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Bulldog Football Lands Eight Players on 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team

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Eight University of Minnesota Duluth football student athletes were selected by the College Sports Communicators to the 2024 Academic All-District Football Team Tuesday.

Junior DaShaun Ames, graduate Luke Danielski, graduate Justin Hull, redshirt sophomore Derrick Johnson, graduate Sam Pitz, redshirt junior Cassius Rohadfox, graduate Zach Wallace and redshirt junior Kyle Walljasper all landed the honor, with three of the players -- Ames, Pitz and Walljasper -- denoted eligible to advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First, second and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced Jan. 28, 2025. 

Ames. Hull, Pitz and Walljasper are all repeat honorees after earning the honor in 2023, while Hull and Pitz were a 2023 honorees as well.

All eight were also recently named to the NSIC Fall All-Academic Team, and all eight also earned NSIC Academic Team of Excellence status, awarded only to student athletes who have 3.60 cumulative GPA or higher.

The 2024 Academic All-District® Football teams, selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes football honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA. Players must have a GPA of 3.50 or above and be a starter or highly used reserve.

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Players Mentioned

DaShaun Ames

#11 DaShaun Ames

WR
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Luke  Danielski

#48 Luke Danielski

LB
6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Justin Hull

#69 Justin Hull

OL
6' 3"
Graduate Student
Kyle Walljasper

#12 Kyle Walljasper

QB
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Sam Pitz

#0 Sam Pitz

TE
6' 6"
Graduate Student
Cassius Rohadfox

#94 Cassius Rohadfox

DT
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Zach Wallace

#28 Zach Wallace

DB
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
Derrick  Johnson

#4 Derrick Johnson

RB
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

DaShaun Ames

#11 DaShaun Ames

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
WR
Luke  Danielski

#48 Luke Danielski

6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
LB
Justin Hull

#69 Justin Hull

6' 3"
Graduate Student
OL
Kyle Walljasper

#12 Kyle Walljasper

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
QB
Sam Pitz

#0 Sam Pitz

6' 6"
Graduate Student
TE
Cassius Rohadfox

#94 Cassius Rohadfox

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
DT
Zach Wallace

#28 Zach Wallace

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
DB
Derrick  Johnson

#4 Derrick Johnson

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
RB