CEDAR RAPIDS,

IOWA

. . . Eight Iowa

Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) student-athletes, five football

players and three volleyball players, were named to the Academic All-District

VII College Division Teams as selected by the College Sports Information

Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday.

Simpson Sr. Sheffield, Iowa/SCMT

HS Biology

Simpson Sr. Fonda, Iowa/Newell-Fonda HS

Accounting

Wartburg Jr. Waverly, Iowa/Waverly Shell Rock HS

Mathematics/Engineering

Upper Iowa Jr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Norman

(Okla.) HS Marketing

Buena Visa Jr. Bedford, Iowa/Bedford

HS Mathematics/Education

Central Sr. Davenport, Iowa/North

HS English Education

Wartburg Sr. Eldora, Iowa/Eldora-New Providence HS Business

Administration

Wartburg Jr. Osage, Iowa/Osage

HS Elementary Education

Donnenwerth, Tiedeman and Giesmann will join the other 21 members of the

All-District VII Football First Team on the national ballot. The Academic

All-America® Football Team will be announced on Monday, December 1.

Brand will join the other five members of the All-District VII Volleyball First

Team on the national ballot. The Academic All-America® Volleyball Team will be

announced on Thursday, December 4.

To be eligible for selection to the Academic All-District Team and the Academic

All-America® Team, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore academic and

athletic standing, be a starter or key reserve and possess at least a 3.20

cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).

District VII College Division includes NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and

NAIA schools in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North

Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Alberta and Saskatchewan.