Ryan Cole named Academic All-American Team Member of the Year

AUSTIN, TEXAS – College Sports Communicators announced its Academic All-Americans for the 2022 football season today, naming Ryan Cole the Academic All-American Team Member of the Year for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics division.

Cole, who was also named to the Academic All-American first team, led the NAIA with 25 rushing touchdowns and 1,359 yards gained. He is a sophomore from St. Ansgar, Iowa.

The CSC Academic All-American program recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for a combination of success on the field and in the classroom, requiring that nominees maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better and participate in at least 50 percent of games played in a season. 

College Sports Communicators, formerly known as the College Sports Information Directors Association, is a group of 3,200+ strategic, creative, and digital communicators across intercollegiate athletics in the United States and Canada.