MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee senior Francisco Rocha was named to the 2020-21 Academic All-America Third Team Friday, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Academic All-American® program recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Rocha becomes the third Blue Raider in program history to be named to an Academic All-America team, joining Anant Sitaram (Second Team, 2005) and Matthew Langley (Third Team, 2011 & 2012).