The Pac-12 Conference has announced the 2014 football All-Academic teams, and 3 Oregon St. players are on the first team.
Obum Gwacham, noted for his move from WR to DE this season, did not let the learning curve of the most unusual position move interfere with his other learning curve, making the first team with a 3.16 GPA in Marketing.
TE Connor Hamlett also made the first team, with a 3.24 GPA in Management.
Special Teams player Will Hopkins rounded out Oregon St.'s first team selections, with a 4.00 GPA in Business.
Dashon Hunt, Sean Mannion, Ricky Ortiz, and Dustin Stanton also were Honorable Mentions.
Arizona St. quarterback Taylor Kelly was named the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Here's the complete list (there are a lot of familiar names on here):
FIRST TEAM
Pos., Name, Yr., GPA, Major
Offense
QB, Taylor Kelly, Arizona State, RS SR, 3.31, Educational Studies (U.) Legal Studies (Grad.)
RB, Devontae Booker, Utah, JR, 3.38, Sociology
RB, Patrick Skov, Stanford (3), SR, 3.45, International Relations
WR, Jordan Pratt, Stanford (2), SR, 3.82, Energy and Design Engineering
WR, Nelson Spruce, Colorado, JR, 3.64, Business-Finance
TE, Connor Hamlett, Oregon State, SR, 3.24, Management
OL, Chris Adcock, California (3), SR, 3.54, Double: Business Admin. and ISF
OL, Jamil Douglas, Arizona State, RS SR, 3.95, Liberal Studies
OL, Jake Eldrenkamp, Washington, RS SO, 3.65, Business Administration
OL, Tyler Sulka, Arizona State, RS SR, 3.67, Liberal Studies
OL, Jake Brendel, UCLA (3), RS JR, 3.39, Economics
Defense
DL, Henry Anderson, Stanford (3), 5SR, 3.54, Political Science
DL, Danny Shelton, Washington (3), SR, 3.54, Anthropology
DL, David Parry, Stanford, 5SR, 3.20, Political Science
DL, Obum Gwacham, Oregon State, SR, 3.16, Marketing
LB, Hau'oli Kikaha, Washington (2), SR, 3.51, American Ethnic Studies
LB, Peyton Pelluer, Washington State, RS FR, 3.77, Undeclared
LB, Mitchell Peterson, Washington State, RS SR, 3.75, Marketing
DB, Caleb Coleman, California, RS FR, 3.56, Undeclared
DB, Griffin Piatt, California, SO, 3.64, Undeclared
DB, Jordan Richards, Stanford (3), SR, 3.31, Public Policy
DB, Jared Tevis, Arizona (3), RS SR, 3.29, Finance
Special Teams
PK, Alex Garoutte, Arizona State, RS SR, 3.97, Liberal Studies
ST, Will Hopkins, Oregon State, RS FR, 4.00, Business
P, Ben Rhyne, Stanford (2), 5SR, 3.86, Biochemical Engineering
(2) Two-time first-team All-Academic selection
(3) Three-time first-team All-Academic selection
SECOND TEAM
Pos., Name, Yr., GPA, Major
Offense
QB, Marcus Mariota, Oregon, JR, 3.22, General Science
RB, Michael Adkins, Colorado, SO, 3.33, Business
RB, Jared Baker, Arizona, RS JR, 3.30, Sustainable Built Environments
WR, Tyler McCulloch, Colorado, SR, 3.43, Communication
WR, Cameron Smith, Arizona State, SO, 3.50, Mechanical Engineering Systems
TE, De'Marieya Nelson, Arizona State, RS SR, 3.09, Educational Studies
OL, Doug Brenner, Oregon, RS FR, 3.56, Business Administration
OL, Johnny Caspers, Stanford, JR, 3.38, Earth Systems
OL, Alejandro Crosthwaite, California, SR, 3.14, American Studies
OL, Nick Kelly, Arizona State, JR, 3.37, Criminal Justice and Criminology
OL, Siosifa Tufunga, Washington, JR, 3.31, American Ethnic Studies
Defense
DL, Hunter Dimick, Utah, SO, 3.12, Communication
DL, Brennan Scarlett, California, JR, 3.14, Business Administration
DL, Aziz Shittu, Stanford, JR, 3.18, Psychology
DL, Blake Lueders, Stanford, 5SR, 3.09, Management Science and Engineering
LB, Marcus Sanders-Williams, Utah, SO, 3.56, Undeclared
LB, Eric Kendricks, UCLA, RS SR, 3.22, Political Science
LB, Jake Matthews, Arizona, SO, 3.55, Pre-Neuroscience and Cognitive Sciences
DB, Brian Blechen, Utah, SR, 3.16, Sociology
DB, Eric Rowe, Utah, SR, 3.21, Business Administration
DB, Cameron Walker, California, SO, 3.22, Undeclared
DB, Trevor Walker, Washington, SO, 3.48, Pre-Arts and Sciences
Special Teams
ST, Chase Dominguez, Utah, SO, 3.76, Undecided
PK, Will Oliver, Colorado, SR, 3.76, Business-Finance
P, Darragh O'Neill, Colorado, SR, 3.85, Accounting
Honorable Mention: Calvin Allen, ARIZ; Devon Allen, ORE; Brian Allen, UTAH; Taylor Alie, ORE; Dres Anderson, UTAH; Marcus Ball, ASU; Todd Barr, CAL; Kenny Bassett, ORE; David Bright, STAN; Mike Bercovici, ASU; Charles Burks, USC; River Cracraft, WSU; Evan Eggiman, UTAH; Siale Fakailoatonga, UTAH; Jake Fisher, ORE; John Flacco, STAN; Sam Flor, WSU; D.D. Goodson, COLO; Matt Haack, ASU; Joe Hemschoot, STAN; Jacoby Hale, Utah; Ryan Hofmeister, UCLA; Dashon Hunt, OSU; Sese Ianu, UTAH; Robby Kolanz, USC; Taylor Lagace, UCLA; James Langford, CAL; Dallas Lloyd, STAN; Christopher Longo, UCLA; Cole Leininger, CAL; Jeff Lindquist, WASH; Sean Mannion, OSU; Grant Martinez, ASU; Derek McCartney, COLO; Delshawn McClellon, UTAH; Abraham Mendivil, ARIZ; Reed Miller, STAN; Viliami Moeakiola, ASU; Filipo Mokofisi, UTAH; Stephane Nembot, COLO; Jerry Neuheisel, UCLA; Hardy Nickerson, CAL; Jared Norris, UTAH; Ogwamagbe Odighizuwa, UCLA; Jalen Ortiz; UCLA; Ricky Ortiz, OSU; Andy Phillips, UTAH; Matt Pierson, ORE; Bubba Poole, UTAH; Marc Pouvave, UTAH; Scott Quessenberry, UCLA; Junior Salt, UTAH; Ryan Severson, COLO; Jacob Seydel, WSU; Kyle Slavin, COLO; Dustin Stanton, OSU; Casey Skowron, ARIZ; Rollins Stallworth, STAN; Pita Taumoepenu, UTAH; John Timu, WASH; Jeff Trojan, STAN; Salesi Uhatafe, UTAH; Chris Van Orden, UTAH; Lee Ward, STAN; Drake Whitehurst, CAL; Jordan Williamson; STAN; Travis Wilson; UTAH; Matt Wogan, ORE
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