(ESU) Emporia State senior linebacker Jace McDown is one of 199 semi-finalist for the William V Campbell trophy.
The award, sponsored by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.
McDown was named the MIAA Fall Male Student-Athlete of the Year for 2019-20. He was an honorable mention All-American and first-team All-MIAA selection at linebacker last season.
He was also named Emporia State’s Outstanding Male Student-Athlete of the Year in 2019-20 and was voted best teammate and most outstanding player on the football team by his fellow players.
In the classroom he is a health and human performance major with a 3.98 GPA. He was named a Second-Team Academic All-American® by CoSIDA, a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and ESU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll as well as being named an MIAA Scholar Athlete last fall. He is also a Division 2 ADA Academic Achievement Award recipient.
