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Nov. 24, 2003
Thiessen Highlights All-Gateway Academic Picks
St. Louis, Mo. -- Senior free safety Scott Thiessen
was named to the Gateway Football
Conference's Academic First Team,
the league announced on Monday.
Overall, YSU had six players named
academic all-conference honors.
Senior linebacker Justin Dellarose and senior fullback Chris
DiMauro were both second-team
all-academic selections. Senior
tailback Mike Burns, sophomore tight
end Shawn Carlson and sophomore wide
receiver Kyle Smith earned
Honorable-Mention All-Gateway
academic honors.
Thiessen, who was also a first-team CoSIDA Academic
All-District honoree, owns a 3.59
GPA in Special Education. This past
fall he was second on the Penguins
with 86 total tackles while
recording three interceptions.
DiMauro was a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-District pick
and Dellarose was an
honorable-mention Gateway
All-Academic pick a year ago.
Overall, YSU's six honorees ranked second in the conference
behind seven from Indiana State.
Nominees for the team must be
starters or important reserves with
at least a 3.00 cumulative
grade-point average.
Student-athletes must have achieved
sophomore academic and athletic
standing at their institutions and
must have completed at least one
full academic year at their
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