University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Weymiller Named CoSIDA Academic All-American
12/14/2017 3:00:00 PM | Football
CoSIDA RELEASE
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – After excelling on the gridiron and in the classroom this season, Northern Iowa junior running back Marcus Weymiller earned CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team honors, the organization announced Thursday.
Weymiller, who is majoring in political science and public administration at UNI, owns the highest GPA among CoSIDA All-Americans at the running back position after earning a 3.96. Weymiller is also minoring in law and politics at UNI and plans to attend law school upon graduation.
The Waukon, Iowa native had a breakout performance against South Dakota State on Oct. 14, earning his first carry in over year as the junior gained 170 yards on 42 attempts (FCS season-high) against the Jackrabbits.
Before the addition of Weymiller to the Panther rushing attack, UNI averaged just 72 yards per game on the ground and had scored only one rushing touchdown. After the junior was inserted into the lineup, the Panthers doubled that rushing total to 148 yards per game, while earning 13 rushing touchdowns to close out the season.
Overall, Weymiller finished the season with 809 yards rushing on 200 carries and eight touchdowns. For the year, the junior eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark four times, while earning three multi-touchdown games on the ground. After coming on strong to finish the season, Weymiller was honored with All-MVFC Honorable Mention.
Past UNI Academic All-America Selections
Owen Dockter, 2nd Team (1980)
Mike Schulte, 2nd Team (1991)
Brad Meester, 1st Team (1999)
James Lindgren, 1st Team (2006)
Josh Mahoney, 2nd Team (2008)
Josh Mahoney, 1st Team (2009)
Ben Boothby, 2nd Team (2010)
Ben Boothby, 1st Team (2011)
Isaac Ales, 2nd Team (2015)
Jacob Rathmacher, 1st Team (2015)
Karter Schult 1st Team (2015)
Karter Schult 1st Team (2016)
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