Goodchild Earns Academic All-District Honors

Nov. 08While he is rewriting the Concordia University record books on the field, senior quarterback Kole Goodchild (West Bend, Iowa) is also keeping busy acing his assignments off the field as he was named to the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V First Team as voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Goodchild has accumulated a 3.89 grade point average while double-majoring in accounting and finance. In a recent interview with the Pioneer Press, Goodchild mentioned he has already secured a job next fall after graduating from Concordia.

On the field, Goodchild has completed 236-391 for 2,651 yards and 14 touchdowns in 10 games, while rushing for two more scores. He has set single season records in completions and attempts and is 127 yards shy of the single season passing record with one game to play. The fourth-highest passer in Concordia history with 4,663 yards in just two seasons, Goodchild was named the National Offensive Player of the Week by D2Football.com and Don Hansen's Football Gazette when he passed for a school record 433 yards and five touchdowns on 31 completions in a 46-41 win over MSU Moorhead on Oct. 27.

Goodchild will now advance to the Academic All-America ballot. He is the second player in school history to recieve Academic All-District First Team honors, joining Brad Scherer (2006) who went on to earn Academic All-America Second Team honors.

College Division
Punter Chad Finley WABASH COLLEGE V Sr. Alvin, Ill. 3.24 Psychology
Quarterback Kole Goodchild CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY (MN) V Sr. West Bend, Iowa 3.89 Accounting and Finance (double major)
Receiver P.J. Theisen ST. THOMAS (MN), UNIVERSITY OF V Sr. Elko, Minn. 3.93 Accounting
Receiver Thomas Reives ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY V Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. 3.98 Mechanical Engineering
Tight End Brock Graham WABASH COLLEGE V So. Alto, Mich. 4.00 Religion
Running Back Marcus Dunlop ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY V Sr. Maywood, Ill. 3.96 Economics and Business Admin. (Finance)
Running Back Justin Beaver WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER, UNIVERSITY OF V Sr. Palmyra 3.51 Physical Education
Offensive Line Cal Schmidt WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER, UNIVERSITY OF V Sr. Cudahy 3.85 Physics and Mathematics
Offensive Line Jason Weber AUGSBURG COLLEGE V Sr. New Prague, Minn. 3.86 Accounting and Finance
Offensive Line Mike Ervin BETHEL UNIVERSITY (MN) V Jr. Bloomington, Minn. 3.86 Business and Political Science
Offensive Line Marcus Greatens WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY V So. Pulaski, WI 4.00 Pre-Med
Offensive Line Grant Weller CONCORDIA COLLEGE (MN) V Sr. Sauk Centre, Minn. 3.80 Mathematics/Economics
Kicker Ryan Graboski WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT, UNIVERSITY OF V Jr. Woodbury, Minn. 3.43 Business Administration
Defensive Back Kevin Boegel SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY (MN) V Sr. Mahtomedi, Minn. 3.91 Biology, Pre-Medicine
Defensive Back William "Jake" Weller ILLINOIS COLLEGE V Sr. Jacksonville, Ill. 4.00 Biology and Chemistry
Defensive Back Shawn Cunningham WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY V Sr. Waukon, IA 3.71 Accounting
Defensive Back Bill Guiney ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY V Sr. Centerville, Ohio 3.78 Mechanical Engineering
Linebacker Zach Christ BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY V Sr. Buffalo, Minn. 3.76 Business Management
Linebacker Dustin Robinson WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT, UNIVERSITY OF V Sr. Florence, Wis. 3.85 Chemistry and Pre-pharmacy
Linebacker Jared Sieling GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE V Sr. Watertown, Minn. 3.75 Physics
Defensive Line Spencer Dickinson MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO V Sr. New Ulm, Minn. 4.00 Pre-Pharmacy
Defensive Line Ryan Kees ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY V Jr. Eagan, MN 3.75 Mechanical engineering
Defensive Line Nick Gunderson SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY (MN) V Jr. Woodbury, Minn. 3.46 Accounting
Defensive Line Michael McNelis DEPAUW UNIVERSITY V Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 3.72 Economics and Spanish


SECOND TEAM
Punter Andy Klink AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (IL) V So. McHenry, Ill. 3.51 General Studies
Quarterback Jeff Wedding ST. FRANCIS (IN), UNIVERSITY OF V Jr. Kendallville, Ind. 3.87 Elementary Education
Receiver Neil Mrkvicka WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER, UNIVERSITY OF V Sr. Greendale 3.78 Sociology and Political Science
Receiver Ted Everson WISCONSIN -LA CROSSE, UNIVERSITY OF V Sr. Rib Lake, WI 3.71 History & Pre-professional
Receiver Chris Fossum WHEATON COLLEGE (IL) V Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. 3.57 Psychology; Business and Economics
Tight End Eric Eager MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD V Jr. Maplewood, Minn. 3.80 Mathematics
Running Back Adam Swingdorf CONCORDIA COLLEGE (MN) V Sr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. 3.67 Biology
Running Back Mike Patnode SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY (MN) V Sr. Princeton, Minn. 3.56 Management
Offensive Line Brady Ramseier WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER, UNIVERSITY OF V Sr. Jefferson 3.62 Biology
Offensive Line Randy Gyllin WISCONSIN -LA CROSSE, UNIVERSITY OF V Sr. Mauston, WI 3.66 Pre-exercise sports science teaching
Offensive Line Blaine Westemeyr AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (IL) V So. Overland Park, Kan. 3.91 Biology (pre-medicine)
Offensive Line Tobias Lemke MINNESOTA DULUTH, UNIVERSITY OF V So. Essen, Germany 3.95 Political Science/Criminolgy
Offensive Line Nick Urban WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY V Jr. Brookfield, WI 3.61 Social Studies/History
Kicker Jeremy Sharp ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY V Sr. Warsaw, Ind. 3.23 Mechanical Engineering
Defensive Back John Cloeter SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY (MN) V Sr. Sauk Rapids, Minn. 3.81 Economics
Defensive Back Craig Martindale WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY V Sr. Ottumwa, IA 3.82 Accounting
Defensive Back Ben Farley WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER, UNIVERSITY OF V Sr. Brookfield 3.64 General Mng and Business Admin
Defensive Back Brandon Wood MINNESOTA DULUTH, UNIVERSITY OF V So. Menomonie, Wis. 3.92 Biology
Defensive Back Paul Bielmeier WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE, UNIVERSITY OF V Jr. Edgar, Wis. 3.97 Kinesiology
Linebacker Adrian Pynenberg WABASH COLLEGE V Sr. Montgomery, Ill. 3.58 Psychology
Linebacker Tyler Fischer SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY V Sr. Gettysburg, S.D. 3.74 Ag. Business
Linebacker Tyler Priegel ROCKFORD COLLEGE V Sr. Elizabeth, Ill. 3.71 Elementary Education
Defensive Line Chris Brunkhorst MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO V Jr. Rochester, Minn. 3.79 Exercise Science
Defensive Line Demetrios Vrettos ELMHURST COLLEGE V So. Cicero, Ill. 3.88 History
Defensive Line John Hanks CARLETON COLLEGE V Jr. LeRoy, Minn. 3.56 Chemistry (on a pre-medicine track)
Defensive Line James Clark CARLETON COLLEGE V Sr. St. Paul, Minn. 3.67 History
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