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Segun Ijiyera 12-20-22

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Tarleton Football’s Segun Ijiyera named 2022 Academic All-American by CSC

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — The goal of any collegiate student-athlete is to excel both on the playing field and off of it, and no one accomplished that better than Tarleton Football defensive lineman Segun Ijiyera in 2022. For his efforts, he was named an Academic All-American on Tuesday.
 
Ijiyera was selected to be on the 2022 Football Academic All-America Second Team by the College Sports Communicators. Both he and wide receiver Darius Cooper were named to the 2022 Football Academic All-District Team in November.
 
Ijiyera is one of 51 NCAA Division I players nationwide to earn CSC Academic All-American recognition, and one of just eight defensive linemen. In order to be eligible for the award, players must have finished with a 3.5 GPA or higher, plus played in 50 percent of their team's games. Based on the pool of players who met the criteria, performance both in the classroom and on the field decided who was selected to be on the teams.
 
A senior athletically and a graduate student academically, Ijiyera, earned a 4.0 GPA in his pursuit of a management master's degree this past fall at Tarleton State University. He earned his bachelor's degree with a 4.0 GPA at Houston Christian University before transferring to Tarleton to study and play his final collegiate season of football.
 
On the field, Ijiyera played in all 11 games (10 starts), recording 34 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble, five quarterback hurries and a pass breakup. He finished with the most fumble recoveries on the team, along with the most quarterback hurries, the tied-most forced fumbles, the second most sacks and the tied-second most tackles for loss.
 
Ijiyera, a Corinth, Texas, native, spent his previous five years at Houston Christian (previously called Houston Baptist), where he played in 28 total games. He was on the Southland Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll there for two years. In 2016, he was an Academic All-State honorable mention at Lake Dallas High School.
 
The full CSC 2022 Football Academic All-America NCAA Division I Teams can be found here and below:
 
FIRST TEAM
Pos. -- Name – School -- Yr. – GPA -- Major
QB -- Will Levis -- University of Kentucky -- Gr. -- 4.00/4.00 -- Finance
RB -- Aidan Borguet -- Harvard University -- Sr. -- 3.78 -- Government
RB -- Jake Chisholm (1, &, $) -- University of Dayton -- Sr. -- 3.98 -- Pre-Medicine
WR -- Jake Bobo -- UCLA -- Gr. -- 3.54/3.86 -- Economics (UG) / Transformative Coaching & Leadership (G)
WR -- Austin Williams (1, &) -- Mississippi State University -- Gr. -- 4.00/4.00 -- Business Admin. (UG) / MBA / Workforce Ed. Leadership (G)
TE -- Brock Bowers -- University of Georgia -- So. -- 3.59 -- Finance
OL -- Connor Bishop -- United States Military Academy -- Sr. -- 3.97 -- Business Management
OL -- Ahofitu Maka -- The University of Texas at San Antonio – Gr. -- 3.78 -- Cyber Security
OL -- Princeton Pines -- Tulane University – Gr. -- 4.00/4.00 -- Health & Wellness
OL -- Walter Rouse -- Stanford University -- Sr. -- 3.51 -- Biomechanical Engineering
OL -- Austin Stidham (2, *) -- Troy University -- Gr. -- 3.92/4.00 -- Biology / Biomedical Sciences (UG) / Education (G)
K -- Anders Carlson (1, &) -- Auburn University -- Gr. -- 3.92/4.00 -- Professional Flight Management
DL -- Nick Figueroa (2) -- University of Southern California -- Gr. -- 3.76/3.63 -- Real Estate Development (UG) / Finance (G)
DL -- Oso Ifesinachukwu -- Yale University -- Sr. -- 3.67 -- Biomedical Engineering
DL -- Truman Jones -- Harvard University -- Sr. -- 3.61 -- Biomedical Engineering
DL -- Reece Winkelman (1) -- South Dakota State University -- Gr. -- 3.87/3.92 -- Sociology (UG) / Business Economics (G)
LB -- Dillon Doyle -- Baylor University -- Gr. -- 3.97/3.97 -- MBA
LB -- Ryan Greenhagen (2, *) -- Fordham University --  Gr. -- 3.83/3.96 -- Business Administration (UG) / Business Analytics (G)
LB -- Spencer Jorgensen -- Stanford University -- Sr. -- 4.00 -- Symbolic Systems
LB -- Zeke Vandenburgh -- Illinois State University -- Gr. -- 4.00/4.00 -- Exercise Science (UG) / Sport Management (G)
DB -- Sean-Thomas Faulkner -- University of North Texas – Gr. -- 4.00/4.00 -- MBA
DB -- Patrick Fields (*) -- Stanford University – Gr. -- 3.81/3.62 -- Economics (UG) / Mgmt. Science & Engineering (G)
DB -- Robby Hauck (2, &) -- University of Montana -- Gr. -- 3.95/3.92 -- Business Admin. / Mgmt. Information Systems (UG) / MBA (G)
DB -- Kendall Williamson -- Stanford University -- Gr. -- 3.81/4.00 -- Product Design (UG) / Sociology (G)
P -- Kyle Ostendorp -- University of Arizona -- Gr. -- 4.00 -- Aerospace Engineering
ST -- Dalton Godfrey (2) -- University of South Dakota -- Gr. -- 4.00/4.00 -- Business Administration
 
