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<p>SHIPPENSBURG &#8211; Shippensburg University senior quarterback Ryan Zapoticky, a Dallas High School graduate, was named Tuesday to the 2017-18 Academic All-America Division II Football Second Team, making him the first Red Raider signal caller in school history to be named an Academic All-American.</p><p>Zapoticky, a biology major focusing on pre-dentistry and pre-med, possesses a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.68. He is set to graduate in December. Over the summer, Zapoticky completed his dental school exam with a 99.9 percent test score. He is also planning to play in the Dream Bowl in January.</p><p>In 2017, Zapoticky earned All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East First Team honors and ranked second in the league in yards per completion (14.12), third in points responsible for (192), and fourth in passing yards (2,952) and passing touchdowns (25). All of those totals rank among the Top 25 players nationally. Zapoticky also rushed for 396 yards and a career-high seven touchdowns.</p><p>A semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, Zapoticky finished his career with a 23-7 record as a starter. Zapoticky ranks second all-time at Shippensburg in career passing yards (7,102) and career total offense (8,361). He is SU&#8217;s all-time leader for rushing yards as a quarterback (1,259), a total that ranks seventh in PSAC history.</p><p>The Academic All- America program is a prestigious honor that is annually voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The purpose of the program is to recognize the nation&#8217;s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.</p><p>To qualify, a student-athlete must be a sophomore or older who maintains a cumulative 3.30 GPA or higher and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team&#8217;s games.</p><p>There are four Division II Academic All-District Football teams, one for each of the NCAA&#8217;s Super Regions. From those four teams (announced Nov. 18), an Academic All-America&#8482; team comprised of 50 total honorees is selected annually. Zapoticky is one of just two Division II quarterbacks to receive this year&#8217;s Academic All-America &#8482; classification, along with 2017 Academic All-America Football Player of the Year Ty Reasnor of Arkansas Tech.</p><p>Zapoticky and fellow 2017 honoree Colin McDermott become the eighth and ninth unique Academic All-Americans in school history and the first Red Raiders to receive the designation since Mike Frenette in 2012. It is the third time in school history that SU has had multiple Academic All-Americans in the same season (1982, 1995).</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Dallas High School graduate Ryan Zapoticky became the first Shippensburg University quarterback in the program&#8217;s history to be named an Academic All-American. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/web1_Zapoticky1_CMYK.jpg</photo0><caption0>Dallas High School graduate Ryan Zapoticky became the first Shippensburg University quarterback in the program&#8217;s history to be named an Academic All-American. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
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Dallas grad Ryan Zapoticky named Academic All-America