Schmidt One of Eight Finalists for FCS Athletics Directors Association Scholarship
12/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
NEW YORK – Darren Schmidt has been named among the eight finalists for the two Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) postgraduate scholarships. Schmidt was selected from among the 54 members of the Academic All-Star Team.
Schmidt, a senior defensive end, has already earned Academic All-Ivy League and second team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American honors following the 2006 season. He led the Ivy League in both sacks (8) and tackles for a loss (16.5) in 2006 and was 12th in I-AA in the latter category. A political science major, Schmidt was chosen second team All-Ivy League.
The eight scholarship finalists are Schmidt, Craig Dahl (safety, North Dakota State), Adi Filipovic (offensive line, Furman), Ray Gensler (defensive line, Robert Morris), Josh Hoke (placekicker, Coastal Carolina), Kyle Kinsell (defensive line, Davidson), James Lindgren (wide receiver, Northern Iowa), Jonathan Rueter (offensive line, Eastern Illinois).
Two of the student-athletes will receive Sixth Annual Division FCS ADA's $5,000 Postgraduate Scholarship during the Association's annual membership meeting held in conjunction with the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Convention, being held at the World Center Marriott Resort in Orlando, Florida, June 7-10, 2006. The two winners will be announced in April.
In order to qualify for a postgraduate scholarship, players must have been named to the 2006 FCS ADA Academic All-Star team, and either a senior or graduate student.
A special Review Committee of Football Championship Subdivision athletics directors was responsible for selecting the all-star team and scholarship finalists. The committee is made up of Greg Burke, Northwestern State; Peter Fields, Montana State; Don Kaverman, chair, Southeast Missouri State; Marilyn McNeil, Monmouth; Jim Murphy, Davidson; and Tim Van Alstine, Western Illinois.
Now in its 14th year, the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance Football Championship Subdivision football. The Association is administered by NACDA, now in its 42nd year. NACDA is the professional and educational association for more than 6,100 college athletics administrators at more than 1,600 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. More than 2,000 athletics administrators annually attend the NACDA Convention.
