Indiana University Athletics
Meyers Named Academic All-American
11/30/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 30, 2006
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Senior safety Will Meyers earned his second consecutive selection to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team on Thursday, Nov. 30. Meyers is just the second Hoosier in history to earn two Academic All-America selections, joining John Hammerstein (1994-95) on that elite list. Last season, Meyers became just the fifth IU player to earn Academic All-America accolades.
The Academic All-America Teams program honors 816 male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America; a 2,000-member organization consisted of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Division I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.
Meyers became eligible for Academic All-America status by garnering his third consecutive nod as a CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V honoree. Meyers, an accounting major, has twice been named Academic All-Big Ten and will be looking for his third honor this winter.
The Chesterfield, Mo., native was one of the top players on the field for the Hoosiers in 2006, serving as one of four captains for IU. He led the Hoosiers with 78 tackles, 53 solo, and five interceptions on the year. Meyers recorded four tackles for loss, forced one fumble and recovered a fumble. He wrapped up his Hoosier career with 278 tackles.
As a conference, the Big Ten had seven players selected to the first team, marking the second consecutive year it had the most selections of all conferences. The Big Ten had eight selections in 2005 and six in 2004.
