MISSOULA, MONTANA(11/14/11) – The University of Montana’s Bobby Alt and Bryan Waldhauser were recently named to the prestigious 2011 Capital One Academic All-American Division I football team as announced by Co-SIDA (College Sports Information Director’s of America.
The Grizzlies have now had one or more players named to the Division I All-American team 32 times. Safety Erik Stoll was named to the team last season.
This is the first time since the 2001 season that Montana has had two players named to the Academic All-American squad. That season safety Vince Huntsberger and defensive end Ciche Pitcher were named to the team.
Alt, a 6-3, 240-pound senior defensive end from Ontario, Calif., maintains 3.92 GPA in sociology. He is the 10th leading tackler for the fifth-ranked, 11-2 Grizzlies with 47 total tackles. He has started in all 13 games this season, and is fourth on the squad with 9.0 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.
A senior defensive tackle, the 6-4, 260-pound Waldhauser, from Worden, Mont., graduated last spring and carried a 3.62 GPA en route to earning his B.A. degree in business. He is currently enrolled in the MBA program at Montana.
Waldhauser is the Grizzlies’ fourth leading tackler with 66 stops. He is second on the team with 11.0 tackles for loss and had a team-high 5.5 sacks.
Both Alt and Waldhauser have been named to the league’s all-academic teams in 2009 and 2010.
There were three players from the Big Sky Conference named to the team. Joining Alt and Waldhauser from the league was Northern Arizona senior offensive lineman Ben Bachelier, who was a second team selection.
The 2011 Capital One Academic All-American Division I Player of the Year was Stanford junior quarterback Andrew Luck, who has a 3.48 GPA in architectural design.
Dave Guffey
The University of Montana
Associate A.D., For External and Media Relations
Hoyt Athletic Complex
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812
406-243-5402-Office; 370-9435-Cell; 243-6859-Fax
guffeydb@mso.umt.edu
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