Adam Crossett Named Academic All-American
12/10/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 10, 2007
Columbia, Mo. - Senior punter Adam Crossett (Liberty, Mo.) has been selected as an ESPN the Magazine First-Team Academic All-American, as voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). He is the first Tiger to win first-team Academic All-American status since Rob Droege in 2003, and he's the 12th different Mizzou player to win the honor (13 honors in all).
Crossett was honored for his 3.96 grade point average. He has already received his undergraduate degree (in business), and is currently enrolled in MU's Master's of Business Administration (MBA) program. He is averaging 38.9 yards on 46 punts in 2007, with 17 of his kicks being downed inside the 20-yardline, and 15 going for fair catches.
Crossett ranks fifth on MU's career punting average list, with a mark of 40.341.
Mizzou's academic All-American history includes:
Year Name
1962 Tom Hertz, G
1965 Bill Powell, DT
1966 Dan Schuppan, DE
1966 Bill Powell, DT
1968 Carl Garber, G
1970 Nip Weisenfels, LB
1972 Greg Hill, K
1976 Chris Garlich, LB
1981 Van Darkow, LB
1993 Matt Burgess, C
1998 Jake Stueve, TE
2003 Rob Droege, T
