Eight South Dakota State football student-athletes were honored Tuesday as members of the 2022 Academic All-District Football Team, selected by College Sports Communicators. All eight will advance to the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration in December.
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Eight South Dakota State football student-athletes were honored Tuesday as members of the 2022 Academic All-District Football Team, selected by College Sports Communicators. All eight will advance to the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration in December.
To be eligible for the awards, nominees must carry at least a 3.50 grade-point average, be a starter or key reserve who has played in at least half of his team’s games and be at least a sophomore in academic and athletic standing.
The Jackrabbits honored Tuesday were:
Bock earned a spot on the squad after compiling a 3.82 GPA as a mechanical engineering major. On the field, he has been the Jackrabbits’ leading tackler each of the last two seasons, posting 125 tackles in 2021 and 58 stops during the 2022 campaign despite missing the last three games of the regular season. Bock was an All-America selection and a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision during the 2021 campaign.
Gales received his second selection to the Academic All-District Team, after previously being honored during the 2020-21 spring season. He holds a 3.62 GPA while majoring in physical education/teacher education as well as sport and recreation management. A two-year starter, he shares the team lead in interceptions this season with three and has tallied 22 tackles (19 solo) in 10 games.
Gronowski, a mechanical engineering major with a 3.71 GPA, returned to the lineup after missing the entire 2021 season due to injury. He helped lead the Jackrabbits to the FCS national title game and holds an 18-3 record as their starting quarterback. Through the 2021 regular season, Gronowski has accounted for 26 touchdowns — 18 passing and 8 rushing — while throwing for 2,247 yards.
Janke has been the Jackrabbits’ leading receiver each of the last three seasons, including tallying 46 catches for 603 yards with five touchdowns through the regular season. He has compiled a 3.55 GPA while majoring in physical education/teacher education.
McCormick, who holds a 3.55 GPA as a construction management major, has helped pave the way for a Jackrabbit offense averaging 31.4 points and 367.6 yards of total offense per game. He carries a streak of 38 consecutive starts at left guard into postseason play.
Reeder has compiled a 3.55 GPA as a human biology/pre-medicine major, and has been a regular starter in the secondary the past two seasons. In 2022, he shares the team lead with three interceptions and has totaled 26 tackles (18 solo) for the highly ranked Jackrabbit defense.
Van Marel is another mechanical engineering major whose academic résumé includes a 3.60 GPA as an undergraduate and a 3.50 mark as a graduate student. He has earned the starting nod at nose tackle in 10 games, compiling 15 total tackles with a tackle for loss and sack.
Winkelman was recognized on the Academic All-District Team for the third consecutive season. He was a first-team Academic All-America selection last fall and holds a 3.92 GPA as a graduate student in business economics. On the field, Winkelman has moved into the SDSU career top five for sacks and tackles for loss after leading the Jackrabbits with eight tackles for loss and ranking second with 4.5 sacks this season.
