University of Richmond Athletics
Five Spiders Earn All-CAA Academic Honors
02/22/2012 | Football
RICHMOND, Va. - Five University of Richmond Spider football players were named to the 2011 CAA Football Academic All-Conference team on Wednesday, the conference office announced.
The five Richmond players to earn the honor were redshirt-junior Cooper Taylor, junior Wil Kamin, sophomore Benjamin Edwards, redshirt-freshman Joey Landess, and freshman Adam Farley.
CAA Football cited 1221 student-athletes - 75 on offense and 46 on defense - as members of its 2011 Academic All-Conference team. Old Dominion's Ronnie Cameron was named the CAA Football Student-Athlete of the Year.
To be eligible for the CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team, a player must be a starter or important reserve and have a cumulative GPA of 3.00-or-better (on a 4.00 scale) for his entire academic career. Transfers and first-year freshmen are eligible. Voting for the Student-Athlete of the Year honor is conducted by 11 CAA Football Communications personnel from the 2011 season.
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