Hesmer Named Third Team Academic All-American
11/25/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 25, 2003
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest senior goalkeeper William Hesmer was named to the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-America Third Team, the organization announced on Wednesday.
Hesmer was an All-American on the field as a junior. He is a two-year captain and a two-time All-ACC selection. Hesmer is Wake Forest's career leader in goals against average and shutouts. Hesmer was a three-time All-ACC selection including two appearances on the All-ACC first team. With Hesmer as captain and goalkeeper, the Demon Deacons spent 23 straight weeks ranked in the top ten.
To be eligible for nomination, student-athletes must have played in 50 percent of the team's games, be of sophomore standing academically and carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.2.
The Academic All-America Teams program honors 816 male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America; a 2,000-member organization consisted of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Division I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.