HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College offensive lineman
Tyler Howerton/Alexandria has been voted to the
2020-21 Academic All-America® Division III Football First Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced today. He is a two-time Academic All-America® First Team selection after earning the same distinction in 2019.
Tyler earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the College with a minor in mathematics, graduating with summa cum laude honors on May 8 with a 4.00 grade point average and one of two Class of 2021 Valedictorians. He was one of 12 finalists for the distinguished 2020 William V. Campbell
® Trophy—the first for Hampden-Sydney—largely regarded as the "Academic Heisman" as the premier scholar-athlete award at all levels of collegiate football. Tyler also received a 2020 Barry Goldwater Scholar (nation's most prestigious scholarship in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering), H-SC's first physics major to receive the award.
Howerton is a member of the 2021 National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame Hampshire Society. He is a recipient of the Hampden-Sydney President's Award for Overall Academic Excellence, given to the senior at H-SC who stands highest in his class, and is a four-time winner of the H-SC Howell L. Gruver Award, given to the football player in each class with the highest GPA.
A member of five national honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa (academic), Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership), Sigma Xi (scientific research), Chi Beta Phi (science), and Pi Mu Epsilon (mathematics), Tyler received the Weyland Thomas Joyner Physics Award and the 2021 Gammon Cup, the latter of which is presented to the member of the H-SC graduating class who has best served the College via character, scholarship, and athletic ability.
On the field, Howerton spent time at center, right guard, and left tackle while starting all 32 games in which he played over his Tiger career. He was named the recipient of the prestigious Harry G. "Doc" Jopson Scholar-Athlete Award for 2021 by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)—the conference's top male scholar-athlete honor. Howerton was also the 2020-21 ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year, earning First Team All-ODAC honors during the recent spring season, as well. He is a four-time ODAC All-Academic Team honoree.
Tyler is the son of John and Nancy Howerton of Alexandria.
The complete 2020-21 Academic All-America® Division III Football Teams are listed below.
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| QB |
Gavin Zimbelman (1) |
Aurora University |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Sports Management / Business Administration |
| RB |
Luke Bikulege |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
3.71 |
Finance |
| RB |
Brock Martin |
Ohio Northern University |
Jr. |
3.72 |
Construction Management |
| WR |
Cody Gustafson (2) |
Grove City College |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Mathematics |
| WR |
Ryan Hubley |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Computer Science & Applied Math & Statistics |
| TE |
Jack Massie |
Shenandoah University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Biology |
| OL |
Nathan Basinger |
MIT |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| OL |
Ryan Ehrets (4) |
Union College |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| OL |
Dee Gose (3) |
Case Western Reserve University |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Accounting & Finance |
| OL |
Tyler Howerton (1) |
Hampden-Sydney College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Physics |
| OL |
Steven Sellers (3) |
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Sr. |
4 |
Management & Economics |
| K |
Juan Ocampo |
Texas Lutheran University |
Jr. |
3.74 |
Biochemistry (Pre-Medicine) |
| DL |
Lou Duh (2) |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| DL |
Andrew Frailer |
Washington and Lee University |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Economics & Politics |
| DL |
Jackson Ross (4) |
University of Chicago |
Sr. |
3.78 |
Economics |
| DL |
Travis Swanson |
Linfield University |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Pre-Med / Psychology |
| LB |
Travis Johnston (1) |
Case Western Reserve University |
Sr. |
4 |
Business Management |
| LB |
Mitch O'Hara |
University of Mount Union |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Exercise Science |
| LB |
Ben Wong (1) |
North Central College |
Sr. |
4 |
Neuroscience |
| DB |
Jake Beesley |
North Central College |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Finance / Accounting |
| DB |
Macauley Kilbane |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.42 |
Economics |
| DB |
Sean Knight |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Jr. |
3.67 |
Civil Engineering |
| DB |
Andrew Whitaker |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.64 |
Biomedical Engineering |
| P |
Caleb Brake |
Grove City College |
Sr. |
3.65 |
Accounting |
| ST |
Will Hurley (1) |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Mechanical Engineering |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| QB |
George Marinopoulos |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Gr. |
3.84/3.86 |
Business & Mgmt. (UG) / Supply Chain (G) |
| RB |
Bennett Goettsch |
Wartburg College |
Sr. |
3.45 |
Exercise Science |
| RB |
Zach Hall |
Case Western Reserve University |
Sr. |
3.71 |
Finance |
| WR |
Mitchell Adrian |
The College of St. Scholastica |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Biology |
| WR |
Ryan Wisniewski |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Sr. |
3.47 |
Physical Education |
| TE |
Riley Shanley |
Endicott College |
Sr. |
3.45 |
Marketing Comm. / Advertising |
| OL |
Jacob Fetterolf |
Johns Hopkins University |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering |
| OL |
Kyle Gannon |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Sr. |
3.8 |
General Management |
| OL |
Tyler Johnson |
Saint John's University (Minn.) |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Mathematics |
| OL |
Cameron Mika |
Westminster College (PA) |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Accounting |
| OL |
Mason Spree |
Simpson College |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Computer Science / Management Info. Sys. |
| K |
Elijah Hoffman |
Susquehanna University |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Biomedical Sciences |
| DL |
Noah Coplan |
Kalamazoo College |
Sr. |
3.71 |
Business |
| DL |
Alex Keith |
Washington & Jefferson College |
Jr. |
3.9 |
Biology |
| DL |
Sante Parker, Jr. |
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Computer Science |
| DL |
Liam Vincifora |
Millsaps College |
Sr. |
3.42 |
Business |
| DL |
Emmett Zima |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Accounting |
| LB |
Ian Barr |
Westminster College (PA) |
Jr. |
3.9 |
Biology |
| LB |
Sean Doran |
Washington & Jefferson College |
Sr. |
3.59 |
Accounting |
| LB |
Sam Gantman |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| DB |
Ross Andersson |
Johns Hopkins University |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering |
| DB |
Travis Brown |
Carleton College |
Jr. |
3.57 |
Statistics |
| DB |
Justin Lessel |
Gettysburg College |
Sr. |
3.71 |
History |
| DB |
Connor Oldenburg |
University of Minnesota Morris |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Social Science / Communication / Political Science |
| P |
Zac Montrief |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Sr. |
3.43 |
Aerospace Engineering |
| ST |
Zach Bennett |
Univ. of St. Thomas (Minn.) |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Mechanical Engineering |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Steven Sellers, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2019
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2019
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2019
