Beitzel Earns Academic Honor
Capital One Academic All-American District Teams
Northern Colorado senior guard Devon Beitzel has been selected to the Capital One Academic –All America District VII squad.
The teams, selected by CoSida, were announced on Wednesday. Beitzel was the only Big Sky Conference men’s basketball player selected as a Regional Academic All-American.
Beitzel, an Academic All-American last season, maintains a 3.69 grade point average in finance/accounting. He has already secured a job at Ernst and Young upon graduation.
Joining Beitzel on the Discrict 7 team are Missouri State’s Will Creekmore, Denver’s Chase Hallam, Colorado’s Levi Knutson and Kansas’ Tyrel Reed.
Beitzel ranks second in the Big Sky in scoring with an average of 19.1 points per game. Beitzel and the Bears are second in the Big Sky standings with 7-2 league mark.
Beitzel is one of two Big Sky Conference players who are finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Fans can vote for Beitzel and Northern Arizona’s Cameron Jones here.