Western Kentucky football punter John Haggerty III and defensive end Juwuan Jones, as well as WKU volleyball outside hitter Paige Briggs, have earned 2021 Academic All-District II Team honors, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced Thursday.
Five Conference USA football programs have multiple representatives on the all-district teams.
Jones, who was also CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2019, is the first Hilltopper football player to be recognized twice since defensive back Mark Santoro in 2009 and 2010. Haggerty is the first WKU specialist to be recognized since kicker Peter Martinez in 2002.
District II consists of all FBS and FCS Division I programs in Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.