WASHINGTON - The College Sports Communicators announced its 2023 Academic All-District® Football Teams and Gallaudet University landed five student-athletes on the Division III team.
GU's honorees include junior offensive lineman
John Scarboro (Austin, Texas), junior wide receiver
Kylar Sicoli (Austin, Texas), sophomore special teams (long snapper)
Tyler Conner (Welsh, La.), sophomore defensive back
Carter Johnson (McCall, Idaho) and sophomore wide receiver
Jaylen Johnson (Redlands, Calif.).
Carter Johnson, a biology major, had the highest grade point average (3.96) among the group of five at Gallaudet, the world's only university with programs and services specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students. The other grade point averages are as follows; Conner (Physical Education and Recreation - 3.81 GPA), Sicoli (Business Administration - 3.70), Scarboro (Business Administration - 3.58) and
Jaylen Johnson (American Sign Language - 3.50).
There are 20 representatives from a Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) program as four teams were represented. Vermont State University Castleton led the way with eight honorees. Schools were limited to eight nominations for this sport.
Gallaudet has had 20 CSC Academic All-District® honorees since 2012. Former GU standout
Adham Talaat is the only Bison that has earned Academic All-America® honors (2012, '13) in football. This is Scarboro's second appearance on the CSC Academic All-District® team.
Outstanding student-athletes are nominated for Academic All-District® recognition by current dues-paying CSC members and must meet high academic and athletic standards. Eligible nominees will receive Academic All-District recognition.
The title Academic All-American is reserved for student-athletes who perform at an elite level in their sport and in the classroom.
To be eligible for College Sports Communicators Academic honors, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at their current institution and be nominated by their athletic communicator/sports information director. New for 2023-24, student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games/contests played or must start in at least 66 percent of the games/contests/matches.
The Academic All-America football teams will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024.
GALLAUDET'S COLLEGE SPORTS COMMUNICATORS ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT® FOOTBALL HONOREES
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About College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Program
College Sports Communicators (CSC) began the distinguished Academic All-America® program in 1952, and since then, has honored more than 40,000 deserving student-athletes from numerous sports across all divisions with these elite Academic All-America® scholar-athlete honors. Currently, CSC honors Academic All-Americans in 16 sports.
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2023-24 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.
For more information visit
AcademicAllAmerica.com.
