Boston College Athletics
Four Eagles Named to All-ACC Academic Football Team
February 17, 2011 | Football
Feb. 17, 2011
Four Boston College student-athletes - offensive tackle Anthony Castonzo, linebacker Mark Herzlich, running back Andre Williams and center Nate Richman - were named to the 52-member 2010 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Football Team, announced Thursday by Commissioner John Swofford.
Castonzo was chosen to the All-ACC Academic team for the fourth time, becoming only the 12th ACC student-athlete to have been so honored in the 57-year history of the team. Castonzo, who started 54 games in his BC career, was a Rhodes Scholar nominee and NCAA Scholar-Athlete this past year. He was named a first-team All-American by Scout.com, CFN.com and Pro Football Weekly and a second-team choice by Walter Camp and SI.com.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career. All 12 ACC schools were represented by at least one selection on the team. The ACC has selected an All-ACC Academic Football team every year since 1954.
Duke led all ACC schools with 13 selections, followed by Clemson with 6, Virginia Tech, 5, and Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland and North Carolina with four each. Wake Forest and Miami had 3 apiece, while NC State and Virginia each had one selection.
A total of five members of the team--Herzlich of Boston College, Ponder of Florida State, Ryan Hill and Patrick Hill of Miami and Russell Wilson of NC State--have already graduated and either were in graduate school or pursuing a second bachelor's degree this past fall.
