TOWSON, Md. - Kent State sophomore Jacquise Terry was one four Division I running backs named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team on Tuesday. An aeronautics major, Terry carries a 3.81 cumulative grade point average and earned a spot on the second team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
“I’m really proud of Jacquise – it is a tremendous honor that only four running backs in the country received,” KSU head coach Doug Martin said. “He’s been a model student-athlete ever since he set foot on our campus last year. It’s also a compliment to our academic support staff and the way academics are handled here.”
Terry’s performance has been instrumental in all four of KSU’s Mid-American Conference victories, totaling 401 rushing yards and 120 receiving yards in those contests. He has scored four touchdowns this season and is averaging 4.8 yards per carry.
The Academic All-District IV First Team selection began the season as a wide receiver, before getting his first carry of the year on Sept. 26 against Miami. It was Terry’s first of two straight 100-yard games on the ground. His production came at a critical time following a season-ending injury to starting running back Eugene Jarvis.
The Phenix City, Ala., native has tallied a trio of 100-yard rushing efforts and has 15 catches for 201 receiving yards this year.
The Mid-American Conference honored Terry in October for his accomplishments on the field and in the classroom when he was tabbed as the MAC’s Male Scholar Athlete of the Week.
One of only four sophomores on this year’s team, Terry becomes the first Kent State football player to earn Academic All-America honors since Brian Hallet (OL) in 2001, and the sixth overall.
To be eligible for the Academic All-America program, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his current institution and be nominated by his sports information director.
Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports. For more information about the Academic All-America Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.
The Golden Flashes (5-6, 4-3 MAC) will close out the regular season Friday, Nov. 27, hosting Buffalo (4-7, 2-5) at 2 p.m. in Dix Stadium.
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