Six Warhawk football players have been recognized with Academic All-District honors from College Sports Communicators.
UW-Whitewater is represented on the 2023 Academic All-District Team by
Joey Antonietti (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township),
Ethan Gallagher (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township),
Matt Burba (Lake in the Hills, Ill./Huntley),
Mason Stepanski (Appleton, Wis./Kimberly),
Caden Straka (Lancaster, Wis./Lancaster) and
Parker Breunig (Sauk City, Wis./Sauk Prairie). All six Warhawks will advance to the national ballot for First-, Second- and Third-team Academic All-America honors. The national ballot is voted on by CSC members with Academic All-America teams to be announced in January.
To be nominated, student-athletes must hold a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50, be at least a sophomore and have competed in 90-percent of games or started in at least 66-percent of contests this season.
Antonietti - Sophomore - Linebacker - 3.89 - Business Undecided
Straka - Senior (academic) - Defensive Line - 3.73 - General Business
Gallagher - Sophomore - Linebacker - 3.67 - Business Analytics
Breunig - Junior - Defensive Back - 3.58 - Business Management (Healthcare Emphasis)
Burba - Senior (academic) - Defensive Line - 3.56 - Supply Chain Management (Project Management Emphasis)
Stepanski - Sophomore - Linebacker/Special Teams - 3.51 - Business Undecided
