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Hayden Smith Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Football First Team

Hayden Smith Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Football First Team
Posted: Nov 14, 2019

Southwestern University Pirates' Hayden Smith was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Football First Team for District 8, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced on Thursday.

The 2019 Academic All-District® Football Team, selected by CoSIDA, 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.

This is Smith's second Academic All-District award, earning the honor previously in 2017. In his five games played before a season-ending injury, Smith totaled 33 tackles, including 23 solo tackles, averaging 6.6 per game. Seven of those tackles were for losses totaling 28 yards. He also had one interception with one pass broken up.

In the classroom, Smith carries a 3.927 GPA while majoring in physics with a minor in mathematics.

First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First- and second-team (if applicable) Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in early December.