SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Graduate student defensive lineman Ricky Robinson (Mathias, W.Va./East Hardy) of the Shepherd University football team has been named to the 2020-21 Academic All-District® Football Team. The team is selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.  

Robinson, a first team Academic All-American in 2019, has a 3.88 grade point average as a business administration major in his undergraduate classes and boasts a 4.00 GPA in his MBA classes. He was third on the team in total tackles with 48 (26 solos) in 2019. He added 8.0 tackles-for-loss (-27 yards), two sacks (-12 yards), and a pair of forced fumbles. 

First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First- and second-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in early July. 

NCAA DIVISION II – Super Region 1  

FIRST TEAM Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major  

QB Evan Ernst Ohio Dominican University Sr. 4.00 Finance  

RB Andrew Brazicki Bentley University Sr. 3.70 Corporate Finance / Accounting  

WR Henry Litwin Slippery Rock University Gr. 3.66/4.00 Safety Management (UG) / MBA (G)  

WR Konnor Maloney Hillsdale College Sr. 3.68 Exercise Science  

TE Jordan Smith Gannon University Sr. 4.00 Biomedical Engineering  

OL Eric Hudanick California University of Pennsylvania Gr. 3.51/3.77 Business Administration  

OL Derek Ivey Stonehill College Sr. 3.94 Economics  

OL Cole Johnson Hillsdale College Sr. 3.81 Financial Management  

OL Jack Kennedy Bentley University Sr. 3.36 Management  

OL Austin Wayt Slippery Rock University Gr. 3.50/4.00 Safety Management (UG) / MBA (G)  

K Tanner Harding Notre Dame College Sr. 3.91 Psychology  

DL Alexander Findura Bloomsburg University Sr. 3.59 Business Management  

DL Adam Popielarcheck Stonehill College Sr. 3.44 Criminology  

DL Ricky Robinson Shepherd University Gr. 3.88/4.00 Business Administration (UG) / MBA (G)  

DL JT Turner Concord University Sr. 3.94 Business Administration  

LB Clay McDonald West Liberty University Gr. 3.84/4.00 MBA (G)  

LB Trysten McDonald Slippery Rock University Gr. 3.56 Mathematics  

LB Nathan Moore Notre Dame College Jr. 3.96 Management  

DB Alexander Anschutz Hillsdale College Sr. 3.84 Biochemistry  

DB John Merica West Virginia Wesleyan College Jr. 3.76 Accounting  

DB Trey Paul Shippensburg University Sr. 3.75 Finance  

DB Rich White III Wheeling University Jr. 3.62 Business Management  

P Jed Quackenbush Ohio Dominican University Sr. 3.44 Exercise Science  

ST Max Drinon Bentley University Sr. 3.56 Supply Chain Management