Northwestern University Athletics
Gillikin Named CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American
7/12/2021 11:00:00 AM | Football
EVANSTON, Ill. — Former Northwestern football long snapper and current Feinberg School of Medicine student Tyler Gillikin was selected to the 2020-21 Academic All-America Division I First Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization announced Monday.
Gillikin is the first Northwestern football student-athlete to earn Academic All-America honors since Justin Jackson and Austin Carr were named to the second team in 2016 and he is the program's first student-athlete to earn first-team distinction since Patrick Ward did so in 2012.
A member of the 2021 NFF Hampshire Honor Society and Patrick Manley Long Snapper of the Year award nominee, Gillikin is entering his second year at Northwestern's prestigious Feinberg School of Medicine after finishing his undergraduate degree in biological sciences with a 3.98 grade point average in 2020. He was the only Power Five starter in 2020 to also be enrolled in medical school. The Atlanta, Georgia, native was a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy in 2020, presented to the nation's best football scholar-athlete. Gillikin was Northwestern's started long snapper since 2017.
The 2020-21 Academic All-America® Division I Football Team features 12 members with a 4.00 GPA and 25 members with at least a 3.90 GPA as either undergraduate or graduate student-athletes. The 25 members on the first team have an average GPA of 3.90.
For more information regarding the Academic All-America® program, visit https://academicallamerica.com/.
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
QB Mac Jones University of Alabama Gr. 4.00/4.00 Communication Studies (UG) / Sports Hospitality (G)
RB Jake Chisholm (2) University of Dayton Jr. 3.98 Pre-Med
RB Ezra Gray (1) Alabama State Gr. 4.00/4.00 CIS (UG) / Applied Technologies (G)
WR Britain Covey University of Utah Sr. 3.86 Business
WR Austin Williams Mississippi State University Gr. 4.00/4.00 Finance (UG) / MBA (G)
TE Charlie Kolar (1) Iowa State University Sr. 3.99 Mechanical Engineering
OL Blaise Andries (2) University of Minnesota Sr. 3.85 Mathematics
OL Mike Caliendo Western Michigan University Gr. 3.90/3.88 Biological Sciences
OL Harry Crider Indiana University Gr. 3.90/3.96 Criminal Justice & Public Safety
OL Landon Dickerson University of Alabama Gr. 3.68/3.72 Sports Mgmt. (UG) / MBA (G)
OL Wes Genant ($) (%) South Dakota State University Sr. 3.89 Biochemistry / Pre-Medicine
K Anders Carlson Auburn University Gr. 3.92 Pro Flight Management / Aviation
DL Thomas Booker Stanford University Jr. 3.88 Economics / Communication
DL Matt Henningsen University of Wisconsin Gr. 4.00 Electrical Engineering
DL Tarron Jackson Coastal Carolina University Sr. 3.43 Mathematics
DL Kingsley Jonathan Syracuse University Sr. 3.71 Information Management & Technology
LB Silas Kelly Coastal Carolina University Gr. 3.85/3.84 MBA
LB Rick Mottram (1) Bucknell University Sr. 3.96 Mechanical Engineering
LB Riley Whimpey Boise State University Sr. 3.82 Business
DB Spencer DeMedal (1) Duquesne University Sr. 3.97 Biology
DB Robby Hauck University of Montana Sr. 3.95 Management Info. Systems
DB Kekaula Kaniho (2) Boise State University Sr. 3.96 Health Science
DB K.J. Smith (1) University of North Alabama Gr. 4.00/4.00 Health (G)
P John Haggerty III Western Kentucky University Gr. 4.00/4.00 Organizational Leadership (G)
ST Tyler Gillikin Northwestern University Gr. 3.98 Biomedical Sciences (UG) / Medical School (G)
Gillikin is the first Northwestern football student-athlete to earn Academic All-America honors since Justin Jackson and Austin Carr were named to the second team in 2016 and he is the program's first student-athlete to earn first-team distinction since Patrick Ward did so in 2012.
A member of the 2021 NFF Hampshire Honor Society and Patrick Manley Long Snapper of the Year award nominee, Gillikin is entering his second year at Northwestern's prestigious Feinberg School of Medicine after finishing his undergraduate degree in biological sciences with a 3.98 grade point average in 2020. He was the only Power Five starter in 2020 to also be enrolled in medical school. The Atlanta, Georgia, native was a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy in 2020, presented to the nation's best football scholar-athlete. Gillikin was Northwestern's started long snapper since 2017.
The 2020-21 Academic All-America® Division I Football Team features 12 members with a 4.00 GPA and 25 members with at least a 3.90 GPA as either undergraduate or graduate student-athletes. The 25 members on the first team have an average GPA of 3.90.
For more information regarding the Academic All-America® program, visit https://academicallamerica.com/.
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
QB Mac Jones University of Alabama Gr. 4.00/4.00 Communication Studies (UG) / Sports Hospitality (G)
RB Jake Chisholm (2) University of Dayton Jr. 3.98 Pre-Med
RB Ezra Gray (1) Alabama State Gr. 4.00/4.00 CIS (UG) / Applied Technologies (G)
WR Britain Covey University of Utah Sr. 3.86 Business
WR Austin Williams Mississippi State University Gr. 4.00/4.00 Finance (UG) / MBA (G)
TE Charlie Kolar (1) Iowa State University Sr. 3.99 Mechanical Engineering
OL Blaise Andries (2) University of Minnesota Sr. 3.85 Mathematics
OL Mike Caliendo Western Michigan University Gr. 3.90/3.88 Biological Sciences
OL Harry Crider Indiana University Gr. 3.90/3.96 Criminal Justice & Public Safety
OL Landon Dickerson University of Alabama Gr. 3.68/3.72 Sports Mgmt. (UG) / MBA (G)
OL Wes Genant ($) (%) South Dakota State University Sr. 3.89 Biochemistry / Pre-Medicine
K Anders Carlson Auburn University Gr. 3.92 Pro Flight Management / Aviation
DL Thomas Booker Stanford University Jr. 3.88 Economics / Communication
DL Matt Henningsen University of Wisconsin Gr. 4.00 Electrical Engineering
DL Tarron Jackson Coastal Carolina University Sr. 3.43 Mathematics
DL Kingsley Jonathan Syracuse University Sr. 3.71 Information Management & Technology
LB Silas Kelly Coastal Carolina University Gr. 3.85/3.84 MBA
LB Rick Mottram (1) Bucknell University Sr. 3.96 Mechanical Engineering
LB Riley Whimpey Boise State University Sr. 3.82 Business
DB Spencer DeMedal (1) Duquesne University Sr. 3.97 Biology
DB Robby Hauck University of Montana Sr. 3.95 Management Info. Systems
DB Kekaula Kaniho (2) Boise State University Sr. 3.96 Health Science
DB K.J. Smith (1) University of North Alabama Gr. 4.00/4.00 Health (G)
P John Haggerty III Western Kentucky University Gr. 4.00/4.00 Organizational Leadership (G)
ST Tyler Gillikin Northwestern University Gr. 3.98 Biomedical Sciences (UG) / Medical School (G)
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