South Dakota State defensive standouts Adam Bock and Jarod DePriest were among 54 student-athletes named Tuesday to the 27th Annual Academic All-Star Team selected by the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association.
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South Dakota State defensive standouts Adam Bock and Jarod DePriest were among 54 student-athletes named Tuesday to the 27th Annual Academic All-Star Team selected by the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association.
A senior linebacker from Solon, Iowa, Bock also was chosen as one of 10 finalists for an FCS ADA $5,000 Postgraduate Scholarship. Two winners from the group of finalists will be announced at a later date.
A repeat selection to the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team, Bock compiled a 3.83 grade-point average as an undergraduate majoring in mechanical engineering and has gone on to post a 3.85 GPA while pursuing a master’s degree in engineering. On the field, he was a four-year starter and racked up the second most tackles in program history with 446, including a team-best 102 in 2024.
DePriest, a native of Trivoli, Illinois, posted a 3.52 GPA as an undergraduate student in business economics and has turned in a 3.66 GPA as a graduate student. A two-year starter at defensive tackle, he closed out his Jackrabbit career in 2024 with 32 total tackles, including 5.5 tackles for loss, a pair of sacks and two forced fumbles.
Each of the nominees was required to have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) in undergraduate or graduate study and have been a starter or key player with legitimate athletics credentials. They must have reached at least their second year of athletics and academic standing at the nominated institution and have completed a minimum of one full academic year at the nominated institution. They also must have participated in 50 percent of the games played at their designated position.
South Dakota State has had at least one student-athlete honored on the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team 18 of the last 19 years with a total of 31 selections.
Previous FCS ADA Academic All-Star team selections
• 2006: Parker Douglass, Cory Koenig
• 2007: Parker Douglass, *Cory Koenig
• 2008: *Ryan Berry, Kevin Robling
• 2009: Conrad Kjerstad
In addition, Bock and DePriest were two of eight Jackrabbit football student-athletes honored Tuesday as members of the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. Also representing SDSU on the honor squad were:
• Max Baloun, defensive tackle, Redfield
• Mark Gronowski, quarterback, Naperville, Illinois
• Kaydon Olivia, long snapper, Schertz, Texas
• Levi Vanden Bos, defensive end, Rock Valley, Iowa
• Griffin Wilde, wide receiver, Sioux Falls
• Aaron Wolfcale-Holsten, defensive tackle, Gilbert, Arizona
Nominees to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team must be at least a sophomore in academic and athletic standing, a starter or key reserve who played in at least 75 percent of his team’s games and carry at least a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average.
Based on the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments, Bock, DePriest, Gronowski and Wilde have been selected for inclusion on the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration later this month.
