CALGARY – Fresh
off leading his team to a Vanier Cup appearance, University of Calgary
Dinos pivot Andrew Buckley earned another piece of hardware for his
trophy case Monday.
Buckley,
a third-year kinesiology student, is the quarterback on the Capital One
College Division Academic All-America® football team, as selected by
the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The team
is made of up student-athletes from CIS, the National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and two-year junior colleges in the
United States.
The
honour follows Buckley’s selection as the recipient of the CIS Russ
Jackson Award, which he received prior to the Vanier Cup in Quebec City.
On
the field, the graduate of Calgary's Rundle College took over as the
team's starting quarterback late in the season opener after standout
Eric Dzwilewski broke his foot and the Dinos barely skipped a beat with
Buckley at the controls, cruising to their first-ever 8-0 record. The
6-foot, 193-pound pivot went on to pass for 2,184 yards and 12
touchdowns in eight contests and also added four rushing majors en route
to a selection as a conference all-star.
In
the national championship game, Buckley was the Dinos’ leading rusher
with 82 yards on eight carries while completing 19 of 29 passes for 247
yards and a touchdown as the Dinos fell 25-14 to the Laval Rouge et Or. A
week earlier in the Mitchell Bowl against No. 1 Western, Buckley threw
for 211 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Dinos shocked the
top-ranked Mustangs 44-3 to advance to the Vanier Cup.
In
the classroom, Buckley is a two-time Academic All-Canadian with a
career grade point average of 3.93 in kinesiology and has plans to
follow in his father's footsteps and enter medical school following his
undergraduate work. He has received numerous academic awards since he
arrived on the U of C campus, including a University of Calgary
President's Admission Scholarship and Undergraduate Merit Award. He is
actively involved in many research projects, most recently making a
presentation as part of the Faculty of Kinesiology's Markin
Undergraduate Student Research Program in October 2013 – right in the
middle of football season.
Buckley
is also heavily involved in the community. In 2011, he joined a group
that travelled to Guatemala to build 500 efficient wood-burning stoves
for impoverished families with the Hearts and Hands Foundation. The
following year, he led the organization of a Dinos football camp for
underprivileged and foster children of Sudanese decent in the Calgary
area. He also remains actively involved volunteering for various senior
citizens' organizations, and is a home care volunteer with Alberta
Health Services, working with two Alzheimer's patients for 90 minutes
per week.
"Stepping
in for Eric Dzwilewski, Andrew has led the Dinos offence without
missing a beat," said Calgary head coach Blake Nill. "He is a tremendous
leader and has had an amazing year given the circumstances. Andrew
exemplifies the true meaning of the Russ Jackson Award with his football
skills, his academic success, and most impressively, his involvement in
the community."
FIRST TEAM
Pos.
Name
School Yr.
Hometown GPA Major
QB
Andrew Buckley
Calgary Jr. Calgary,
Alberta 3.93 Kinesiology
WR
Jon Hilliger
Ottawa Sr. Van Nuys,
Calif. 3.63 Accounting
WR
Matt Powers Lindsey
Wilson Sr. Harrogate, Tenn. 3.75
Psychophysiology
TE Andrew Friederich (1) Saint Ambrose Sr. Davenport, Iowa 3.67 Chemistry
RB
Jon Halvorson (2)
Morningside Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D.
3.79 Business Administration
RB Lamont Wims (1) Robert Morris (Ill.) Jr. Frederick, Md. 3.79 Accounting
OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif Mcgill Sr. St. Hilaire, Quebec 3.92 Medicine
OL
Tyler Ford Peru
State Jr. Lincoln, Neb.
3.65 Criminal Justice-Administration
OL
Brett Guenther St. Francis
(Ind.) Sr. Westfield, Ind. 3.82
Elementary Education
OL
Heath Hewitt
Mcpherson Sr. Sterling, Kan.
3.92 Biology/Education
OL
Joe Vetrovsky
Doane Sr. McCook, Neb.
3.74 K-12 Special Education
K
Aaron Lorraine (1) Nebraska Wesleyan Sr.
Omaha, Neb. 3.82 Business Administration
DB Matt Broeckelman (2) Kansas Wesleyan Sr. Mankato, Kan. 3.90 Pre-Physical Therapy
DB
Sederick Dunbar Siena Heights
Sr. Ferndale, Mich. 3.76 Criminal Justice
DB Philip Emminger (2) Robert Morris (Ill.) Jr. Canton, Mich. 3.91 Accounting
DB Seth Wardyn (1) Nebraska Wesleyan Jr. Grand Island, Neb. 3.81 Biology
LB Brock Bullock Apprentice School Sr. Fredericksburg, Va. 3.90 Electrician
LB
Zach Dolph Saint
Xavier Sr. Crest Hill, Ill.
3.63 Finance/Mathematics
LB
Brady Harwell Kansas Wesleyan
Sr. Vega, Texas 3.50 Athletic Training/Pre-Physical
Therapy
DL
Michele Canali
Menlo Sr. Parma,
Italy 3.87 Business Management
DL
Matt Carden (2) St. Francis
(In) Sr. Wakarusa, Ind. 3.89
Secondary Education/Math
DL
Greg Hayward (2) Saint
Xavier Jr. Oak Lawn, Ill.
3.80 Criminal Justice/Sociology
DL
Nicholas Norton Webber International
Sr. Holt, Mich. 4.00 Finance & Traditional MBA
P
Jordan Sitzmann Morningside
Sr. Le Mars, Iowa 3.79 Business Administration
Academic All-American of the Year: Lamont Wims, Robert Morris (Ill.)
(1) Capital One Academic All-America® College Division 1st team in 2012
(2) Capital One Academic All-America® College Division 2nd team in 2012
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