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Rams' Linebacker Eric Pauly Named Second-Team Academic All-American
Dec 10, 2001
Author: CSU Media Relations
STAMFORD, Conn. - Colorado State University linebacker Eric Pauly was
today named to this year's Verizon Academic All-America® University
Division football first and second teams. Pauly is the first Rams
player since Mike Newell in 1998 to be so honored. Greg Myers earned
back-to-back Academic All-American honors in 1994 and '95. Pauly has a
3.87 grade point average and is majoring in Information Systems.

Pauly, a sophomore from Conway Springs, Kan., was one of three Rams -
including linebacker Drew Wood and kicker Kent Naughton - to have earned
all-district honors and whose names appeared on the national ballot.

Besides being named second-team academic All-American, Pauly was a
second-team All-Mountain West Conference pick as announced Dec. 5 in
voting by the conference coaches.

Also named to the first team was Oregon quarterback Joey Harrington,
one of four finalists for this year's Heisman Memorial Trophy Award. The
team was selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America
(CoSIDA).

To be nominated, the student-athlete must be a starter or important
reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0
scale) for his career. No athlete is eligible until he has reached
sophomore athletic and academic standing at his institution.

The Academic All-America program, celebrating its 50th anniversary, was
created in 1952 by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Verizon, in cooperation with CoSIDA, has been the exclusive sponsor of
the Verizon Academic All-America® Teams program since 1985. No other
award acknowledges as many scholar-athletes for the hard work, success
and balance they achieve in sports and academics.

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