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, June 10.
The honor was the second consecutive for junior running back Henry Trost (Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes) and the first for junior cornerback Tommy Deters (Maple Plain, Minn./Orono) and senior offensive lineman Tyler Johnson (Willmar, Minn.).
Nominees must be of a sophomore academic standing or better, with a 3.30 GPA or higher. Due to the variety in games played across conferences and across divisions in college athletics during the 2020-21 academic year, the CoSIDA Academic All-District/All-America contests for basketball, football, soccer and volleyball are based on career statistics. The Academic All-District and All-America teams are voted upon and selected by registered members of CoSIDA.
SJU has now had 46 Academic All-District selections in the past 16 seasons.
The trio is now eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, which will be announced Wednesday, July 14.
A global business leadership major with a 3.87 GPA, Trost played all 14 games for SJU in 2019 and totaled 17 touchdowns and 878 yards from scrimmage (411 rushing and 467 receiving). He averages 7.5 yards per carry (100 attempts) and 17.9 yards per reception (29 catches) in his career. Trost will receive his second Academic All-MIAC (minimum 3.5 GPA) distinction later this month.
Deters is a global business leadership major with a 3.62 GPA and started all 14 games for the Johnnies in 2019. He collected 43 tackles (35 solo) and one interception, which he returned for a 26-yard touchdown, with eight pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
Johnson is a mathematics major with a 3.98 GPA and a soon-to-be two-time Academic All-MIAC honoree. He caught two passes, both for touchdowns, as a tight end in 2019, but put on 30 pounds and transitioned to offensive tackle for 2020-21.
The Johnnies begin the 2021 season against Aurora (Ill.), a rematch of the wild 51-47 shootout win in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Division III playoffs, at 1 p.m. Sept. 4 in Clemens Stadium. The game will be SJU's first in 630 days and one of five at home out of the schedule's first six this fall.
