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BW's Davis Named a CSC Football Academic All-American

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AUSTIN, Texas – Baldwin Wallace University All-Ohio Athletic Conference and Academic All-OAC offensive lineman Grant Davis (Ottawa Hills) has been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) NCAA Division III Academic All-America® Team.

Davis, who garners his first accolade and carries a perfect 4.00 grade point average in chemistry, was named to the second team.  He was one of four OAC student-athletes to be recognized.

Davis becomes the 132nd BW student-athlete to be named as an Academic All-American and the 36th football player to earn the honor.  The 132 Yellow Jackets that have been honored is more than any other college or university in the OAC and ranks 13th nationally in Division III. 

This season, he started in all 10 games at right guard after switching from the defensive line.  Davis anchored an offensive line that averaged 371.3 yards of total offense. 

For his career, Davis appeared in 30 games, including 20 at defensive tackle.   He has recorded 45 tackles, four tackles for a loss and 1.5 quarterback sacks.  Davis was a 2024 All-OAC second-team selection.

Off the field, he was a three-time Academic All-OAC honoree, two-time CSC Academic All-District selection, the 2023 BW Academic Excellence Award recipient for highest grade point average on team, the 2023 BW Lee Tressel Academic Award winner, a Dean's List student, Jacket Scholar and a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma and Dayton C. Miller honor societies.

BW finished the 2024 season with an overall record of 7-3 and an 6-3 mark in the OAC.

Jan. 4: All times Eastern
Final
UW-River Falls 24, at North Central (Ill.) 14
@ Canton, Ohio
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Dec. 20: All times Eastern
Final
at North Central (Ill.) 41, John Carroll 21
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Final
at UW-River Falls 48, Johns Hopkins 41
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