Texas Lutheran's Juan Ocampo named First Team Academic All-American®
SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran Football place-kicker Juan Ocampo (Lockhart/Lockhart) has been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America® First Team for NCAA Division III Football.
Ocampo is the 48th Academic All-American® in school history and the 14th Bulldog to earn First Team Academic All-America® honors. He holds a 3.74 grade point average as a biochemistry major.
A junior academically for the 2020-21 school year, Ocampo is the third Academic All-American for TLU so far this year. TLU Men's Soccer players Mitchell Long (First Team) and Luis Green (Second Team) were named to the Academic All-America® Team for NCAA Division III Men's Soccer.
Ocampo is the 16th Academic All-American® for TLU in the past five years.
Among football players, Ocampo is the fourth Bulldog to claim Academic All-America® First Team honors for NCAA Division III Football. He is the eighth Bulldog football player in history to receive any Academic All-America® honor (First, Second, or Third Team).
Since 2000, TLU has produced the most Academic All-Americans of any NCAA Division III college or university in Texas. TLU ranks in the top 40 nationally among the 435 NCAA Division III colleges and universities for number of Academic All-Americans since 2000.
Earlier this week, Ocampo was named to the American Southwest Conference's Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Football Team.
A 2020-21 First Team All-American (playing) as selected by D3football.com, Ocampo advanced to the Academic All-America® national ballot after being named a First Team Academic All-District® 8 selection.
TLU's Junior-Year Student-Athlete of the Year for his accomplishments on the field and in the classroom, Ocampo was a First Team All-Conference selection in the ASC for his play on the field this year.
In the 2020-21 football season that was shortened to five games and moved to the spring due to COVID-19, Ocampo led the ASC in total scoring and in kick scoring with 38 total points (7.6 points per game).
Ocampo claimed his second All-ASC First Team selection and his third overall selection to the All-ASC squad. The three-year starter missed one kick during the 2021 spring season. He was 7-for-8 in field goal attempts, with a long make of 44, and he was 17-for-17 on point-after attempts.
Sixteen of the 51 members of the 2020-21 Academic All-America® Division III Football teams have at least a 3.90 GPA, with four student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA. The 25 members of the first team combine for a 3.81 GPA.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2020-21 Division III Academic All-America® teams program.
For more information regarding the Academic All-America® program, visit https://academicallamerica.com/.
| Texas Lutheran University | ||||||||||||
| Academic All-America® Selections | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | Women's Basketball | Chantel Mize | 1 | Guard | ||||||||
| 2001 | Men's Soccer | David Stahl | 2 | Defender | ||||||||
| 2002 | Men's Soccer | David Stahl | 3 | Defender | ||||||||
| 2003 | Softball | Amy Behlen | 3 | Designated Player | ||||||||
| Women's Volleyball | Tracy Heathcock | 3 | Middle Blocker | |||||||||
| 2004 | Men's Basketball | Tommy Stolhandske | 2 | Forward | ||||||||
| Women's Volleyball | Angela Bagwell | 3 | Outside Hitter | |||||||||
| 2005 | Men's Basketball | Tommy Stolhandske | 1 | Forward | ||||||||
| Women's Track/Cross Country | Natalie Wood | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Football | Matt Alves | 2 | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Women's At-Large | Abby Cochran | 2 | Golf | |||||||||
| Women's Track/Cross Country | Natalie Wood | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | Football | Matt Alves | 1 | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Women's Track/Cross Country | Natalie Wood | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Women's Track/Cross Country | Amber Lowe | 3 | |||||||||
| Women's Track/Cross Country | Dana Robbins | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Women's Track/Cross Country | Amber Lowe | 2 | |||||||||
| 2010 | Baseball | Ryan Nokelby | 3 | Outfield | ||||||||
| 2011 | Football | Allen Cain | 1 | Kicker | ||||||||
| 2012 | Football | Allen Cain | 1 | Kicker | ||||||||
| 2013 | Women's Track/Cross Country | Ashley Meadows | 3 | |||||||||
| 2014 | Baseball | Derek Kanas | 1 | Designated Hitter | ||||||||
| Softball | Ashley Jacobsen | 3 | Infielder | |||||||||
| Women's Track/Cross Country | Ashley Meadows | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Softball | Jacquelyn Brown | 3 | Outfielder | ||||||||
| Softball | Taylor Grissom | 3 | Pitcher | |||||||||
| Women's At-Large | Sofia Vega | 3 | Tennis | |||||||||
| 2016 | Football | Tyler Howlett | 2 | Offensive Lineman | ||||||||
| Softball | Taylor Grissom | 1 | Pitcher | |||||||||
| Softball | Amanda Lochte | 2 | Pitcher | |||||||||
| Softball | Nicole Snow | 1 | Designated Player | |||||||||
| Women's At-Large | Sofia Vega | 2 | Tennis | |||||||||
| 2017 | Baseball | Riley Schaefer | 3 | Outfielder | ||||||||
| Softball | Amanda Lochte | 1 | Pitcher | |||||||||
| Women's Basketball | Kristen Lye | 2 | Forward | |||||||||
| 2018 | Baseball | Dylan Drgac | 3 | Pitcher | ||||||||
| Baseball | Riley Schaefer | 1 | Outfielder | |||||||||
