Nov. 12, 2004

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - University of Maryland football players Nick Novak and Steve Suter were named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District II team today. The honor was the third for Novak in the last three years and the first for Suter.

Novak, a kinesiology major with a 3.5 grade point average, is the ACC's all-time leading scorer and seventh on the NCAA's career list. Suter is the ACC's career punt return yardage record holder and carries a 3.3 GPA in family studies.

To be eligible, an athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.20 on a scale of 4.00. He must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at the institution and must have completed at least one full academic year at the institution. Sports information directors nominate eligible athletes from their schools who are named to district teams prior to being voted upon on the national level. CoSIDA has been selecting Academic All-America teams since 1952.

Below is the list of this year's Academic All-District selections:

OFFENSE
Pos.	Name           	        School
QB	Brad Maurer     	Lafayette
WR	Mike McClelland 	Monmouth
WR	Steve Suter     	Maryland
TE	Jeff Mullins    	Marshall
RB	Mike Cangelosi  	Bucknell
RB	Paul Jefferson  	Penn State
OL	Justin Belarski 	Pittsburgh
OL	Jeff Berk       	West Virginia
OL	Stephen Bono    	Lafayette
OL	Justin Gibson   	Bucknell
OL	Ray Pilch       	Rutgers
K	Nick Novak      	Maryland
DEFENSE
Pos.	Name               	School
DB	Andrew Guman    	Penn State
DB	Josh Marino     	Robert Morris
DB	Brad Martinez   	Pennsylvania
DB	Billy Rhea      	La Salle
LB	Jonathan LeDonne	Robert Morris
LB	Mark Moore      	Delaware
LB	Paul Posluszny  	Penn State
DL	Vince Crochunis 	Pittsburgh
DL	Ben Cross       	Delaware
DL	Chris Mooney    	Delaware
DL	Dan Stephens    	Pittsburgh
P	Carl Parish     	Saint Francis

CoSIDA's District II covers Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.