff Curtis	North Dakota State	Sr.	New Hope, MN	3.39	Management communication
OL	Marcel Jones	Nebraska	So.	Phoenix, AZ.	3.35	Construction Management
PK	Grant Ressel	Missouri	So.	Jackson, MO	3.64	Biological Sciences
DB	Michael Van Portfliet	Northern Colorado	Jr.	Parker, CO	3.63	Sport & Exercise Science
DB	Skylar Smith	Missouri State	Jr.	Springfield, MO	3.32	Finance
DB	Tysyn Hartman	Kansas State	So.	Wichita, KS	3.59	Finance
DB	Tyler Moorehead	Drake	So.	Mason City, IA	3.78	Pharmacy
LB	Weston Johnson	Wyoming	Sr.	Wray, CO	3.44	Marketing
LB	Blake Lawrence	Nebraska	Jr.	Shawnee Mission, KS	3.91	Marketing
DL	Jeffrey Fitzgerald	Kansas State	Sr.	Richmond, VA	3.30	Sociology
DL	Coulter Boyer	North Dakota State	So.	Hurley, SD	3.35	Business
DL	Link Gottbeheat	North Dakota	Sr.	Tomah, WI	3.48	Biology
DL	Bryan Waldhauser	Montana	So.	Worden, MT	3.50	Business