Chadron State running back Glen Clinton is an First-Team Academic All-American. The junior was selected as a Capital One Academic All-America in voting by the members of CoSIDA…the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Clinton, a junior tailback from Cody, Wyo., has a 3.58 GPA in biology and is the 15th Chadron State football player to earn Academic All-American laurels in the past 40 years

On the field he’s a three-time Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Conference selection, rushing this season for 1,350 yards and 7 touchdowns while catching 21 passes for another 218 yards and 1 touchdown.

Clinton’s rushing average of 6.2 yards per carry was second in the RMAC and has been exceeded at Chadron State only by three other running backs in school history. He’s fourth on the CSC all-time rushing list with 3,138 yards.

The RMAC is well represented on the Academic All-America Team with a total of 5 honorees…Clinton, Colorado Mesa teammates Matt Mankoff and Trent deBraga, CSU-Pueblo’s Brandon Kliesen and Chad McGraw of Colorado Mines

West Texas A&M quarterback Dustin Vaughan…who Chadron State fans saw in the first round of this year’s playoffs and has his team in Saturday’s national semifinals…is the Division II Academic All-America Player of the Year.