Ross Named First Team Academic All-America
Austin College football player Madison Ross has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team as one of the top NCAA Division III student-athletes in the nation for his combined performance on the field and in the classroom.
SHERMAN, Texas – Austin College football player Madison Ross has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team as one of the top NCAA Division III student-athletes in the nation for his combined performance on the field and in the classroom.
This is the second straight year that Ross, a senior from Fort Worth, has earned this distinction. He's one of just three Austin College football players to ever be named an Academic All-American, and the first to ever be named a first team honoree twice. Gene Branum was a first team selection in 1981, while Joe Fox was a second team pick in 1998 and a first team honoree in 1999.
Ross was also a first team All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference pick for the second straight season after leading the conference with 1,014 rushing yards, making him the first 'Roo in 15 years to surpass the 1,000 rushing yard plateau. He also led the SCAC with 11 rushing touchdowns, and was twice named the SCAC Player of the Week. He also earned honorable mention All-SCAC accolades this year as a punt returner, and was previously named the SCAC Newcomer of the Year as a freshman in 2012. Last year he was Austin College's Pete Cawthon Award winner, given annually to the top male student-athlete among all 'Roo athletics teams.
Ross, a business administration major with a 3.93 grade-point-average, is the lone SCAC football player to be named an Academic All-American this year, and is one of just two running backs to earn first team honors for all of Division III.
Austin College athletic teams participate as a member of the NCAA Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.