AUSTIN, Texas --- Tusculum senior Evan Altizer has been named to the NCAA Division II Academic All-District 2 Football first team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).            

Altizer, a senior from Weddington, North Carolina, returns to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team, but first as a special teams honoree, which makes its debut as a position this year.  He garnered All-District accolades in 2016 at wide receiver.  He moves onto the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot, which will be announced next month.

Altizer has a 3.84 cumulative grade point average while majoring in English.  He is a member of the South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll, Tusculum Athletic Director's Honor Roll, Dean's List and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List.

He led the Pioneers with his 9.1 punt return average, which is third in the league and 42^nd in the country.  His season-long 45-yard return at UNC Pembroke set up a touchdown in TC's 31-10 road victory.  He leaves Tusculum as the program's all-time leader with 83 punt returns, while his 677 punt return yards are second in the TC record book, while his career 8.16 punt return average is seventh-best by a Pioneer.

Altizer started in all 10 games as a receiver, where he finished second on the team with 25 receptions for 444 yards. His four touchdown receptions were tops on the squad.  During his 42-game career, he posted 67 receptions for 1,359 yards and 10 touchdowns. His 1,359 receiving yards are 15^th in school history.

Members of the CoSIDA NCAA II Academic All-District 2 Team are selected from nominees representing all colleges and universities in the South Atlantic Conference, Gulf South Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association as well as independent members in Super Region 2.

2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District Football Team
NCAA DIVISION II – Super Region 2
FIRST TEAM