Jan. 24, 2014
PFL Academic Honor Roll
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - 41 members of the USD Football team were named to the Pioneer Football League's Academic Honor roll the conference office announced Friday.
Of the 41 Toreros chosen, 10 were also selected as PFL All-Conference performers: DB Robbie Beathard (Accountancy), P Ryan Belden (Undeclared), WR Reggie Bell (Marketing), OL Tobin Gramyk (Undeclared), DB Troy McClelland (Accountancy), DB Matt Miller (Finance), QB Mason Mills (Finance), DE Blake Oliaro (Mechanical Engineering), LB Michael Ruffino (Electrical Engineering), and WR Brandon White (Undeclared).
The Toreros also had seven student-athletes selected to the PFL All-Academic Team, which was the third most in the league. Additionally, Robbie Beathard and Blake Oliaro were named Capital One Academic All-Americans and to the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team.
Pioneer Football League athletic directors and coaches established the honor roll as a way to recognize the league's outstanding student-athletes. The academic honor roll consists of student-athletes who participated in football at member institutions during the fall semester and posted a 3.0 grade point average or higher during the semester while enrolled full- time in accordance with NCAA rules.
There were a record 590 student-athletes honored, with each school averaging 49.2 honorees. This marks the seventh consecutive year that the league has seen an increase in the total number of students recognized on its annual academic honor roll.
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO PFL ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
Tyler Barclay, R-Jr., Communication Studies
Robbie Beathard, R-Sr., Accountancy
Ryan Belden, Fr., Undeclared
Reggie Bell, R-Jr., Marketing
Robbie Beyer, Sr., Finance
Kenden Blake, R-Sr., Finance
Quintin Brown, R-Sr., Accountancy
Devyn Bryant, Fr., Engineering
Mason Burnett, Fr., Undeclared
Chris Campano, R-So., Finance
Thomas Cobbs, Sr., Finance
Ryan Downing, R-Sr., Business Administration / Real Estate
Tobin Gramyk, So., Undeclared
Una Hamala, R-Jr., Business Administration
Matt Jacobs, Fr., Undeclared
Clint Johnson, R-Jr., History
Joe LaBarbera, R-Jr., Economics
Lawrence Larivee, R-Sr., Business Administration
David Last, R-So., Finance
Alex Manigo, R-Fr., Undeclared
Joey Markus, Fr., English
Parker Mays, R-Fr., Undeclared
Troy McClelland, R-Jr., Accountancy
Andrew McKiel, R-Sr., Political ScienceMatt Miller, R-Jr., Business Administration
Mason Mills, R-Sr., Finance
Daniel Murray, R-So., Business Administration
Blake Oliaro, R-Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Steven Oliver, R-So., Finance
Troy Reese, Fr., Undeclared
Brian Riley, Fr., Undeclared
Michael Ruffino, R-Sr., Electrical Engineering
Toney Sawyer, Jr., Economics
Spencer Seeley, Fr., Undeclared
Anthony Spiritosanto, Fr., Undeclared
JJ Stavola, R-Fr., Undeclared
Luke Taffuri, Fr., Undeclared
Cody Tescher, R-Sr., Economics
Tyler Tony, So., Undeclared
Trey Wheeler, R-Jr., Business Administration
Brandon White, Jr., Undeclared