Stevenson University issued the following announcement on Oct. 1.
Congratulations to one of our student athletes for achieving excellence by being named a semifinalist for best football scholar-athlete in the nation.
Senior linebacker Ashton Leschke of the Stevenson University football team is one of 179 semifinalists across all levels of college football for the 2018 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame William V. Campbell Trophy. The award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation.
The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Oct. 31, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 60th NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class. The finalists will travel to New York City for the 61st NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 4, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 29th William V. Campbell Trophy® and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.
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Source: Stevenson University
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