BOONE, N.C. — App State senior offensive lineman Cole Garrison has been named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes the best football scholar-athlete in the nation for combined academic success, football performance & exemplary leadership.
Garrison, the Mountaineers' starting left tackle, has been accepted into UAB's medical school after his 513 ranked in the top 13 percent of scoring for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). A native of Pinson, Ala., the exercise science major (with minors in psychology and chemistry) is scheduled to graduate in December and attend med school with a desired specialty in either orthopedics (sports medicine) or trauma.