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Beachum Named To C-USA All-Academic Team

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:35 pm
by PonyPride
From SMUMustangs.com:

Beachum Named To C-USA All-Academic Team
SMU Senior One Of 12 Honored

Dec. 2, 2011

IRVING, Texas (SMU/C-USA) - SMU senior tackle Kelvin Beachum has been named to the 2011 Conference USA All-Academic Team, as selected by the league's Sports Information Directors, the league office announced today. The All-Academic team consists of just 12 individuals chosen from all C-USA football student-athletes who have earned a 3.2 cumulative grade point average or better and are a starter or key reserve on their team.

Beachum has completed his undergraduate degree and is currently working on a master's in liberal studies. He has started every game for the Mustangs since his arrival in 2008 and is a two-time All-Conference USA selection. Beachum entered the 2011 season on watch lists for both the Outland and Lombardi Awards. He serves as president of SMU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and will lead the Mustangs to their third-straight bowl appearance.

2011 C-USA Football All-Academic Team
NAME - SCHOOL - YEAR - GPA - MAJOR
Kelvin Beachum - SMU - Senior - 3.66 - Liberal Studies, Masters
Alan Dock - Tulsa - Senior - 3.63 - Business, Masters
Tyson Gale - Marshall - Senior - 3.72 - Exercise Physiology
Ryan Griffin - Tulane - Junior - 3.29 - Management
Case Keenum - Houston - Senior - 3.80 - Sports Administration, Masters
G.J. Kinne - Tulsa - Senior - 3.27 - Exercise & Sports Science
Josh Linam - UCF - Senior - 3.36 - Sports & Fitness
Matt Milner - East Carolina - Soph.-RS - 4.00 - Physics
Creighton Nelms - Southern Miss - Senior - 3.42 - Mathematics
Matt Nordstrom - Rice - Senior - 3.51 - Civil Engineering
Scott Solomon - Rice - Senior - 3.33 - Political Science
Jeremy Springer - UTEP - Senior - 3.53 - Instructional Specialist/Education, Masters

Re: Beachum Named To C-USA All-Academic Team

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:41 pm
by SMU 86
Outstanding.

Re: Beachum Named To C-USA All-Academic Team

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 2:02 pm
by smupony94
Congrats

Re: Beachum Named To C-USA All-Academic Team

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 2:46 pm
by lwjr
congrats, Kelvin!!!

Re: Beachum Named To C-USA All-Academic Team

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 2:47 pm
by Dutch
Good job Beach.

Re: Beachum Named To C-USA All-Academic Team

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:07 pm
by PonyPlayer4
study study school's your buddy

Re: Beachum Named To C-USA All-Academic Team

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:30 pm
by SMUguy
Way to go, Kelvin! Very well-deserved honor.

I'm going to miss that guy on and off the field.

Re: Beachum Named To C-USA All-Academic Team

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 4:22 pm
by whitwiki
The 3.51 in engineering at rice is impressive

Re: Beachum Named To C-USA All-Academic Team

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 4:35 pm
by SMULaxer
Kelvin is going to make a helluva nfl lineman!