Thursday, June 11, 2015
Three Earn Academic Honors
Zach Hyman, Nick Mattson and Larkin Jacobson named Academic All-Americans.
Michigan’s Zach Hyman, North Dakota’s Nick Mattson and Denver’s Larkin Jacobson have been named to the 2014-15 Capital One Academic All-America At-Large Teams, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Thursday.
Academic All-America honors student-athletes who excel both in competition and in the classroom. The At-Large Teams are made up of representatives from 12 men’s sports and are selected by members of CoSIDA.
Hyman (Toronto, Ont./Hamilton-OJHL/FLA), a first-team honoree, was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award and the leading scorer for the Wolverines. He earned first-team All-America and first-team All-Big Ten honors as well and posted a 3.87 grade-point average as a history major.
Mattson (Chanhassen, Minn./Indiana-USHL/CHI) is a member of the second team after earning third-team honors last season. The senior defenseman, who had 21 points in 33 games for North Dakota, was the NCHC’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He has a 3.92 GPA in management.
Jacobson (Sioux City, Iowa/Janesville-NAHL) helped lead Denver to the NCAA Tournament as a senior and recorded two assists in the Pioneers’ first-round win against Boston College. A third-team honoree, he had a 3.98 GPA while majoring in finance.