Football

        The double Academic All-American honors marks the first time since 1997 that B-W has had two Academic All-Americans in the same year and the sixth time in school history.

        Kish is a repeat first-team Verizon Academic All-American and the first repeat winner since defensive end David Coverdale ’95, who earned the accolades in both 1993 and 1994.  Kish is also the fifth overall two-time honoree in school history. This fall, he was a unanimous first-team Academic All-OAC selection and is a three-time first-team pick overall.  He also earned first-team Verizon Academic All-District IV honors for the third straight year.  Kish served as a team captain in 2002 and was a two-year starter.  He is an education major who carries a 3.938 grade point average and wants to teach high school history and coach football.  Both as a junior in 2001 and senior in 2002, Kish received the Lee Tressel Scholar-Athlete Award at the annual football banquet.

        In addition to being an outstanding student, football player and team-leader, Kish is a member of the Dean’s List and Alpha Lambda Academic Honor Society.  He also was a judge for the Northeast Ohio Division of the National History Day competition.

        Harbour was tabbed as a second-team Verizon Academic All-American.  He split time this fall at guard, both starting and as a backup and was a key mainstay on an offensive line that helped the Yellow Jackets total more than 417 yards of offense and 38.1 points per game.  He was also a first-team Academic All-OAC and first-team Verizion Academic All-District IV honors.  A year ago, Harbour was an honorable mention Academic All-OAC pick and a first-team Academic All-District IV choice.

        In addition to football, Harbour is a member of the Alpha Lmbda Academic Honor Society and the Dean’s List. He carries a 3.93 grade point average in education and history.  He is also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

        Both Kish and Harbour will be honored for their achievements at a home basketball game at a date and time to be announced.

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The B-W Academic All-America History

        Kish and Harbour are the 19th and 20th Yellow Jacket football players to earn Academic All-America honors (sponsored by GTE from 1970-1999 and Verizon from 1999-2003).  Kish joins, John Yezerski (1972 and 1973) punter Shawn Gorman (1987 and 1988), punter Tom Serdinak (1990 and 1991) and Coverdale (1993 and 1994) as double honorees.  The 2002 pair of Kish and Harbour join the pairs of running back Roger Andrachik and linebacker Greg Monda (1978), Gorman and outside linebacker Perry Mastrocola (1987), center Gerald Hwasta and Serdinak (1990), Coverdale and defensive tackle Adrian Allison (1993) and defensive end Lutul Farrow and placekicker Chris Kondik (1997) as being Academic All-Americans in the same year.

        FOR MORE INFORMATION on either Matt Kish or Joe Harbour or athletics at Baldwin-Wallace College, please direct all requests to Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple.  You can reach the SID Office by telephone at 440-826-2327, by FAX machine at 440-826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu.  To contact Head Football Coach John Snell, please call him at 440-826-2069, FAX him at 440-826-2192 or e-mail him at jsnell@bw.edu.