HAMMOND, La. – After excelling in the classroom and on the gridiron, Southeastern Louisiana senior defensive end Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Football Team, CoSIDA announced on Monday.
 
A native of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, Adeyemi-Berglund was a first team selection. In addition to being one of the team leaders for a Lion team that made its third playoff appearance in school history, he carries a 3.81 cumulative grade point average as an exercise science major.
 
Adeyemi-Berglund is the 20^th student-athlete in school history to be recognized as an Academic All-American by CoSIDA and the first football representative. His selection marks the fifth straight athletic season that Southeastern has had at least one Academic All-America selection.
 
Adeyemi-Berglund is one of four Southland Conference student-athletes to receive Academic All-America notice. He was joined on the first team by Abilene Christian senior linebacker Jack Gibbens. ACU senior wide receiver Josh Fink and Houston Baptist senior defensive lineman Andre Walker were both second team selections.
 
Adeyemi-Berglund was a second team All-Southland Conference selection as a senior, as the leading pass rusher for a SLU defense that ranked among the FCS leaders in tackles for loss and sacks. Adeyemi-Berglund led the Lions with 16.0 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and three forced fumbles to go with 61 tackles, four pass breakups and a fumble recovery.
 
To be eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-American consideration, a student-athlete in his or her second year or later at his or her current institution must carry a minimum GPA of 3.3 or higher and be a key contributor in competition. The Academic All-American teams are made of first team Academic All-District selections and were voted on by the CoSIDA membership.
 
Southeastern Louisiana University – CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (All-Time)
Year – Sport – Name
2019 – Football – Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund (1^st Team)
2019 – Baseball – Corey Gaconi (3^rd Team)
2018 – Women's Tennis – Dany Raygadas (3^rd Team)
2017 – Men's Track and Field/Cross Country – Alex Young (2^nd Team)
2016 – Men's Track and Field/Cross Country – Alex Young (1^st Team)
2016 – Women's Tennis – Renee Villarreal (2^nd Team)
2016 – Baseball – Jameson Fisher (2^nd Team)
2011 – Baseball – Josh Cryer (2^nd Team)
2011 – Softball – Katie Duhe (2^nd Team)
2010 – Softball – Katie Duhe (3^rd Team)
2010 – Men's Track and Field/Cross Country – Cory Roberts (3^rd Team)
2008 – Men's Tennis – Vladimir Paunic (3^rd Team)
2008 – Women's Tennis – Nina Knavs (3^rd Team)
2008 – Softball – Brooke Lockhart (3^rd Team)
2006 – Men's Golf – Brett Bergeron (3^rd Team)
2004 – Women's Track and Field/Cross Country – Janice Ezegbunam (2^nd Team)
1994 – Women's Tennis – Renata Smekalova (1^st Team)
1992 – Softball – Tara Maus (1^st Team)
1991 – Softball – Tara Maus (1^st Team)
1991 – Men's Tennis – Ola Fjellstrom (1^st Team)
1990 – Men's Tennis – Ola Fjellstrom (2^nd Team)
1990 – Men's Tennis – Haken Bennhage (2^nd Team)
1989 – Men's Tennis – Mikael Jonsson (2^nd Team)
1979 – Men's Basketball – Steve Grigas (7^th Team)
 
2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America Division I Football Team
 
