Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Eight Camels Named to Pioneer League All-Academic Team

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell has placed eight, including six First Team members, on the 2014 Academic All-Pioneer Football League teams, announced today.

Junior running back Dalton Dillon, redshirt senior offensive lineman Will Sawyer, redshirt junior tight end Hunter Somerville, fifth-year senior quarterback Dakota Wolf, redshirt senior defensive lineman Lucas Smith and senior punter Adam Lutz all made the league’s first team.

Redshirt junior wide receiver Ben Bolling and linebacker Andrew Yost, another redshirt junior, were also second team choices.

Campbell tied with Dayton for the most first team picks with six, while earning the second most overall with eight selections behind Butler, which collected three first team and six on the league’s second team for a total of nine.

Four of Campbell’s eight Academic All-PFL picks were also named to the league’s first or second all-conference teams, and another, Dakota Wolf, was an All-PFL honorable mention. Dalton Dillon, Will Sawyer and Adam Lutz were also First Team All-PFL, while Andrew Yost earned Second Team All-PFL honors.

Somerville and Lutz were among 11 PFL student-athletes to repeat as first team members. The pair was among six Camels receiving Academic All-PFL recognition for at least the second time. Lutz (First Team 2013, Second Team 2012) and Smith (Second 2013, 2012) made the league’s all-academic teams for the third time in their careers.

Sawyer (Second 2012), Somerville (First 2013), Wolf (Second 2012) and Bolling (First 2013) all earned a spot on the teams for the second time.

CU’s six first team members is a program best, while the Camels’ eight total Academic All-PFL picks match the program’s all-time high from 2012. Campbell has posted at least one First Team Academic All-PFL team selection in each of its seven seasons, and at least five total team picks in each of the last five years.

The Academic All-PFL teams are a complement to the Capital One Academic All-America® program presented by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Eleven PFL student-athletes were named to their respective Capital One Academic All-District Teams® this fall. The 2014 Capital One Academic All-America Teams® will be announced Thursday.

PFL athletic directors established the Academic All-PFL squads in 1993 as a way to recognize the league’s outstanding student-athletes. To be eligible for Academic All-PFL consideration, 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 and reached their second season both athletically and academically at his current institution.

2014 Academic All-PFL – Campbell

First Team
Student-Athlete
School
Class
Pos.
Hometown
GPA
Major
Dalton Dillon
Campbell
Jr.
RB
Colfax, N.C.
3.52
Business Admin.
Will Sawyer
Campbell
R-Sr.
OL
Elizabeth City, N.C.
3.37
Biology
Hunter Somerville
Campbell
R-Jr.
TE
Winston-Salem, N.C.
3.54
Criminal Justice
Dakota Wolf
Campbell
R-Sr.
QB
Stanley, Va.
3.46
Business Admin.
Lucas Smith
Campbell
R-Sr.
DL
Lebanon, Va.
3.74
Physical Education
Adam Lutz
Campbell
Sr.
P/K
Waxhaw, N.C.
3.58
Graphic Design


Second Team
Student-Athlete
School
Class
Pos.
Hometown
GPA
Major
Ben Bolling
Campbell
R-Jr.
WR
Knightdale, N.C.
3.36
Ex. & Sports Science
Andrew Yost
Campbell
R-Jr.
LB
Huntersville, N.C.
3.55
Athletic Training