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Nichols Highlights Duke?s Representation On All-ACC Academic Football Team
2/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Led by three-time selection Eli Nichols, Duke placed six student-athletes on the 2006 All-ACC Academic Football Team, as announced on Tuesday by league commissioner John Swofford.
Joining Nichols, a senior nose guard from Crawfordville, Fla., on the team were Duke teammates Patrick Bailey (Jr., DE, Elmendorf, Texas), Alex Feinberg (Sr., P, Thomasville, Ga.), Zach Maurides (Jr., OG, Glenview, Ill.), Matt Rumsey (Jr., C, Dunwoody, Ga.) and Nick Stefanow (Jr., TE, Wheeling, W.Va.).
Bailey, who finished third on the team in total tackles with 77 in 2006, is a repeat selection from a year ago. Nichols, a two-time second team Academic All-America choice, joins former Duke standouts Ben Fordham, Bill Obremskey, Mike Diminick, Sims Lenhardt, Ben Erdeljac, Chris Douglas and Travis Pearson as the only players in school history to be named to the Academic All-ACC team three times.
To be eligible for consideration, a player must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career. Nine players who earned first or second team, or honorable mention all-conference honors this past season secured spots on the 37-member squad.
Maryland's Adam Podlesh, who finished his career ninth on the ACC career punting list with a 43.13 average and a four-time academic team selection, heads up a list of 18 players that are repeaters from last year's academic team, including four players -- Duke's Nichols, Georgia Tech's Travis Bell, Virginia Tech's Pace and Miami's Jon Peattie -- who earned berths on the academic team for a third straight year.
Miami led the conference with eight total selections followed by Duke and Boston College with six each.
2006 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Football Team
Player School
Larry Anam Boston College
Steve Aponavicius Boston College
Patrick Bailey Duke
Andrew Bain Miami
Josh Beekman Boston College
Travis Bell Georgia Tech
Joe Dailey North Carolina
Alex Feinberg Duke
Jason Fox Miami
Louis Frazier Wake Forest
Graham Gano Florida State
Ty Hall Boston College
Thomas Hunter Clemson
Nick Larkin Boston College
William Lee NC State
James Marten Boston College
Zach Maurides Duke
Eli Nichols Duke
Greg Olsen Miami
Brandon Pace Virginia Tech
Alex Pearson Clemson
Jon Peattie Miami
Kenny Phillips Miami
Adam Podlesh Maryland
Darryl Richard Georgia Tech
Myron Rolle Florida State
Matt Rumsey Duke
Tom Santi Virginia
Zac Selmon Wake Forest
Darryl Sharpton Miami
Sam Shields Miami
Antone Smith Florida State
Nick Stefanow Duke
Kevin Tuminello Georgia Tech
Drew Weatherford Florida State
Josh Wilson Maryland
A. Wollschlager Miami
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