Franz Becomes Only Seventh CoSIDA Academic All-American in School History
Turns out the dude has some brains, too.
Franz Wagner was named a College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American on Friday. He was named to the first team, and I really had no idea how prestigious this was. Going back to the 1970s, he's only the seventh Wolverine in school history to make the team.
The others (and here's a walk down memory lane) are Steve Grote, Mark Bodnar, Marty Bodnar, Dan Pelekoudas, Paul Heuerman and Zach Novak.
Way to go, Franz! LINK.
Definitely going to miss Franz!
The epitome of student athlete
Would be cool is if this type of award becomes a big deal. It would be a bit like the inverse of the Rhodes (ultra elite academics with locally good athletics, usually varsity team member/captain).
....you do realize that this is no longer the Rhodes approach. You would be lucky to find a Rhodes scholar this decade who can hit a badminton birdie over a five foot net (while an Oxford friend told me that half of them could not tell you the rules of either American football or soccer).
To quote its new head, it now focused on "radical inclusion" and not developing future elite. Bill Clinton, Cory Booker, Terrance Malik, and Bill Bradley, and other over-achieving neanderthals are no longer welcome. Moreover, it is only a matter of time before Rhodes name, already taken off the front of the building, is stripped from the Foundation.
One board member is talking about ending the hierarchical and patriarchical-strengthening reliance on undergraduate grades for the scholarship as well, but that might take a few more years.
Uni was a while ago for me, so I had no idea. It seems that one could be more inclusive (e.g., limiting the influence of schmoozing both at the uni nomination level and final selection visit) while still keeping the "good" aspects of the old Commonwealth "mens sana corpore sano [sp?]".
Too bad they are losing the athletic part. Was often an interesting contrast to the Marshall scholars etc.
I can see how sorting Rhodes himself is going to be challenging. Don't know much about him, but re-reading Somerset Maugham, I imagine ol' Cecil had similar views.
Did you list those in order of decreasing hair height?
Ha ha ha. I remember Grote sported this kind-of white guy afro.
A hoopster and a smartster!
In a new second language, no less. Outstanding.
An academic All-American in his second language. Now that's impressive!
GEH' BLAU!
The Bodnars and Heuerman all played at the same time. We must have one an academic NC.
Well done, Franz!
This deserves all the congratulations available. What we want out of all student athletes.
and 5 of those make up some of Michigan's worst teams in the late 70s, early 80s.