North Dakota State University strong safety Kyle Belmont was named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII University Division first team, while three other NDSU players were named to the academic all-district second team. The team is selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Belmont, a senior from Battle Lake, Minn., maintained a 3.70 grade point average in pyschology. He is currently in his first year of graduate school at NDSU. He advances to the national ballot for the ESPN The Magazine All-America® team, which will be announced Nov. 24.
Landing a spot on the second team were long snapper Jeff Curtis, a senior from New Hope, Minn.; fullback Drew Hushka, a junior from Fargo, N.D., and defensive end Coulter Boulter, a sophomore from Hurley, S.D.
To be eligible for the team, the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) for his/her career. No athlete is eligible until he/she has reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution (thus, true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible transfers are not eligible).
2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII
University Division Football Team
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA Major
QB Todd Reesing, Kansas, Sr., Austin, Texas, 3.64, Finance & economics
RB Chris Ganious, South Dakota, So. Houston, Texas, 3.81, Psychology
RB Kyle Minett, South Dakota State, Jr., Ruthton, Minn., 3.60, Economics
WR Jared Emery, Missouri State, Sr., Mountain Grove, Mo., 3.74, Microbiology & biotechnology
WR Kevin Fogler, U.S. Air Force Academy, Jr., Fort Wayne, Ind., 3.57, Management
TE Jeron Mastrud, Kansas State, Sr., Beaverton, Ore., 3.81, Management
OL David Arkin, Missouri State, Jr., Wichita, Kan., 3.70, Construction management
OL Kurtis Gregory, Missouri, Gr., Blackburn, Mo., 3.48, Agriculture
OL Casey Knips, South Dakota State, Sr., Adrian, Minn., 3.69, Construction management
OL Timothy McGraw, Northern Colorado, Jr., Castle Rock, Colo., 4.00, Business management
OL Nate Solder, Colorado, Jr., Buena Vista, Colo., 3.45, Biology
K Brandon Hellevang, North Dakota, Gr., Fargo, N.D., 3.89, Business administration
DB Kyle Belmont, North Dakota State, Gr., Battle Lake, Minn., 3.70, Psychology
DB Austin Cassidy, Nebraska, So., Lincoln, Neb., 3.84, Psychology
DB Conrad Kjerstad, South Dakota State, Jr., Wall, S.D., 3.93, Agricultural business
DB Erik Stoll, Montana, Jr., Sandpoint, Idaho, 3.95, Biology
LB Drew Dudley, Kansas, Jr., College Station, Texas, 3.67, Civil engineering
LB Brandon Fisher, Montana, Sr., Franklin, Tenn., 3.92, Business
LB Josh Mahoney, Northern Iowa, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D., 4.00, English & economics
LB Andrew Miller, North Dakota, Sr., Menomonie, Wis., 4.00, Biology
DL Ben Boothby, Northern Iowa, So., Clinton, Iowa, 3.81, Exercise science & pre-physical therapy
DL Ty Boyle, North Dakota, Jr., International Falls, Minn., 3.76, Economics
DL Sean Kitts, Drake, Sr., Leawood, Kan., 3.78, Business
DL Nick Nolte, North Dakota, Gr., Janesville, Wis., 4.00, Forensic science
P Dean Priddy, South Dakota State, Gr., Eden Prairie, Minn., 3.71, Mathematics (MS)
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA Major
QB Andrew Selle, Montana, Jr., Billings, Mont., 3.73, Mathematics
RB Drew Hushka, North Dakota State, Jr., Fargo, N.D., 3.37, Psychology
RB Marcus Tibesar, North Dakota, Gr., St. Paul, Minn., 3.85, Business administration
WR Spencer Cady, Drake, Sr., Fort Dodge, Iowa, 3.72, Business
WR Wes Cammack, Nebraska, Sr., Dewitt, Neb., 3.89, Agricultural engineering
TE Ryan Mahaffey, Northern Iowa, Jr., Grinnell, Iowa, 3.69, Economics
TE Jesson Salyards, Wyoming, Sr., Haxtun, Colo., 3.47, Mechanical engineering
OL Russ Arnold, Wyoming, Sr., Westminster, Colo., 3.31, Business administration
OL Jeff Curtis, North Dakota State, Sr., New Hope, Minn., 3.39, Management communication
OL Marcel Jones, Nebraska, So., Phoenix, Ariz., 3.35, Construction management
OL Julian Vandervelde, Iowa, Jr., Davenport, Iowa, 3.47, Religious studies & English
OL Alex Verlanic, Montana, Jr., Drummond, Mont., 3.61, Business
K Grant Ressel, Missouri, So., Jackson, Mo., 3.64, Biological sciences
DB Tysyn Hartman, Kansas State, So., Wichita, Kan., 3.59, Finance
DB Tyler Moorehead, Drake, So., Mason City, Iowa, 3.78, Pharmacy
DB Skylar Smith, Missouri State, Jr., Springfield, Mo., 3.32, Finance
DB Michael Van Portfliet, Northern Colorado, Jr., Parker, Colo., 3.63, Sport & exercise science
LB Weston Johnson, Wyoming, Sr., Wray, Colo., 3.44, Marketing
LB Blake Lawrence, Nebraska, Jr., Shawnee Mission, Kan., 3.91, Marketing
DL Coulter Boyer, North Dakota State, So., Hurley, S.D., 3.35, Business
DL Jeffrey Fitzgerald, Kansas State, Sr., Richmond, Va., 3.30, Sociology
DL Link Gottbeheat, North Dakota, Sr., Tomah, Wis., 3.48, Biology
DL Bryan Waldhauser, Montana, So., Worden, Mont., 3.50, Business
P Jordan Chiles, Missouri State, So., Hillsboro, Ill., 3.35, Exercise & movement science
