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Wishnowsky, Capra Earn Football Academic All-District
11/16/2017 1:15 PM | Football
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah junior punter Mitch Wishnowsky and sophomore offensive lineman Johnny Capra have been selected to the Academic All-District football first team, announced today by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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Wishnowsky and Capra will be placed on the national ballot for Academic All-America honors.
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Wishnowsky, who has a 3.40 grade point average and is majoring in kinesiology teaching, was the 2016 Ray Guy Award winner and a unanimous consensus All-American. He is a semifinalist for the 2017 award. Wishnowsky currently ranks second in the nation in net punting (43.89) and was selected as a Midseason All-American by Athlon and the All-American. He is third in the nation in percentage of punts inside the 10 (26.32%, 10-of-38 punts) and tied for seventh nationally in total punts downed inside the 10-yard line (10). Wishnowsky leads the Pac-12 and ranks eighth in the nation in punt average (45.4).Â
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Capra, who has a 3.96 grade point average and is majoring in communication, has played in all 10 games this season, mostly on special teams but he has made four appearances on the offensive line. He has participated in 54 plays on the line, including a season-high 37 plays against Washington State. Â
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Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, a 2,000-member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
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Wishnowsky and Capra will be placed on the national ballot for Academic All-America honors.
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Wishnowsky, who has a 3.40 grade point average and is majoring in kinesiology teaching, was the 2016 Ray Guy Award winner and a unanimous consensus All-American. He is a semifinalist for the 2017 award. Wishnowsky currently ranks second in the nation in net punting (43.89) and was selected as a Midseason All-American by Athlon and the All-American. He is third in the nation in percentage of punts inside the 10 (26.32%, 10-of-38 punts) and tied for seventh nationally in total punts downed inside the 10-yard line (10). Wishnowsky leads the Pac-12 and ranks eighth in the nation in punt average (45.4).Â
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Capra, who has a 3.96 grade point average and is majoring in communication, has played in all 10 games this season, mostly on special teams but he has made four appearances on the offensive line. He has participated in 54 plays on the line, including a season-high 37 plays against Washington State. Â
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Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, a 2,000-member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
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