Hauck named Academic All-American

Montana junior safety Robby Hauck joined an elite class of Division I football student-athletes Monday as the only player from the Big Sky Conference named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America First Team.

Headlined by the team member of the year, former Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, Hauck was one of 25 players from all of D-I football to be named to the first team, and only 12 players from the FCS ranks to earn a place on the first or second teams.

He now becomes Montana's 36^th Academic All-American, the most from any institution in Big Sky history.

The 2020-21 Division I Academic All-America team, which recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom, features 12 members with a 4.00 GPA and 25 members with at least a 3.90 GPA as either undergraduate or graduate student-athletes.

Hauck holds a 3.95 GPA having just completed a degree in Management Information Systems, and with two years of eligibility remaining is already one of Montana's top tacklers of all-time with 236 stops to his name.

Since coming to Montana in 2018, Hauck has started every game of his career with 27 appearances to date for the Grizzlies. His 236 career tackles currently place him at No. 31 on UM's all-time leading tackler list. With 12 stops, he was UM's top overall tackler during the two-game 2021 season.

Ahead of the 2020-21 football season he earned preseason All-Big Sky honors from the conference and preseason All-America and all-league selections from HERO Sports and Phil Steele Magazine.

He earned second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore in 2019 as well as academic all-conference honors as well in a season where he racked up 129 total tackles.

As a freshman, he finished seventh in the voting for the 2018 STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award that goes to the nation's top freshman after totaling 95 tackles in his first year in maroon and silver. He was also the co-recipient of the team's Golden Helmet Award winner that season and was named first-team freshman All-American by HERO Sports.

In June Hauck was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 6 team that encompasses the states of Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. He then progressed in the voting to be named Academic All-American.

Montana opens the 2021 season on September 4 at Washington before the home-opener on September 11 in front of an expected sold-out crowd in Missoula.

Season tickets, which include guaranteed seats to this year's Montana/Montana State game, are on sale now at GrizTix.com. Single-game tickets for priority groups are also on sale now, with single-game purchases available to the general public starting July 19.

2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-America Football Team – NCAA Division I

FIRST TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
QB	Mac Jones	University of Alabama	Gr.	4.00/4.00	Communication Studies (UG) / Sports Hospitality (G)
RB	Jake Chisholm (2)	University of Dayton	Jr.	3.98	Pre-Med
RB	Ezra Gray (1)	Alabama State	Gr.	4.00/4.00	CIS (UG) / Applied Technologies (G)
WR	Britain Covey	University of Utah	Sr.	3.86	Business
WR	Austin Williams	Mississippi State University	Gr.	4.00/4.00	Finance (UG) / MBA (G)
TE	Charlie Kolar (1)	Iowa State University	Sr.	3.99	Mechanical Engineering
OL	Blaise Andries (2)	University of Minnesota	Sr.	3.85	Mathematics
OL	Mike Caliendo	Western Michigan University	Gr.	3.90/3.88	Biological Sciences
OL	Harry Crider	Indiana University	Gr.	3.90/3.96	Criminal Justice & Public Safety
OL	Landon Dickerson	University of Alabama	Gr.	3.68/3.72	Sports Mgmt. (UG) / MBA (G)
OL	Wes Genant ($) (%)	South Dakota State	Sr.	3.89	Biochemistry / Pre-Medicine
K	Anders Carlson	Auburn University	Gr.	3.92	Pro Flight Management / Aviation
DL	Thomas Booker	Stanford University	Jr.	3.88	Economics / Communication
DL	Matt Henningsen	University of Wisconsin	Gr.	4	Electrical Engineering
DL	Tarron Jackson	Coastal Carolina University	Sr.	3.43	Mathematics
DL	Kingsley Jonathan	Syracuse University	Sr.	3.71	Information Management & Technology
LB	Silas Kelly	Coastal Carolina University	Gr.	3.85/3.84	MBA
LB	Rick Mottram (1)	Bucknell University	Sr.	3.96	Mechanical Engineering
LB	Riley Whimpey	Boise State University	Sr.	3.82	Business
DB	Spencer DeMedal (1)	Duquesne University	Sr.	3.97	Biology
DB	Robby Hauck	University of Montana	Sr.	3.95	Management Info. Systems
DB	Kekaula Kaniho (2)	Boise State University	Sr.	3.96	Health Science
DB	K.J. Smith (1)	University of North Alabama	Gr.	4.00/4.00	Health (G)
P	John Haggerty III	Western Kentucky University	Gr.	4.00/4.00	Organizational Leadership (G)
ST	Tyler Gillikin	Northwestern University	Gr.	3.98	Biomedical Sciences (UG) / Medical School (G)

SECOND TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
QB	Brock Purdy	Iowa State University	Jr.	3.66	Business
RB	Jermar Jefferson	Oregon State University	Jr.	3.49	Sociology
RB	Charles Williams	UNLV	Gr.	3.41/3.45	Journalism & Media Studies (UG) / General (G)
WR	Thomas Hennigan	App State	Sr.	3.53	Marketing & Sales
WR	Tyler Page	SMU	Sr.	3.92	Finance
TE	Logan Carter	Oklahoma State University	Gr.	3.72/4.00	Health Care Administration (G)
OL	Drew Dalman	Stanford University	Sr.	3.61	Mechanical Engineering
OL	Jake Dixon	Duquesne University	Gr.	3.96/4.00	Accounting
OL	Drew Himmelman	Illinois State University	Gr.	3.82/4.00	Exercise Science (UG) / Biomechanics (G)
OL	Austin Stidham	Troy University	Sr.	3.91	Biology / Biomedical Sciences
OL	Mike Van Hoeven	Eastern Michigan University	Gr.	4.00/4.00	Exercise Physiology
K	Jet Toner	Stanford University	Gr.	3.65/3.87	Science, Tech. & Society (UG) / Media Studies (G)
DL	Marcus Cushine	Alabama A&M University	Jr.	3.8	Criminal Justice
DL	Tyriq Harris	Charlotte	Sr.	3.65	Biology / Pre-Bus Admin
DL	Nick Heninger	Utah State University	Gr.	4.00/3.40	Unmanned Aerial Systems
DL	Juwuan Jones	Western Kentucky University	Gr.	3.75/4.00	Sport Mgmt. (UG) / Teaching (Special Ed) (G)
LB	Logan Backhaus	South Dakota State	Sr.	3.65	Human Biology
LB	Nick Bolton	University of Missouri	Jr.	3.6	Parks, Recreation & Sport / Sport Management
LB	Ryan Greenhagen	Fordham University	Jr.	3.83	Business Administration
DB	Bryce Cosby	Ball State University	Sr.	3.44	Telecommunications
DB	Pat Fields	University of Oklahoma	Jr.	3.81	Accounting
DB	Sean Mahone	West Virginia University	Gr.	3.60/3.69	Management Information Systems (UG) / MBA (G)
DB	Jalen Pitre	Baylor University	Gr.	3.61/3.61	Educational Psychology
DB	Noah Williams	Stanford University	Sr.	3.9	Product Design
P	James Smith	University of Cincinnati	Sr.	3.84	Communication
ST	Kyle Gibbs	U.S. Naval Academy	Sr.	3.87	Ocean Engineering

CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Mac Jones, University of Alabama
(1) -- Academic All-America® Division I first team selection in 2019
(2) – Academic All-America® Division I second team selection in 2019
($) – Academic All-America® Division I second team selection in 2018
(%) – Academic All-America® Division I second team selection in 2017

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