| Football | Manny Longoria | 2 | Defensive Lineman | |||||||||
| Men's Track/Cross Country | Marquis Brown | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | Football | Manny Longoria | 2 | Defensive Lineman | ||||||||
| Men's Soccer | Mitchell Long | 3 | Defender | |||||||||
| Softball | Kelly Jurden | 2 | Outfielder | |||||||||
| 2020 | Baseball | Tyler Cauley | 2 | Outfielder | ||||||||
| Softball | Kelly Jurden | 1 | Outfielder | |||||||||
| Softball | Chassety Raines | 3 | Pitcher | |||||||||
| 2021 | Men's Soccer | Mitchell Long | 1 | Defender | ||||||||
| Men's Soccer | Luis Green | 2 | Forward | |||||||||
| Football | Juan Ocampo | 1 | Kicker | |||||||||
| 14 Total First Team Academic All-Americans® | ||||||||||||
| 14 Total Second Team Academic All-Americans® | ||||||||||||
| 20 Total Third Team Academic All-Americans® | ||||||||||||
| 48 Total Academic All-Americans® | ||||||||||||
2020-21 Academic All-America ®
Football Team
NCAA Division III
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
QB Gavin Zimbelman (1) Aurora University Sr. 3.83 Sports Management / Business Administration
RB Luke Bikulege Carnegie Mellon University Sr. 3.71 Finance
RB Brock Martin Ohio Northern University Jr. 3.72 Construction Management
WR Cody Gustafson (2) Grove City College Sr. 3.93 Mathematics
WR Ryan Hubley Johns Hopkins University Sr. 3.73 Computer Science & Applied Math & Statistics
TE Jack Massie Shenandoah University Sr. 3.98 Biology
OL Nathan Basinger MIT Jr. 3.92 Mechanical Engineering
OL Ryan Ehrets (4) Union College Sr. 3.83 Mechanical Engineering
OL Dee Gose (3) Case Western Reserve University Sr. 3.88 Accounting & Finance
OL Tyler Howerton (1) Hampden-Sydney College Sr. 4.00 Physics
OL Steven Sellers (3) University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Sr. 4.00 Management & Economics
K Juan Ocampo Texas Lutheran University Jr. 3.74 Biochemistry (Pre-Medicine)
DL Lou Duh (2) Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sr. 3.92 Mechanical Engineering
DL Andrew Frailer Washington and Lee University Sr. 3.75 Economics & Politics
DL Jackson Ross (4) University of Chicago Sr. 3.78 Economics
DL Travis Swanson Linfield University Sr. 3.88 Pre-Med / Psychology
LB Travis Johnston (1) Case Western Reserve University Sr. 4.00 Business Management
LB Mitch O'Hara University of Mount Union Sr. 3.72 Exercise Science
LB Ben Wong (1) North Central College Sr. 4.00 Neuroscience
DB Jake Beesley North Central College Sr. 3.66 Finance / Accounting
DB Macauley Kilbane Johns Hopkins University Sr. 3.42 Economics
DB Sean Knight Carnegie Mellon University Jr. 3.67 Civil Engineering
DB Andrew Whitaker Washington University in St. Louis Sr. 3.64 Biomedical Engineering
P Caleb Brake Grove City College Sr. 3.65 Accounting
ST Will Hurley (1) Washington University in St. Louis Sr. 3.98 Mechanical Engineering
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
QB George Marinopoulos Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Gr. 3.84/3.86 Business & Mgmt. (UG) / Supply Chain (G)
RB Bennett Goettsch Wartburg College Sr. 3.45 Exercise Science
RB Zach Hall Case Western Reserve University Sr. 3.71 Finance
WR Mitchell Adrian The College of St. Scholastica Sr. 3.83 Biology
WR Ryan Wisniewski University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Sr. 3.47 Physical Education
TE Riley Shanley Endicott College Sr. 3.45 Marketing Comm. / Advertising
OL Jacob Fetterolf Johns Hopkins University Jr. 3.95 Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
OL Kyle Gannon University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Sr. 3.80 General Management
OL Tyler Johnson Saint John's University (Minn.) Sr. 3.98 Mathematics
OL Cameron Mika Westminster College (PA) Sr. 3.87 Accounting
OL Mason Spree Simpson College Sr. 3.85 Computer Science / Management Info. Sys.
K Elijah Hoffman Susquehanna University Jr. 3.93 Biomedical Sciences
DL Noah Coplan Kalamazoo College Sr. 3.71 Business
DL Alex Keith Washington & Jefferson College Jr. 3.90 Biology
DL Sante Parker, Jr. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Jr. 3.96 Computer Science
DL Liam Vincifora Millsaps College Sr. 3.42 Business
DL Emmett Zima Illinois Wesleyan University Sr. 3.74 Accounting
LB Ian Barr Westminster College (PA) Jr. 3.90 Biology
LB Sean Doran Washington & Jefferson College Sr. 3.59 Accounting
LB Sam Gantman MIT Sr. 3.92 Mechanical Engineering
DB Ross Andersson Johns Hopkins University Jr. 3.88 Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
DB Travis Brown Carleton College Jr. 3.57 Statistics
DB Justin Lessel Gettysburg College Sr. 3.71 History
DB Connor Oldenburg University of Minnesota Morris Sr. 3.85 Social Science / Communication / Political Science
P Zac Montrief Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Sr. 3.43 Aerospace Engineering
ST Zach Bennett Univ. of St. Thomas (Minn.) Sr. 3.86 Mechanical Engineering
CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year: Steven Sellers, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
(1) CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III 1st team selection in 2019
(2) CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III 2nd team selection in 2019
(3) CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III 1st team selection in 2019 & 2nd team selection in 2018
(4) CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III 2nd team selection in 2018