[Football] Five Football Falcons earn spot on CSC Academic All-District list

WICHITA, Kan. –Five Friends University Football student-athletes have received College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA) Academic-All District recognition, the organization has announced.

The five selections for the Falcons is tied for second within the KCAC.

Academic All-District winners now advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot, with first- and second-team Academic-All-America honorees set to be announced in late December.

The Football Falcons CSC Academic All-District selections are listed below:

Waylon Chance (SR/Valley Center, Kan.)

* Gave the Falcons a potent 1-2 RB duo along with leading rusher Zach Dressler (JR/Douglass, Kan. )

* Finished first on the team with 8.8 yards per carry and second in rushing yards (490)

* Was also third in receptions (five) and receiving yards (92)

* Contributed on both sides of the ball in 2021 after seeing time at safety

* Has also earned both NAIA and KCAC Scholar-Athlete honors

Jett Cheatham (SO/Enid, Okla.)

* Ranked fifth on the team in all-purpose yards per game (40.7)

* Ranked 13th in the KCAC with 201 kickoff return yards for the season

* Had a career-high 48 yards rushing in the Falcons' big 42-7 homecoming victory over Sterling

Laken Clowdus (JR/Bartlesville, Okla.)

* Despite missing time with injury, recorded 147 rushing yards as part of the new flexbone attack

* Earned All-KCAC honorable-mention honors last year after ranking eighth in the league in rushing yards (686)

* Epitome of a student-athlete, was a CoSIDA Academic All-District and All-American last season

* Also earned both NAIA and KCAC Scholar-Athlete honors

Jack Mullen (JR/Overland Park, Kan.)

* Served as the team's primary starting QB and helped the team to its most wins since 2017

* Rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns in the Falcons' new flex-bone offense

* Also passed for 455 yards and four TDs

* A solid student-athlete that is both an NAIA and KCAC Scholar-Athlete recipient

Tucker Trevett (SR/Wichita, Kan.)

* Recorded a team-high two sacks this season for the Falcons

* Had 10 tackles overall, including eight solo stops

* Also an NAIA and KCAC Scholar-Athlete honoree