TOWSON, Md. -- University of North Alabama senior punter Will Batson of Killen, Ala., has been named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Football Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Economics and Finance major, Augusto has a cumulative 3.61
grade point average and was named second-team Academic All-America.

Batson becomes the 12th UNA student-athlete to earn Academic All-America honors and just the second Lion football player to do so.

An All-Gulf South Conference, All-Super Regional 2 and All-American pick last season for the Lions, Batson has already earned first-team All-GSC honors this Fall. His 41.9 average per punt has kept him in the top ten in Division II all season. He was an Academic All-GSC pick in 2008 and he was previously selected Academic
All-District IV this Fall to advance to the national ballot.

To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA,covering all NCAA championship sports. ESPN The Magazine – winner of the 2006 and 2003 National Magazine Award for General Excellence – is a provocative and innovative sports publication. Full of insight, analysis, impact and wit, the oversized biweekly with a circulation of 1.9 million looks ahead to give fans a unique perspective on the world of sports. For more information about the Academic All-America Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.

2009 ESPN THE MAGAZINE Academic All-America ®
Football Team (College Division) as selected by CoSIDA
First Team
Pos. Name School Dist. Cl. Hometown GPA Major
QB Brandon Luczak Kalamazzo IV Sr. Rochester Hills, Mich. 3.85 Chemistry
RB Isaac Odim Minnesota Duluth V Jr. Rochester, Minn. 3.89 Mechanical Engineering
RB Ben Wartman St. Thomas (Minn.) V Jr. Prior Lake, Minn. 3.87 Business, Financial Mgmt.
WR Beau Kildow Morningside VII Sr. Omaha, Neb. 4.00 Chemistry & Biology
WR Thomas Reives Rose-Hulman V Gr. Indianapolis, Ind. 3.98 Mech. Eng.; Eng. Mgmt. (MA)
TE Jarrell NeSmith ** Tusculum IV Sr. Russellville, Ala. 3.86 Pre-Med
OL David Doiron ** Western New England I Sr. Plainville, Mass. 3.97 Economics
OL Marcus Greatens * Winona State V Sr. Oneida, Wis. 4.00 Cellular & Molecular Biology
OL Tobias Lemke Minnesota Duluth V Sr. Essen, Germany 3.93 Pol. Science & Criminology
OL Brian Monaco * Hobart I Sr. Amherst, N.Y. 3.99 Biology
OL Blaine Westemeyer * Augustana (Ill.) V Sr. Overland Park, Kan. 3.93 Biochemistry
K Garrett Rolsma Central Washington VIII Sr. University Place, Wash. 3.50 Exercise science
DL Alex Fitch ** DePauw V Sr. Long Grove, Ill. 3.97 Economics & Mathematics
DL Jake Floyd ** Muhlenberg II Sr. Springfield, N.J. 3.90 Finance
DL Alex Rubino ** Mass. Inst. of Tech. I Sr. Sparta, N.J. 4.00 Chemical Engineering
DL Mark Sullivan Kenyon IV Jr. Mentor, Ohio 4.00 Biology
LB Matt Freed East Stroudsburg II Jr. Souderton, Pa. 3.70 History
LB John Peters Union (N.Y.) I Sr. Clarks Summit, Pa. 4.00 Biology
LB Lee Sasala * Case Western Reserve IV Sr. Kittanning, Pa. 3.96 Biology (Pre-Med)
DB David Benjamin ** Bethel (Minn.) V Sr. Roseville, Minn. 3.99 Biochemistry & Mol. Biology
DB Myles Burnsides ** NW Missouri State VII Gr. Maryville, Mo. 3.90 Business Management
DB Mitch Erdely Washington & Jefferson II Sr. Perryopolis, Pa. 3.90 Accounting
DB T.J. Ridley ** Gustavus Adolphus V Sr. Edina, Minn. 3.95 Biology (Pre-Med)
P Richard Pattison Carnegie Mellon II Jr. Rocky River, Ohio 3.95 Chemical Engineering
Second Team
Pos. Name School Dist. Cl. Hometown GPA Major
QB Brandon Gantt Newberry (S.C.) III Sr. Lexington, S.C. 3.96 Early Childhood Education
RB Aaron Champagne Worcester Polytechnic I Jr. Fairfield, Maine 4.00 Civil Engineering
RB Dave Paveletz Susquehanna II Sr. Warrior Run, Pa. 3.50 Finance
WR Nick Bellanco Ashland IV Sr. Wooster, Ohio 3.90 Biochemistry
WR Brian Putman Redlands VIII Sr. Bakersfield, Cal. 3.91 Accounting
TE John Higgins Nebraska-Omaha VII Jr. Pickrell, Neb. 3.96 Civil Engineering
OL Ryan Chehanske Carnegie Mellon II Sr. Freehold, N.J. 3.70 Chemical & Biomedical Eng.
OL Greg Kurkis Washington & Lee III Jr. Roswell, Ga. 4.00 Biochemistry
OL Jay Nuñez ** Pittsburg State VII Sr. Alva, Okla. 4.00 History & Government
OL Jake Reisner St. Norbert V Sr. Kaukauna, Wis. 3.98 Biomedical Science
OL Mike Stoffel Johns Hopkins II Sr. Livingston, N.J. 3.59 Natural Sciences
K Jeremy Howard Trine V Jr. Elkhart, Ind. 3.89 Elementary Education
DL Alex Gilde Grand Valley State IV Sr. McBain, Mich. 3.94 Biomedical Science
DL Nick Gunderson Saint John’s (Minn.) V Sr. Woodbury, Minn. 3.53 Accounting
DL Steve Levinson Johns Hopkins II Sr. Villanova, Pa. 3.79 Int. Studies & Latin Amer. Studies
DL Sean Paddock NW Missouri State VII Sr. Bettendorf, Iowa 3.74 Business Management
LB Bryan Boyce Mercyhurst II Gr. Hubbard, Ohio 3.83 Biology
LB Nate Kopydlowski Kalamazoo IV Sr. Goodrich, Mich. 3.96 Biology
LB Josh Miller Hampden-Sydney III Sr. Stephens City, Va. 3.85 History & Religion
DB Tim Acker Rensselaer Polytechnic I Sr. Arlington, Wash. 3.73 Management
DB Brian Doyle Mass. Inst. Of Tech. I Jr. Hopkinton, Mass. 3.90 Mechanical Engineering
DB Mike Pelyak Case Western Reserve IV Sr. Newton Falls, Ohio 3.62 Biology & Pre-Med
DB Brandon Wood Minnesota Duluth V Sr. Menomonie, Wis. 3.88 Biology (Pre-Denistry)
P Will Batson North Alabama IV Sr. Killen, Ala. 3.61 Economics & Finance
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America ® of the Year: Beau Kildow, Morningside
* ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America ® 1st team in 2008
** ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America ® 2nd team in 2008

UNA’S ALL-TIME ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS

Women’s Soccer
2003 Allison Harris Second-Team
2009 Tassia Augusto First-Team
Softball
1993 Kristy Holdbrooks First-Team
Football
1996 Eddie Evans Second-Team
2009 Will Batson Second-Team
Volleyball
1997 Ronda Price Second-Team
1998 Rachel Price Third-Team
1999 Rachel Price First-Team
1999 Ronda Price Third-Team
2005 Vanessa Ferretti Third-Team
2006 Dee Ayres First-Team
Baseball
1999 Steve Kosa Second-Team
2000 Josh Willingham Second-Team
2000 Douglas Hargett Third-Team
2001 Douglas Hargett First-Team
2002 Douglas Hargett First-Team