ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Garrett Adcock, who earlier in the day was named one of 11 eleven semifinalists for the 2016 Wuerffel Trophy, picked up another honor as he was named CoSIDA Academic All-District, making him eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.
Adcock, who also was named Academic All-District in 2014, will be attempting to become just the ninth individual to earn the honor in football at The University of New Mexico, and the 12th overall.
Academically, he is now a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, and is a three-time Mountain West Academic All-Conference selection. In 2015, he was a UNM Athletics winner of the Director’s Chair for graduating with a 4.00 GPA. He is the only college football player in the FBS that is in his second year of law school. Adcock announced his retirement on October 19 after a second concussion this season that basically would have kept him out for the reminder of the season.
Adcock wasn’t eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-District honors last year due to injuries that limited his games played. This season he played in four games, all starts, as UNM leads the nation in rushing offense with 357.0 yards per game. Adcock is also a member of the football team’s Leadership Council. He has spent the past few weeks after his injury helping to coach the offensive line, including Avery Jordan, who replaced him in the lineup.
Garrett was one of 10 Mountain West student-athletes to earn CoSIDA Academic All-District honors in either District VII (where New Mexico resides) or District VIII. District VII encompasses all Division I institutions in the states of Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming.
New Mexico’s last CoSIDA Academic All-American in football was Zach Arnett in 2008.
Adcock Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
