EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon sophomores Justin Herbert and Calvin Throckmorton were named Thursday to the CoSIDA District 8 all-academic team, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Herbert, a quarterback from Eugene, has a 4.08 grade-point average in biology. Throckmorton, an offensive lineman from Bellevue, Wash., has a 3.76 grade-point average in human physiology.
The CoSIDA all-academic teams are selected based on performance both in the classroom and on the field. First-team all-district selections advance to the ballot for the academic all-America teams to be announced in December.