AUSTIN, Texas – Fort Hays State sophomore Alex Schremmer was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Team on Tuesday (Dec. 20). Schremmer was a second-team selection as a special teams player after serving as a kick and punt returner in 2022. Sports Information and Athletic Communication professionals nationwide vote on the Academic All-America Team, which reflects both academic and athletic accomplishments of the individuals selected.
 
Schremmer owns a 3.87 cumulative grade point average as a Biology major at FHSU. He had earned the MIAA Academic Excellence Award (cumulative 4.0 GPA) twice prior to this year.
 
On the field, Schremmer finished 2022 with 253 total kick return yards (197 kickoff and 56 punt). He averaged 21.9 yards on kickoff returns and 14.0 on punt returns. In the previous season, Schremmer had 162 yards as a wide receiver to go along with 217 total return yards.

Schremmer is the 15^th individual in FHSU Football history to earn Academic All-America honors from College Sports Communicators (formerly known as CoSIDA). Connor Shedeed was the last Tiger football student-athlete to earn the honor, receiving first-team honors as a defensive back in 2018. FHSU had eight individuals considered for Academic All-America selection this year at their respective positions after receiving All-District honors.

Below is the 2022 College Sports Communicators Football Academic All-America Team in NCAA Division II.

FIRST TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
QB	John Matocha	Colorado School of Mines	Sr.	3.61	Computer Science
RB	Jariq Scales	Southern Arkansas University	Sr.	3.59	Sport Management / Coaching
RB	Nolan Susel	Black Hills State University	Gr.	3.82/3.67	Applied Mgmt. / Business Admin. / Criminal Justice
WR	Jacob Bachman	McKendree University	Sr.	3.86	Management
WR	Mason Karp	Colorado School of Mines	Gr.	3.95	Mechanical Engr. (UG) / Engr. & Tech. Mgmt. (G)
TE	Dagan Rienks	Colorado Mesa University	Sr.	3.79	Exercise Science / Biology
OL	Noel Brouse	California (PA)	Gr.	3.81/4.00	Sport Management
OL	Arik Johnson	University of Minnesota Duluth	Sr.	3.97	Criminology
OL	Joel Linden	Grand Valley State University	Jr.	3.96	Mechanical Engineering
OL	Gavin Posey	Ashland University	Gr.	3.89/3.89	Accounting
OL	Adam Stilley	Shepherd University	Gr.	4.00/4.00	Health Promotion / Exercise Science (UG) / MBA (G)
K	Dayne Koontz	Frostburg State	Sr.	3.71	Business Administration
K	Austin Wilkerson	Southern Arkansas University	Gr.	3.76	Business Administration
DL	Aaron Barnett	University of Indianapolis	Sr.	3.92	Sport Management
DL	Loobert Denelus	Benedict College	Jr.	3.92	Psychology
DL	Raydarius Freeman	Chowan University	Gr.	3.85	History
DL	Rashad Yelding	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Gr.	3.91/4.00	MBA
LB	T.J. Liggett	Augustana University	Gr.	3.90/4.00	Computer Science
LB	Nathan Moore	Notre Dame College	Gr.	3.96	Business Management
LB	P.J. Sarwinski	Pittsburg State University	Gr.	3.80/4.00	Mathematics (UG) / Educational Leadership (G)
DB	Kijana Caldwell	University of Findlay	Gr.	3.61/3.63	Business Administration (UG) / MBA (G)
DB	Cooper Carroll	Harding University	Sr.	3.91	Accounting
DB	Jaedon Pool	Emporia State University	Sr.	3.78	Biology / Chemistry
DB	Eli Weber	Augustana University	Sr.	3.7	Nursing
P	Andrew Cantrell	Tusculum University	Gr.	3.7	Chemistry
ST	Ben Limburg	Augustana University	Jr.	3.99	Chemistry

SECOND TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
QB	Noah Grover	Slippery Rock University	Gr.	3.88	Industrial & Systems Engineering
RB	Jaquan Buchanan	University of Indianapolis	Sr.	3.75	Sport Management
RB	Kendel Givens	Ouachita Baptist University	So.	3.6	Communications & Sports Media
WR	Connor Flannigan	Ouachita Baptist University	So.	3.83	Finance & Business Administration
WR	Jerome Kapp	Kutztown University	Gr.	3.84	Sport Management (UG)/ MBA (G)
TE	Mitchell Goodbary	Augustana University	Jr.	3.98	Exercise Science
OL	Darrell Davis	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Gr.	3.8	Sport Management
OL	Steve Dawson	University of West Florida	Gr.	3.83/3.76	Integrated Business (UG) / MBA (G)
OL	Ben Farrar	University of Findlay	Gr.	3.89/3.92	Health Science (UG) / Physical Therapy (G)
OL	Peyton Stafford	Ouachita Baptist University	Sr.	3.59	Finance / Marketing / Entrepreneurship
OL	Evan Taylor	Pittsburg State University	Jr.	4	Mechanical Engineering Technology
DL	Nick Cone	Ashland University	Gr.	3.85	Business Management
DL	Zach Howard	Northwest Missouri State University	Sr.	3.6	Physical Education
DL	Colton Hyble	Grand Valley State University	Jr.	4	International Business / Supply Chain Mgmt.
DL	Olalere Oladipo	Ferris State University	Sr.	3.74	Business Management
LB	Josiah Behm	Minnesota State University, Moorhead	So.	4	Accounting
LB	Connor Kelly	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Gr.	3.83	Marketing
LB	Alex Kowalczyk	Wayne State College	So.	3.91	Accounting
DB	Peyton Buckley	Augustana University	Jr.	3.69	Physical Education
DB	Ja'Ron Kilpatrick	Benedict College	Jr.	3.84	Sport Management
DB	John Merica	Concord University	Gr.	3.79	Business Management (UG) / MBA (G)
DB	Steve Sweeney	Millersville University	Gr.	3.82	Technology and Innovation
P	Hunter Kraus	University of Nebraska at Kearney	Sr.	3.95	Exercise Science
ST	Alex Schremmer	Fort Hays State University	Jr.	3.87	Biology

Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: John Matocha, Colorado School of Mines