RIO GRANDE VALLEY – Sophomore kicker Brysen Gardner of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is part of the Academic All-District^® football team, as announced by College Sports Communicators on Tuesday, recognizing the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
 
To be nominated, a student-athlete must compete in 90% or start in at least 66% of the institution's games with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his current institution. The cumulative grade-point average may not be rounded up to 3.50. Nominees in graduate school must have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or above both as an undergraduate and in graduate school.
 
A marketing major, Gardner was a semifinalist for the Fred Mitchell Award and a Phil Steele All-Conference Fourth Team honoree. He ranked 30^th in the FCS and first in the Southland in field goals per game (1.08) and scoring (7.3), 41^st in the FCS and second in the Southland in total points scored (87), 42^nd in the FCS and fourth in the Southland in field goal percentage (.765), 115^th in the FCS and sixth in the Southland in points responsible for per game (7.3), and 118^th in the FCS and sixth in the Southland in points responsible for (87). Gardner went 13-for-17 on field goal attempts, including a career-high four field goals vs. East Texas A&M on Nov. 22. He connected on all 48 PAT attempts, including career-high eight vs. UIW on Oct. 25. He also kicked off three times for a career-high 175 yards vs. Sul Ross State on Aug. 30.

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