ELON, N.C. – Elon University football players Mark Jetton (Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day) and Reggie Hall (Charlotte, N.C./Vance) were dubbed to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III University Division Football First Team today.

The squad recognizes 24 student-athletes from NCAA Division I institutions in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia as selected by a vote of members of the College Sports Information Directors of America within the district. Jetton and Hall are now eligible for consideration for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team, to be announced next month.

A senior defensive lineman, Jetton (pictured left) was a National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame semi-finalist for the 2005 Draddy Trophy. So far in 2005, he has collected 26 tackles, including 10 solo stops, six tackles for loss and a pair of sacks to go with an interception, a pass deflection, a quarterback hurry and a fumble recovery.

Jetton earned a red-shirt at Clemson University in 2001, lettering for the Tigers as an offensive lineman in 2002 before transferring to Elon, where he has been a three-year starter on the defensive line. A two-year team captain, he has appeared in 37 college football games during his career, starting 33 contests.

Jetton carries a 3.42 cumulative grade-point average in business administration with a concentration in management. He will graduate from Elon next May, and is currently applying to law schools for next fall. Jetton is a two-time TIAA-CREF Academic All-Southern Conference Team member and a four-time Elon Dean's List member. He is also a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma National Honor Society.

A sophomore running back, Hall (pictured right) was ranked third in the Southern Conference and 16th in the NCAA-IAA with 110.20 rushing yards per game after starting the season’s first five contests and before suffering an injury. He currently averages 84.13 rushing yards per game – 4.52 yards per carry – to go with the six touchdowns that he has scored so far this season.

A junior academically, Hall carries a 3.53 cumulative GPA in business administration. He is a four-time Elon Dean's List member as well as a four-time Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll member.

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III University Division Football First Team
Punter – Ryan Feely, Jacksonville University
Quarterback – Drew Weatherford, Florida State University
Wide Receiver – Kevin Roach, East Carolina University
Wide Receiver – Gary Banks, Troy University
Tight End – Greg Olsen Jennings, University of Miami
Running Back – Patrick Hall, Coastal Carolina University
Running Back – Reggie Hall, Elon University
Offensive Line – Gerell Golightly, Hampton University
Offensive Line – Matt Magerko, James Madison University
Offensive Line – David Castillo, Florida State University
Offensive Line – Ed Wenger, Florida International University
Offensive Line – Mike Degory, University of Florida
Kicker – Josh Hoke, Coastal Carolina University
Defensive Back – Marcus Hamilton, University of Virginia
Defensive Back – Yeatts Anderson, Davidson College
Defensive Back – Brian Ford, Wofford College
Defensive Back – Sha’reff Rashad, University of Central Florida
Linebacker – Doug Justice, University of North Carolina
Linebacker – Josh Smith, Wofford College
Linebacker – Brandon Siler, University of Florida
Defensive Line – Eli Nichols, Duke University
Defensive Line – Mark Jetton, Elon University
Defensive Line – Kyle Kinsell, Davidson College
Defensive Line – Katon Bethay, Wofford College

Elon CoSIDA Academic All-District Honorees (University Division)
2000 – John Marshall, Men’s Golf (First Team Men’s Spring At-Large)
2001 – Julianne Treme, Women’s Tennis (First Team Women’s Spring At-Large)
2001 – John Marshall, Men’s Golf (First Team Men’s Spring At-Large)
2001 – Robert Latimer, Men’s Soccer (First Team)
2002 – Jim Swenson, Baseball (First Team)
2002 – Josh Rowan, Football (Second Team)
2003 – Lori Notaro, Softball (First Team)
2003 – Jessica Burgeson, Women’s Track & Field (Second Team Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country)
2003 – Brandon Mason, Football (First Team)
2004 – Gary Morris, Baseball (First Team)
2004 – Pramote Malasitt, Men’s Tennis (First Team Men’s At-Large)
2004 – John Tumbleston, Men’s Cross Country (First Team Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country)
2004 – Jessica Burgeson, Women’s Track & Field (Second Team Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country)
2004 – Brandon Mason, Football (First Team)
2004 – Mary Kate Spear, Volleyball (Third Team)
2005 – Gary Morris, Baseball (Second Team)
2005 – Pramote Malasitt, Men’s Tennis (First Team Men’s At-Large)
2005 – John Tumbleston, Men’s Cross Country (First Team Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country)
2005 – Kate Hart, Volleyball (Second Team)
2005 – Reggie Hall, Football (First Team)
2005 – Mark Jetton, Football (First Team)

Elon CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (University Division)
2000 – John Marshall, Men’s Golf (Second Team Men’s Spring At-Large)
2001 – Julianne Treme, Women’s Tennis (Second Team Women’s Spring At-Large)
2001 – John Marshall, Men’s Golf (First Team Men’s Spring At-Large)
2002 – Jim Swenson, Baseball (Second Team)
2003 – Brandon Mason, Football (Second Team)
2004 – Gary Morris, Baseball (Third Team)
2004 – Brandon Mason, Football (First Team)
2005 – Pramote Malasitt, Men’s Tennis (Second Team Men’s At-Large)
2005 – John Tumbleston, Men’s Cross Country (First Team Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country)

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