CoSIDA Academic All-America Team Member of the Year: Justin Herbert, Oregon
 
First Team
Pos. – Name – School – GPA – Yr. – Major
QB – Justin Herbert – Oregon – 4.00 – Sr. – General Science
RB – Travis Brannan – Navy – 4.00 – Sr. – Ocean Engineering
RB – Ezra Gray – Alabama State – 4.00 – Sr. – Computer Information Systems
WR – Brandon Arconado – Washington State – 3.65 – Gr. – MIS (UG)/MBA (G)
WR – Andrew Griffin – Princeton – 3.82 – Sr. – Computer Science
TE – Charlie Kolar – Iowa State – 3.98 – Jr. – Mechanical Engineering
OL – Jacob Bacon – Drake – 4.00 – Sr. – MBA
OL – Eric Cal – Navy – 3.93 – Sr. – Chemistry
OL – Adam Holtorf – Kansas State – 3.92/3.80 – Gr. - Business & Agribusiness (G)
OL – Jacob Marmin – Southern Illinois – 4.00/4.00 - Gr. – Criminology & Criminal Justice
OL – Justin Szuba – Monmouth – 4.00 – So. – History Education
K – Rodrigo Blankenship – Georgia – 3.71/3.65 – Gr. – Digital/Broadcast Journalism (UG)/Journalism (G)
ST – Blake Best – Kentucky – 4.00 – Sr. – Economics & Finance
DL – Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund – Southeastern Louisiana – 3.81 – Sr. – Exercise Science
DL – Kyle Finch – Montana State – 4.00 – Jr. – Mechanical Engineering
DL – Victor Jergens – Drake – 3.98 – Sr. – Finance
DL – Jack Raines – Mercer – 3.99 – Gr. – Finance/Spanish
LB – Jack Gibbens – Abilene Christian – 4.00 – Sr. – Accounting
LB – Rick Mottram – Bucknell – 4.00 – Jr. – Mechanical Engineering
LB – Lucas Weber – Nevada – 4.00 – Gr. – Public Health (UG)/Secondary Education (G)
DB – Spencer DeMedal – Duquesne – 3.98 – Jr. – Biology
DB – Kyle Hegedus – Youngstown State – 3.89/4.00 – Gr. – Exercise Science (UG)/Physical Therapy (G)
DB – Jelani Taylor – Cornell – 3.95 – Sr. – Hotel Administration
P – Blake Gillikin – Penn State – 4.00 – Sr. – Kinesiology
 
Second Team
Pos. – Name – School – GPA – Yr. – Major
QB – Tom Flacco – Towson – 4.00/3.80 – Gr. – Applied Information Technology (G)
RB – Jake Chisholm – Dayton – 3.97 – So. – Pre-Med
RB – Brad Sznajder – Butler – 3.88 – Sr. – Finance
WR – Josh Fink – Abilene Christian – 3.81 – Sr. – Finance
WR – Bryce Nunnelly – Chattanooga – 3.81 – Jr. – Mechanical Engineering
TE – Ean Pfeifer – Louisville – 4.00/4.00 – Gr. – MBA (G)
OL – Blaise Andries – Minnesota – 3.86 – Sr. – Mathematics
OL – Graham Ashkettle – Eastern Kentucky – 4.00 – Jr. – Chemistry
OL – Isaiah Kent-Schneider – Drake – 3.98/4.00 – Gr. – Secondary Education/Exercise Science (UG)/STEM Education (G)
OL – Calvin Throckmorton – Oregon – 3.82 – Sr. – Human Psychology
OL – Dakota Wilson – Idaho State – 3.97 – Sr. – Health Science
K – Samuel Hayworth – Eastern Kentucky – 3.96 – Gr. – Biomedical Science (UG)/Public Health (G)
ST – Connor McGinnis – Oklahoma – 4.00 – Gr. – Finance (UG)/Finance (G)
DL – Jonathan Clayton – Coastal Carolina – 3.95 – Sr. – Business Management & Marketing
DL – Brogan McPartland – Harvard – 3.65 – Sr. – Applied Mathematics
DL – Sam Renner – Minnesota – 3.54/3.60 – Gr. – Accountancy (G)
DL – Andre Walker – Houston Baptist – 3.69 – Sr. – Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
LB – Jackson Hankey – North Dakota State – 4.00 – Jr. – Agricultural Economics
LB – Luke Nelson – Northern Colorado – 3.97 – Sr. – Criminology & Criminal Justice
LB – Dante Olson – Montana – 3.91 – Sr. – Business Administration/Management
DB – Jordan Fuller – Ohio State – 3.60 – Sr. – Business Marketing
DB – Tiger Garcia – UC Davis – 3.92 – Sr. – Managerial Economics
DB – Kekaula Kaniho – Boise State – 3.93 – Jr. – Health Sciences
DB – Tim Simon – Dayton – 3.83 – Sr. – Mechanical Engineering
P – Trent Schneider – South Florida – 4.00 – Jr. – Communication
 
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