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Kolar And Purdy Named Academic All-District From CoSIDA
06.10.2021 | Football
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State's success on the gridiron mirrors its success in the classroom.
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced its Academic All-District 6 Football Team today, and two Cyclones – Charlie Kolar (TE) and Brock Purdy – made the list.
The CoSIDA All-District Football Team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in in the classroom. Every all-district nominee is eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-America Football Team honors announced in July.
Kolar is a two-time All-District pick and is aiming for his second Academic All-America selection. He received First-Team Academic All-America honors from CoSIDA a year ago to become the first football player in school history to earn All-America honors on the field and in the classroom.
A native of Norman, Okla., Kolar was one of the best tight ends in the nation in 2020, garnering All-America honors by Walter Camp and the AFCA for the second-straight season.
The Mackey Award finalist led all Big 12 tight ends in receptions (44), receiving yards (591) and touchdown receptions (7) in 2020. He ended the season with a 24-game reception streak, the fourth-best string in Cyclone history, and has the most career catches (106), receiving yards (1,425) and touchdown catches (17) in the history of the program.
Kolar graduated in the fall with a 3.99 cumulative GPA in mechanical engineering.
Purdy, a three-time All-Big 12 quarterback, who became the first signal-caller in Cyclone history to earn first team all-league honors since 1981, had another phenomenal season in 2020.
The Gilbert, Ariz., native, who owns or shares 25 school records, set ISU's school record for completion percentage (66.6%) and threw for 2,750 yards, the fifth-best single-season total in school history, in 2020.
Purdy was the 2021 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl Offensive MVP and will enter his senior season with the most QB wins in school history at 23.
A business major, Purdy holds a cumulative 3.66 GPA and is a two-time First-Team Academic All-Big 12 selection.
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