AUSTIN, Texas --- Tusculum University punter Andrew Cantrell has been named to the 2021 NCAA Division II Football Academic All-America® second team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Cantrell garners Academic All-America® accolades for a second straight season and joins Tusculum and SAC Hall of Famer Jarrell NeSmith as the only two-time honorees in program history.
Cantrell, a senior from Sparta, Tennessee, has a 3.64 cumulative grade point average while majoring in chemistry and pre-pharmacy and is a member of the South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll, Dean's List, Athletic Director's Honor Roll and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List. He was also named to the Division II Athletic Directors Association Honor Roll.
The three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection has appeared in all 37 games of his collegiate career as Tusculum's punter where he is third in program history with 188 career punts, while his 7,211 career punting yards are third-most in the school record book. His 38.36 career yards per punt average is ninth-best in TU history and has accounted for 58 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line (3rd in TU history).
This past season, Cantrell averaged 40.1 yards per punt, which was the third-best average in the conference and 28th in the country. Of his 48 punts, 20 resulted in fair catches, which were the most in the league. He also posted 18 punts inside the 20-yard line, which were second in the SAC.
The Division II and III CoSIDA Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2021-2022 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs.
CoSIDA/NCAA II Academic All-America® Football Team
First Team
QB - John Matocha, Colorado School of Mines
RB - Toriano Clinton, Indianapolis
RB - Michael Zeman, Colorado School of Mines
WR - Dakota Larson, Northern St.
WR - Henry Litwin, Slippery Rock
TE - Clint Sigg, Lindenwood
OL - Noel Brouse, California (Pa.)
OL - Cole Johnson, Hillsdale
OL - Andrew Strickland, Wingate
OL - Kyle Urich, Missouri S&T
OL - Madison Wrather, Northeastern St.
K - Tanner Harding, Notre Dame (Ohio)
DL - Torren Calhoun, Colorado Mesa
DL - Patrick McMahon, Davenport
DL - JT Turner, Concord
DL - Jordan Will, Minot St.
LB - Alex Anschutz, Hillsdale
LB - Jackson Barnes, Northwest Missouri St.
LB - Cole McCubrey, Bentley
DB - Brock Floyd, Southern Arkansas
DB - Trey Paul, Shippensburg
DB - Alex Shillow, Texas A&M-Commerce
DB - Eli Weber, Augustana
P - Justin Dwinell, Colorado St.-Pueblo
ST - Tucker Mullis, Wingate
Second Team
QB - Brycen Mussina, Shippensburg
RB - Andrew Brazicki, Bentley
RB - Logan Wiland, Seton Hill
WR - Rece Bender, East Stroudsburg
WR - Tristan Smith, Colorado School of Mines
TE - Dagan Rienks, Colorado Mesa
OL - Clay Hadley, Indianapolis
OL - Eric Hudanick, California (Pa.)
OL - Gavin Posey, Ashland
OL - Lane Potter, Wayne St. (Mich.)
OL - Austin Wayt, Slippery Rock
K - Zach Glaess, Missouri S&T
DL - Michael Gobora, West Chester
DL - Zach Howard, Northwest Missouri St.
DL - Dan Monson, Minnesota Duluth
LB - Carter Duxbury, Winona St.
LB - T.J. Liggett, Augustana
LB - Jace McDown, Emporia St.
DB - Codie Bell, Central Missouri
DB - Cooper Carroll, Harding
DB - Luke Fritsch, Augustana
DB - Chance Olson, Northern St.
DB - Kai Ross, Lindenwood
DB - Mitch Snitker, Winona St.
P - Andrew Cantrell, Tusculum
ST - Cinque Sweeting, Slippery Rock
Academic All-American of the Year: Henry Litwin, Slippery Rock
