Trio named Academic All-District

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Three South Dakota State University student-athletes, highlighted by repeat selections Dalton Cox and Wes Genant, were honored Thursday as members of the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District 6 Team.

Cox, a senior linebacker from Aberdeen, was named to the 25-member squad with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average as an economics and entrepreneurial studies major. On the field, he ranks second on the team with 52 total tackles, including 5.5 tackles for loss and a sack.

Genant, a junior from Parkston, also has compiled a 4.0 GPA in biochemistry. He has started at center this season for the Jackrabbits after previously playing on the offensive line at guard and tackle.

Joining Genant on the offensive side of the ball was junior tackle Evan Greeneway. The Yankton native earned a spot on the team with a 3.75 GPA as a civil engineering major. Both Genant and Greeneway have played key roles for an SDSU offense that is averaging 45 points and 513 yards of total offense per game.

All three will advance to the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration. Cox and Genant were both named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America Second Team in 2017.

SDSU’s three selections were tied with North Dakota for second-most in the district, behind Minnesota’s four honorees.

Selections to the Academic All-District 6 Football Team were based upon a vote of sports information directors in Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Candidates must be at least a sophomore in athletic and academic standing, a starter or key reserve on his team and carry at least a 3.3 GPA. Team members, from both Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision programs, are selected by position with a total of 25 players from 15 different institutions named to the honor squad.