CoSIDA Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Three Saint John's University student-athletes were named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District VI football team on Thursday, Nov. 14.

Senior defensive lineman Kyle Borgeson (Rochester, Minn./Lourdes), senior linebacker Alex Sais (Los Lunas, N.M./St. Pius X) and sophomore running back Henry Trost (Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes) all earned the honor.

Nominees must be of a sophomore academic standing or better, with a 3.30 GPA or higher. The Academic All-District teams are voted upon and selected by registered members of CoSIDA. 

The Johnnies have now had 43 Academic All-District selections in the past 15 seasons, including a linebacker in each of the last eight: Maze Thompson (2012), Drake Matuska (2013), Carter Hanson (2014-16), David Franta (2017) and Sais (2018-19).

The three are now eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, which will be announced Wednesday, Dec. 11.

The Academic All-District honor is the second consecutive for Sais, who is an accounting major with a 3.81 GPA. He currently leads SJU with 55 tackles (22 solo), including 2.5 for loss and three pass breakups,  in nine games this fall.

Borgeson saw his streak of consecutive starts end at 21 when he missed last Saturday's (Nov. 9) game at Hamline due to injury. He currently has 23 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, two sacks and a fumble recovery this fall. Borgeson is an accounting major with a 3.41 GPA.

Borgeson and Sais are both two-year starters on a defense that is currently fifth in NCAA Division III in scoring defense (11.1 ppg.), 11th in total defense (242.4 ypg.), 18th in first downs allowed (126) and 19th in both run (85.1 ypg.) and pass defense (157.3 ypg.).

A global business leadership major with a 3.86 GPA, Trost currently leads the Johnnies with eight rushing touchdowns this season and has 586 yards from scrimmage (286 rushing, 300 receiving) and 10 touchdowns on 69 touches (8.5 avg.) this fall. He averages 8.5 yards per carry (74-627) and 17.6 yards per reception (20-352) in his career. The speedy back is a member of an SJU offense that is currently second in Division III in passing offense (351.7 ypg.) and fifth in total offense (534.1 ypg.).
 
SJU wraps up the 2019 regular-season schedule with a 1 p.m. non-conference game against Rose-Hulman of Indiana (6-3, 5-2 HCAC) Saturday, Nov. 16, in Clemens Stadium.