Nov. 14, 2003
Thiessen, DiMauro Named Academic All-District
Youngstown -- Youngstown State senior free safety
Scott Thiessen (Modesto, Calif.) was
named a CoSIDA Academic All-District
IV First-Team selection and senior
fullback Chris DiMauro (Akron) was a
second-team pick
on Friday, by the College Sports
Information Directors of America.
Thiessen, who owns a 3.59 grade-point average in Special
Education, is third on the team in
tackles with 73 and is tied for the
team lead in interceptions with
three. He has started all 11 games
for the Penguins and has had
impressive numbers of late recording
30 tackles in the past three games.
Three times this year he has
finished with 11 tackles in a game
-- at Southern Illinois, vs.
Illinois State and at Kent State.
He is YSU's first first-team academic all-district honoree
since punter Anthony Rozzo and
offensive tackle Shawn Billker in
1999.
DiMauro, who owns a 3.30 grade-point average in Integrated
Language Arts, has been a key member
of the backfield the past two
seasons. This year, he has caught 10
passes for 68 yards and rushed for
24 yards and a score.
First-team members from the eight CoSIDA districts are now
eligible to become a CoSIDA Academic
All-American. The All-America team
will be announced on Dec. 1.
District IV covers the states of Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and
Tennessee. |
