Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Hill and Wise named first-team Academic All-District V
11/09/2006 | 12:00:00 | Football
Nov. 9, 2006
By Jeff Honza
www.SIUSalukis.com
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois University junior Nick Hill and senior J.T. Wise earned first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V honors.
Hill, who hails from nearby DuQuoin, Ill., carries a 3.25 grade point average in special education. He completed 89-of-147 passes for 1,256 yards and nine touchdowns in nine starts at quarterback this season.
Hill, who ranks 13th in the nation in passing efficiency (148.44), also rushed for 288 yards and five TDs. In addition, he was named Gateway Conference Offensive Player-of-the-Week and Sports Network National Offensive Player-of-the-Week on Sept. 18.
Wise, a repeat Academic All-District honoree, holds a 3.20 GPA in physical education. A native of Farmersville, Ill., he has rushed the ball nine times for 59 yards and caught nine passes for 60 yards as the Salukis' starting fullback.
District 5 Winners
University Division
FIRST TEAM
Punter
Phil Buchanan, Sr., Butler University, 3.82 GPA, Pharmacy
Quarterback
Nick Hill, Jr., Southern Illinois University, 3.25 GPA, Special Education
Receiver
Luke Swan, Jr., University of Wisconsin, 3.25 GPA, Kinesiology
Eric Peterman, So., Northwestern, 3.27 GPA, Undeclared
Tight End
John Carlson, Sr., University of Notre Dame, 3.59 GPA, History
Running Back
J.T. Wise, Sr., Southern Illinois University, 3.20 GPA, Physical Education
Rashard Mendenhall, So., University of Illinois, 3.20 GPA, General Curriculum
Offensive Line
Ryan McDonald, Jr., University of Illinois, 3.81 GPA, Aerospace Engineering
Joe Thomas, Sr., University of Wisconsin, 3.49 GPA, Business
Jonathan Rueter, Sr., Eastern Illinois University, 3.71 GPA, Biology
Phil Brunner, So., Northwestern, 3.83 GPA, Chemical Engineering
Rick Tyson, Sr., Butler University, 3.78 GPA, Accounting
Kicker
Austin Starr, So., Indiana University, 3.90 GPA, Biology
Defensive Back
Will Meyers, Sr., Indiana State University, 3.64 GPA, Accounting
Bryan Jackson, Jr., Indiana State University, 3.53 GPA, Marketing
Ryan Schmidtz, So., Butler University, 3.79 GPA, Biology
Defensive Back, Jr., Northern Illinois University, 3.22 GPA, Management
Linebacker
J Leman, Gr., University of Illinois, 3.68 GPA, Speech Communications
John Shevlin, Jr., University of Minnesota, 3.69 GPA, Communication Studies
Jason Sieman, Sr., Ball State University, 3.67 GPA, Accounting
Defensive Line
Tim Kelly, Jr., Eastern Illinois University, 3.73 GPA, Business
Todd Meisel, Jr., University of Minnesota, 3.57 GPA, Geography
Chris Frome, Gr., University of Notre Dame, 3.30 GPA, Finance
Brad Benson, Sr., Northern Illinois University, 3.61 GPA, Marketing
