16 Pioneers Named Academic All-Conference

Sixteen Pioneer football players were named Academic All-Conference for the 2013-14 academic year.  With a 2013 roster of 46 players, close to 35% of the team was recognized as Academic All-Conference.  The sixteen players named was also the most we've had going back at least since 2005-06, the last year for which I have records. 

To be named to the team an individual needs to maintain a minimum 3.33 GPA for the academic year and letter in their respective sport.  Pioneers who received recognition are:

Jacob Beecher - So -Biological Chemistry
Jayson Campos - Sr - Political Science
Andrew Clark - Sr - Computer Science
Clayton Desjardin - Jr - Biology
Colton Feller - Sr - General Science-Biology
Eddie Guen-Murray - Jr - Biological Chemistry
Seth Gustafson - Sr - Psychology
Seth Howard - Sr- Psychology
Kevin Hwang - Sr- Economics
Morgan Kinsinger - Sr - Economics
Brogan McWilliams - So - Biological Chemistry
Matt Medrano - Fy - Undeclared
Will Rebelsky - Fy - Chemistry and Mathematics
Quinn Rosenthal - Sr - History and French
Greg Ruzich - So - Biological Chemistry
David Ternes - Jr - Economics

Congratulations guys!  

Camp Season Comes to and End

The summer camp and recruiting circuit has come to an end for our coaching staff, and we are grateful to be home!

Between Coach Martinez, Coach Plato, and myself we visited six different camps or clinics or showcases.  In order: South Florida Select, Chicagoland Showcase, David Shaw Camp at Stanford University, Washington University Camp, Iowa State Friday Night Lights, and New England Elite.  We traveled close to 11,000 miles and saw roughly 4,000 campers.

A few of the highlights from this summer:

Walking the beach in Boca Raton after a long flight to Florida.

Meeting up with former All-Conference Pioneers Ryan Fletcher '11 and Robert Seer '12 in Chicago.  We also had dinner with 2012 graduates Matt John (DL) and Jimmy Borrasso (QB). 

The John Elway mural in the Stanford football offices, and staying with All-Conference punter Graham Fisher '16 and his family in Palo Alto.

Lobster roll, Big Papi at the plate, and watching a game at Fenway Park with former All-Conference QB Sean Pfalzer '07.

Back home in time for homemade ice cream (great grandma Pedersen's recipe) and the parade on 4th of July.

It's been a busy June, but we've met a ton of very good recruits and re-connected with some great Pioneers who are doing very well.  I'm looking forward to a trip home to Colorado next week, then back to Grinnell and ready to roll!