Nov. 8, 2007

Football: Bob Perez, Tom Zetts Earn CoSIDA Academic All-District Accolades

    Youngstown – Senior safety Bob Perez and senior quarterback Tom Zetts were selected to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District squad, the organization announced on Thursday.

    Perez, who was a second-team selection last season, is a first-team All-District IV pick in 2007. A fifth-year senior, he owns a 3.84 grade-point average in technical management.

    For the first nine games this year, Perez played safety before stepping in at linebacker last Saturday at Indiana State. For the season he has 17 total tackles, including 14 solo stops.

    Zetts, who was a second-team Academic All-District selection behind Louisville's Brian Brohm, holds six school career records entering Saturday's season finale against Western Illinois.

    This season, Zetts has completed 150-of-245 pass attempts for 1,547 yards and five touchdowns. His 61.2 completion percentage is a career best and with four more completions he will have completed at least 154 tosses in each of his four years as a starter. He also has a career-low six interceptions.

    Perez will now be placed on the national ballot with a chance to earn Academic All-America honors. He is the first Penguin to be tabbed first-team Academic All-District since Scott Thiessen in 2003. Thiessen was a first-team Academic All-America selection that year.

    District IV encompasses the schools in the states of Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee and Kentucky.