SAN MARCOS, Texas - Texas State sophomore punter Marcus Ripley has been selected to the 2017 CoSIDA Division I Academic All-District® 7 Football team, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Thursday. The CoSIDA Football Academic All-District teams recognized the nation's top Student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and academically.
Ripley was selected as the punter on the All-District® 7 team after maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.74 in exercise and sports science at Texas State. He is the first Bobcat football player to earn Academic All-District honors since 2009.
The Spring, Texas native is averaging 44.