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2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District® Football Teams
Kyle Gannon and Ryan Wisniewski of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team have been named Academic All-District® by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Gannon and Wisniewski are part of the District 6 first team, which includes student-athletes from schools in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. To be eligible, student-athletes must have started or been a key reserve for their team and must have carried a 3.30 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale through the end of the fall 2020 semester.
Gannon and Wisniewski played integral roles in the Warhawks' 2019 season, when then team claimed a share of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship and reached the Stagg Bowl for the 10th time in program history. UW-W finished as national runner-up with a 13-2 record, including a 6-1 mark in league play.
Gannon is a two-year starter on the UW-Whitewater offensive line, garnering first team All-WIAC and second team D3football.com All-West Region accolades in 2019. One year earlier, he was selected second team All-WIAC and was a one-time member of the D3football.com National Team of the Week. In each of Gannon's years as a starter, the Warhawks have led the conference in rushing yards and have averaged more than 30 points per game.
Gannon carries a 3.80 cumulative GPA and is majoring in general management. He is a three-year member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll, a seven-time member of the Dean's List and a two-time recipient of UW-Whitewater's General Merit scholarship. Gannon earned a spot in the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society in April.
Wisniewski earned first team All-WIAC recognition as a wide receiver and honorable mention as an all-purpose player in 2019. He ranked second on the team with 1,116 all-purpose yards, including 695 yards and five touchdowns receiving and 303 yards on 11 kickoff returns. In 2018, Wisniewski was named second team All-WIAC.
A three-year member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll, Wisniewski is majoring in physical education and owns a 3.47 cumulative GPA. He has been recognized on the Dean's List four times.
Gannon and Wisniewski are now eligible to receive CoSIDA Academic All-America® honors, which will be announced in mid-July.
