Central's Smith selected for CSC Academic All-America squad
Dutch football team has 22 honorees in program history
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.