SECOND TEAM
Pos. -- Name – School -- Yr. – GPA -- Major
QB -- Jalon Daniels -- University of Kansas -- Jr. -- 3.51 -- Sport Management
QB -- Kurtis Rourke -- Ohio University -- Sr. -- 3.76 -- Communication Studies
RB -- Peter Oliver -- College of the Holy Cross -- Sr. -- 3.95 -- Chemistry / Spanish
RB -- Will Shipley -- Clemson University -- So. -- 4.00 -- Management
WR -- Emeka Egbuka -- The Ohio State University -- So. --  3.57 -- Accounting
WR -- Sam Wiglusz -- Ohio University – Gr. -- 4.00/4.00 -- Management
TE -- Jacob Garrett -- Southern Illinois University -- Gr. -- 3.99/3.92 -- Business (UG) / MBA (G)
OL -- Earl Bostick Jr. -- University of Kansas -- Gr. -- 3.88/3.88 -- Business Administration (UG) / MBA (G)
OL -- Kanan Ray -- Tulane University – Gr. -- 4.00/4.00 -- Sport Studies
OL -- John Michael Schmitz -- University of Minnesota -- Gr. -- 3.57/3.89 -- Sport Management (UG) / Education (G)
OL -- Justin Szuba (#) -- Monmouth University -- Gr. -- 4.00/4.00 -- History Education (UG) / Public Communication
OL -- Zak Zinter -- University of Michigan -- Jr. -- 3.55 -- Sport Management
K -- Casey Legg -- West Virginia University – Gr. -- 3.97/4.00 -- Accounting (UG) / MBA (G)
DL -- Sam Burt -- University of Kansas -- Gr. -- 3.83/3.84 -- Environmental Studies (UG) / Environmental Assessment (G)
DL -- Segun Ijiyera -- Tarleton State University -- Gr. -- 4.00/4.00 -- Management
DL -- Juwuan Jones (2, *) -- Western Kentucky University -- Gr. -- 3.75/4.00 -- Sport Mgmt. (UG) / Special Education / Athletic Admin. (G)
DL -- Ovie Oghoufo -- University of Texas -- Gr. -- 3.58/4.00 -- Strategic Communication
LB -- Wilson Huber -- University of Cincinnati  -- Gr. -- 3.93/3.92 -- Finance (UG) / MBA (G)
LB -- Leo Lowin -- United States Military Academy -- Jr. -- 3.91 -- Engineering Management
DB -- Eavan Gibbons -- U.S. Naval Academy -- Jr. -- 3.53 -- Ocean Engineering
DB -- R.J. Hubert -- University of Utah -- Gr. -- 3.61 -- Communications
DB -- Darius Joiner -- Duke University -- Gr. -- 3.72/3.50 -- Biology (UG) / Management Studies (G)
DB -- Bryson Powers -- The University of Tulsa -- Gr. -- 3.70/4.00 -- Mechanical Engineering (UG) / Business (G)
P -- Paxton Brooks (1) -- University of Tennessee -- Gr. -- 3.91/3.87 -- Kinesiology (G)
ST -- Jay Bramblett --  LSU -- Gr. -- 4.00 -- Leadership & Human Resource Development
 
Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Will Levis, University of Kentucky
 
(1) – Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2021                                  
(2) – Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2021
(&) – Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2020                                   
(*) – Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2020
(#) – Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2019                                   
($) – Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2019
 
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Darius Cooper

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