Middlebury football players Thomas Perry and Tomás Kenary were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America squads. Perry earned a first-team honor, while Kenary was tabbed to the second team.
The CSC Academic All-America honor recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and academically. To be nominated, student-athletes must be a significant contributor to the team with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at their current institution.The selection of the Middlebury duo increases the NESCAC's all-time CSC Academic All-America total to 385.
Perry is a molecular biology and biochemistry major with an impressive 3.92 grade point average and earns the CSC First Team honors for the second consecutive seaosn. The senior was named to the All-NESCAC First Team Offense for the third straight campaign and earned All-American honors from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and D3football.com. Perry became the first Panther in program history to be invited to the East-West Shrine Bowl and named to the inaugural Walter Camp Division III All-America Team. The offensive lineman helped lead the program to the third-best offense in the NESCAC, tallying 354.8 yards per game and 2,005 passing yards. Perry has been a NESCAC All-Academic honoree in each of the last three campaign
Kenary, a neuroscience major, was named a CSC Academic All-America for the second time, having been a first-team honoree last season and was a CSC All-District selection for the third time this season. The senior was named to the All-NESCAC First Team for the third year in a row and became the third player in program history to be named a two-time AFCA All-American. Kenary led the Panthers in tackles for loss (11.0) and yardage from tackles for loss (47). He shared the team lead in sacks (5.5) and had 33 tackles. Kenary graduates as the Panthers' all-time leader in sacks (30), sack yardage (227), tackles for loss (51) and TFL yardage (267). He was tabbed a NESCAC All-Academic honoree for three consecutive seasons.
Perry and Kenary helped the program to a 6-3 mark, marking the 15th time in the last 16 campaigns that the program has finished .500 or better.
2024 CSC Division III Football Academic All-America Team
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| QB |
Aaron Syverson |
Saint John's University (Minn.) |
Sr. |
3.70 |
Accounting |
| WR |
Robby Ballentine |
DePauw University |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Biochemistry & Global Health |
| WR |
Malin Jasinski |
The College of New Jersey |
Gr. |
3.68 |
Finance |
| RB |
Arsen Shtefan (2) |
Springfield College |
Gr. |
3.64 |
Business Administration |
| RB |
Aaron Ellingson |
Bethel University |
Gr. |
3.97/3.94 |
Business (Finance) |
| TE |
Zach Cernuto |
Washington & Jefferson College |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Psychology |
| OL |
Jeske Maples (*) |
North Central College |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Health Science |
| OL |
Matt Wrather (2) |
John Carroll University |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Business |
| OL |
David Munoz |
Shenandoah University |
Gr. |
3.79/3.67 |
MBA Digital Marketing |
| OL |
Thomas Perry (1) |
Middlebury College |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry |
| OL |
Dylan Page (1) |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Biomedical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering |
| DB |
Nate Farm (&) |
Bethel University |
Gr. |
3.92/4.00 |
Neuroscience (U) / Marriage & Family Therapy (G) |
| DB |
Gavin Smith |
Central College |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Accounting |
| DB |
Matt Jung |
Bethel University |
So. |
3.82 |
Accounting & Finance |
| DB |
Evan Kutzler |
Lebanon Valley College |
Sr. |
3.92/3.94 |
Exercise Science |
| DL |
Dawson Dietz (2) |
Washington & Jefferson College |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Business Administration |
| DL |
Chance Knight |
Marietta College |
Sr. |
3.60 |
Management |
| DL |
Matthew Konkol |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| DL |
Collin Thompson (1) |
Concordia-Moorhead |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Management Science (G) |
| LB |
Robert Coury (*) |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Gr. |
3.97 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| LB |
BJ Adamchik (1) |
North Central College |
Sr. |
3.92/4.00 |
Sports Leadership (G) |
| LB |
Jonathan Bruder |
DePauw University |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Biochemistry |
| K |
Justin Caputo |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Chemical Engineering |
| P |
Vicente Lyon |
Hobart College |
So. |
3.56 |
Computer Science & Mgmt. & Entrepreneurship |
| ST |
Ben Bryant |
Wartburg College |
Sr. |
3.62 |
Business Administration |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| QB |
Steven Hugney |
Shenandoah University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Data Science & Computer Science |
| WR |
Dylan Wheeler |
Saint John's University (Minn.) |
Jr. |
3.54 |
Accounting |
| WR |
Jereme Ombogo |
North Park University |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Marketing & Economics |
| RB |
Sivert Klefsaas |
University of Northwestern - St. Paul |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Marketing |
| RB |
Jay Smith |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
Jr. |
3.52 |
Computer Science |
| TE |
Bobby Behmer |
North Central College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Economics |
| OL |
Grady Roadman |
Springfield College |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Education |
| OL |
Matthew Kickel |
Aurora University |
Gr. |
3.50 |
Business Administration (G) |
| OL |
John Scarboro |
Gallaudet University |
Sr. |
3.53 |
Business Administration |
| OL |
Grant Davis |
Baldwin Wallace University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Chemistry |
| OL |
Ethan Kowalski |
Hobart College |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Economics & Management & Entrepreneurship |
| DB |
Mason Cravens |
Hardin-Simmons University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Economics |
| DB |
Aaron Borgerding |
University of Wisconsin-River Falls |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Health & Human Performance |
| DB |
PJ Penders |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Economics |
| DB |
Dalton Tjong |
Ohio Northern University |
Sr. |
3.54 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| DL |
Alex Aitchison (3) |
Coe College |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Kinesiology |
| DL |
Caleb Sell |
Linfield University |
Sr. |
3.63 |
Finance |
| DL |
Zach Frank |
Saint John's University (Minn.) |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Accounting |
| DL |
Tomás Kenary (1) |
Middlebury College |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Neuroscience |
| DL |
Nick Lardaro |
SUNY Cortland |
Sr. |
3.55 |
Adolescence Education - Mathematics |
| LB |
Zach Brooks |
Whitworth University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
English |
| LB |
Thomas Coury (#) |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
3.95/4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| LB |
Silas Egenlauf |
Alfred State College |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Construction Management |
| K |
Kyle Ihle |
Randolph-Macon College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Accounting & Economics |
| P |
Benjamin Younker |
University of Wisconsin-Platteville |
So. |
3.85 |
Civil Engineering |
| ST |
Breyden Smith |
Augustana College |
Jr. |
3.67 |
Business Marketing & Political Science |
(1) – Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2023
(2) – Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2023
(3) – Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2022
(*) – Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2023 and first-team selection in 2022
(&) – Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2023 and second-team selection in 2022
(#) – Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2023 and second-team selection in 2022
