Govs Football players Siliva, Stansfield named to Captial One Academic All-District team

November 9, 2012 |

CLARSKVILLE, Tenn. –Two Austin Peay State University junior football players, defensive lineman Iosua Siliva and offensive tackle Ben Stansfield, have been selected to the Capital One Academic All-District 3 team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

This is the second straight year Siliva has earned such distinction while it is the first honor for Stansfield. District 3 is comprised of all Division I schools in Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia. The duo will now have their names placed into consideration for Academic All-America honors.

A psychology major, Stansfield has yet to make anything but an A in his first four Austin Peay semesters. He has been a member of the President’s List (4.0 GPA) all four semesters and has earned the Ohio Valley Conference Academic Achievement Award—having the highest GPA for the year in a conference-sponsored sport—in each of his first two college years.

In addition, he twice has been named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25 GPA/year) and has been a member of the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA) each semester. He was named the APSU Football Scholar-Athlete last year.

Stansfield is a member of APSU Honors College as well as Gamma Beta Honor Society. He also is involved in both the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) as well as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

On the field, the Franklin native moved into the starting lineup this season after being a part-time starter/reserve his first two seasons. He is part of an offensive line that again is ranked om the Top 15 nationally for fewest sacks allowed.

Siliva, meanwhile, owns a 3.9 grade-point average as an Agriculture-Sustainable Development major.  He is a two-time member of the President’s List along with two other semesters on the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA).  He also is a two-time member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll and a four-time Athletics Director’s Honor Roll member. A near non-qualifier when he came to the United States from Vailoa, America Samoa, Siliva has been chosen as the Fox College Sports Student-Athlete of the Game when the Govs play host to Tennessee Tech, Nov. 17.
The CoSIDA Academic All-America and Academic All-District is organized and voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

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