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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Nick Frizzell, Phil Odell and Justin Peters were named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Academic first team, RMAC Assistant Commissioner Eric Danner announced today.

“We are extremely pleased with the effort that all of our student-athletes are putting forth in the classroom,” said first-year head football coach Cesar Rivas-Sandoval. “We want Fort Lewis College football players to be accomplished in the classroom as much as we do the football field. These fine young men have worked diligently to be at the top of their respected academic fields. The entire program and I are very proud of them. We look forward to increasing the number of academic and athletic accolades that our program will have in the very near future. This is a great start.”

Frizzell, a 6-foot, 245-lb. senior defensive lineman from Evergreen High School, carries a 3.92 grade point average in Business Administration-Marketing. He earned RMAC All-Academic second team accolades and the Division II Athletic Directors Association/WeatherPORT Academic Achievement Award last year.

Odell, a 6-foot-1, 195-lb. sophomore linebacker from Show Low (Ariz.) High School, carries a 3.51 GPA in Business Administration-Management. He earned the Division II Athletic Directors Association/WeatherPORT Academic Achievement Award last year.

Peters, a 5-foot-9, 180-lb. sophomore who plays running back, wide receiver and quarterback, graduated from Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz., and maintains a 3.81 GPA in cellular and molecular biology. He earned the Division II Athletic Directors Association/WeatherPORT Academic Achievement Award last year.

Frank Atherton and Brandon Schneider were named to the RMAC All-Academic second team.

Atherton, a 6-foot-2, 170-lb. senior punter from Hawaii Prep in Kamuela, Hawaii, has a perfect 4.00 GPA in Exercise Science-Exercise Specialist option with a minor in Exercise Science-Coaching.

Schneider, a 6-foot-4, 185-lb. senior wide receiver from Smoky Hill High School and Frederick, carries a 3.34 GPA in Business Administration.

Brent Baker and Steven O'Malley were named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.

Baker, a 5-foot-11, 240-lb. redshirt freshman offensive lineman from Fairview High School in Boulder, has a 3.32 GPA in Business Administration-International Business with a Pre-Law minor.

O'Malley, a 5-foot-9, 185-lb. redshirt freshman linebacker from Clear Creek High School and Evergreen, has a 3.50 GPA. He has yet to declare a major.

To qualify for Academic All-RMAC, student-athletes must have a GPA of 3.30 or better, be a starter or reserve, and completed two consecutive semesters or three quarters at their current institution. The student-athlete's cumulative GPA is what they had earned prior to football season beginning. RMAC sports information directors at schools that sponsor the sport of football selected first and second teams.

The Skyhawks (1-5 overall, 1-4 RMAC) travel to Adams State (3-4, 2-3) at 7 p.m. Saturday.