COLUMBIA, S.C. – Benedict College football players Steven Campbell, Mitchell Romig and Ja'ron Kilpatrick have all been named to the 2021 Academic All-District® Football Team, selected by CoSIDA. The trio were selected in District 2, which includes teams from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAA), Gulf South Conference (GSC) and South Atlantic Conference (SAC).

Benedict was the only school from the SIAC or CIAA with players named to the team, and the only team outside of the South Atlantic Conference with multiple players named to the team.

Cambell, a junior from Fountain Inn, S.C., was one of Benedict's top receivers this season, catching 16 passes for 208 yards and three touchdowns. In the classroom, he has a 3.68 GPA as a business administration major.

Kilpatrick was Benedict's fourth-leading tackler. He finished with 39 total tackles, with eight tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and three pass breakups. The junior linebacker from Auburndale, Fla., has a 3.7 GPA as a sport management major.

Romig, a junior from Jacksonville, Fla., was one of Benedict's top offensive lineman, starting as the team's center. In the classroom, he has a 3.67 GPA as a business administration major.

The Academic All-District® Football Team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes football honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First- and second-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in mid-December.

The Division II and III CoSIDA Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2020-21 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CoSIDA Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.

For more information about CoSIDA's Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com on CoSIDA.com.

FIRST TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
QB	Shaw Crocker	Wingate University	Gr.	3.64/4.00	Mathematics & Education (UG) / Sport Management (G)
WR	Steven Campbell	Benedict College	Jr.	3.68	Business Administration
WR	Trevor Grant	Wingate University	Jr.	4.00	Accounting
TE	Austin Cain	Wingate University	So.	3.36	Biology
OL	Ian Brinson	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Gr.	3.55	History
OL	Ty Hinson	Valdosta State University	Jr.	3.47	History
OL	Mitchell Romig	Benedict College	Jr.	3.67	Business Administration
OL	Andrew Strickland	Wingate University	Gr.	3.81/3.90	Accounting (UG) / Accounting (G)
OL	Jesse West	Carson-Newman University	Sr.	3.87	Communications & Religion
K	Chase Allbaugh	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Gr.	3.73/4.00	MBA (G)
DL	Jarrett Dutton	Wingate University	Sr.	3.78	Exercise Science
DL	Nick Owens	Carson-Newman University	Jr.	3.59	Physics
LB	Preston Joseph	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Sr.	3.63	Management
LB	Ja'ron Kilpatrick	Benedict College	Jr.	3.70	Sport Management
LB	Billy Weekley	Tusculum University	So.	3.87	Biology / Pre-Medicine
DB	Chris Blackston	University of West Georgia	Gr.	3.47/4.00	Business Administration (G)
DB	Adrian Robinson	Tusculum University	So.	3.88	Psychology
DB	Andrae Robinson	Tusculum University	So.	3.66	Sport Management
P	Andrew Cantrell	Tusculum University	Jr.	3.70	Chemistry
ST	Tucker Mullis	Wingate University	Gr.	3.82	Management (UG) / MBA (G)