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Baker Earns CSC Academic All-District Honors

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SAN MARCOS, Texas – Russell Baker was named to the 2022 Academic All-District Football Team by the College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced on Tuesday.

In his third season as a Bobcat, Baker has excelled in the classroom to go with being a key piece of the offensive line since 2020. The Owasso, Okla. native has a 3.66 cumulative GPA and is majoring in construction science and management.

Earlier this year, Baker was named a semifinalist for the 2022 William V. Campbell Trophy, which is college football's premier scholar-athlete award.

On the field, Baker has started in seven of his nine games played this year (541 snaps) and split time between center and guard.