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July 26,
2007 INDIANA STATE CAPTURES GATEWAY ACADEMIC AWARD ST. LOUIS — Indiana State has captured the Gateway Football Conference All-Academic Award, as announced by the league office at Media Day on Tuesday, July 24. The All-Academic Award was established in 2004 to help bring attention to institutional academic excellence. It is based on the average student-athlete grade-point average for the academic year. The GPA calculations are calculated for all student-athletes in the Gateway who compete, practice or receive athletic aid during the academic year. The award for Indiana State is based on accomplishments during the 2006-07 academic year. Southern Illinois and Western Illinois shared the initial award (for the 2004-05 academic season), while SIU earned the honor for the 2005-06 season. Indiana State placed a league-high five student-athletes on the Gateway Football Conference’s Academic All-Conference Team. Among the five honorees for Indiana State was first-team member Kyle Hooper, who makes his second consecutive appearance on the league’s top academic squad. Representing the Sycamores on the second team were wide receiver Carl Berman; defensive back Bryan Jackson, quarterback/wide receiver Ben Schmidt and offensive lineman Fred Staugh. In addition, Jackson earned First Team Academic All-District Honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Notably, Schmidt earned the league’s President’s Council Academic Award, while Bryan Jackson, Joshua Jones, Bryan McCulley, Michael Thorpe, and Schmidt earned the league’s Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award. The President’s Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average (through fall 2006 semester), participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation. The league’s Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum grade point average of 3.2 for the previous two semesters, a minimum 3.2 grade point average for the current term (Fall 2006), and participation in athletics.
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