Wake Forest Athletics
Tim Bennett, Quintin Williams Named to Academic All-District Team
11/14/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 14, 2002
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest offensive tackle Tim Bennett and free safety Quintin Williams appear on the 2002 Verizon Academic All-District III football team. The team was announced on Thursday by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Bennett, who hails from McDonald, Pa., is in his final season with the Demon Deacon football team. After earning a bachelor??s degree in Sociology last spring, he is currently enrolled in graduate school. Bennett has seen action in all 10 games so far this season, starting nine. He plays a key role on an offensive line that has helped the Deacon offense rank first in the ACC in rushing (248.1 ypg) and has given up the second-fewest number of sacks in the league in 2002.
Williams, a junior from Goldsboro, N.C., is majoring in Computer Science. He is the veteran leader of the Deacon secondary, totaling 50 tackles from the free safety spot through 10 games. Williams has played the last six games with a cast on his right hand due to a broken thumb, but it hasn??t slowed him down, as he??s also picked off a team-high three interceptions this season, bringing his career total to seven.
Both Williams and Bennett have appeared on the WFU Dean??s List as well as the ACC Honor Roll throughout their collegiate careers.
District III is made up of all Division I and I-AA schools in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. To be eligible, a player must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 in the classroom and be a starter or key reserve on the field. The players selected are now eligible for the national Academic All-America team, which will be announced on December 2nd.
Wake Forest was one of just seven schools to have at least two representatives on the District III squad.
For more information on the Verizon Academic All-America program, visit www.cosida.com.
2002 VERIZON UNIVERSITY DIVISION ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT III FOOTBALL TEAM
Quarterback: David Greene Georgia Junior Management Snellville, Ga.Running Back: Chris Foster Gardner-Webb Junior Education Chesnee, S.C. Alex Wade Duke Junior History Newton, Pa.Wide Receiver: Ryan Brewer South Carolina Senior Sports & Entertainment Management Troy, Ohio Jimmy Fryzel Central Florida Senior Accounting Lakeland, Fla.Tight End: Corey Paxton William & Mary Senior Religion/History Roanoke, Va.Offensive Line: Tim Bennett Wake Forest Gr. Student Sociology McDonald, Pa. Charles Clarke Georgia Southern Senior Finance/Business Adm. Pace, Fla. **Jon Stinchcomb Georgia Senior Microbiology Lilburn, Ga. *Jason Whaley Western Carolina Junior Computer Info. Systems Beulaville, N.C. Kevin Womble Jacksonville Junior Civil Engineering Clemson, S.C.Kicker: *Brent Kirouac Georgia Senior Finance/Religion Duluth, Ga.Defensive Line: *Blake Bergeron Davidson Senior Psychology Nashville, Tenn. Shawn Johnson Duke Junior Biological Anthropology & Anatomy Fairport, N.Y. Eddie Overdyke Furman Senior Business Administration Lilburn, Ga. Matt Walters Miami Senior Mechanical Engineering Melbourne, Fla.Linebackers: **Chase Corn Wofford Senior Biology Spartanburg, S.C. Andrew Knight Furman Senior History/Communications Snellville, Ga. Jonathan Vilma Miami Junior Finance Coral Gables, Fla.Defensive Back: **Rodney Johnson Furman Senior Health & Exercise Science Live Oak, Fla. Brandon Ladd Wofford Senior Business Economics/Sociology Athens, Tenn. Jeremy Muyres Georgia Tech Senior Management Stone Mountain, Ga. Quintin Williams Wake Forest Junior Computer Science Goldsboro, N.C.Punter: ***Dan Dyke Georgia Tech Senior Electrical Engineering Winter Springs, Fla.
* Two-time Verizon Academic All-District III selection; ** Three-time Verizon Academic All-District selection; *** Four-time Verizon Academic All-District III selection
