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Central's Smith selected for CSC Academic All-America squad

Dutch football team has 22 honorees in program history

by Joseph Flaherty

Pella, IA (01/30/2025) — Central College cornerback Gavin Smith (junior, Audubon) was tabbed for the Division III Academic All-America football team as selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA).

Smith was a first-team selection.

It's the eighth time in the past nine years that the Dutch football team has had a player chosen. Central has now had athletes receive CSC Academic All-America recognition 81 times, including 22 times in football.

Smith is an accounting major with a 3.92 cumulative grade point average. To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity contributor, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better and have reached sophomore standing.

On the field, Smith was named a second team All-American by the Associated Press this fall. He a trio of interceptions, including a 35-yard interception return touchdown against Simpson College. He also led the team with 11 pass breakups and made 27 tackles.

Additionally, he was a third team D3football.com All-Region pick and first team American Rivers All-Conference choice.

The Division III Academic All-America program is financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Division III Academic All-America teams program.


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Gavin
Smith
  • Accounting
  • Class of 2026
  • Audubon, IA

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Joseph Flaherty (641) 628-5435, flahertyj@central.edu

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