Zinter Earns Academic All-District 5 Honors from College Sports Communicators

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Offensive lineman Zak Zinter of the No. 3-ranked University of Michigan soccer workforce obtained Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators (CSC) on Tuesday (Nov. 22). Being named Academic All-District places Zinter on the poll for the CSC Academic All-America workforce to be introduced subsequent month.

Zinter has maintained a grade-point common of three.549 whereas learning sport administration in U-M’s School of Kinesiology. The North Andover, Mass., native is in his third yr academically and was an Academic All-Big Ten honoree final fall in his first yr of eligibility. An All-Big Ten (second workforce) decide in 2021, Zinter has appeared in 30 video games with 27 begins in his profession.

One of two offensive linemen to start out all 11 video games this season, Zinter’s bodily model has helped U-M develop the nation’s No. 4 dashing offense (243.8 yards per recreation), the top-ranked run assault within the Big Ten. The run recreation has totaled 32 dashing touchdowns (No. 5 NCAA) to help the NCAA’s No. 9 scoring offense (39.4 factors per recreation) and assist keep a No. 3 rating in time of possession (35:07).

In the passing recreation, Michigan has permitted 12 sacks throughout 11 video games, and Zinter has allowed just one in 311 pass-blocking snaps. The offense has supported the NCAA’s No. 1 (Jake Moody, 122 factors) and tied-No. 2 scorers (Blake Corum, 114 factors) whereas propelling Corum (1,457 yards) to be the NCAA’s No. 3 rusher and a Heisman Trophy contender.

Academic All-District groups are chosen by College Sports Communicators and acknowledge the nation’s prime student-athletes for his or her mixed performances in lecturers and athletics. Student-athletes who meet the factors for nomination have to be in not less than their second yr at their establishment with a cumulative GPA of three.50 and should have performed in not less than 50 % of their workforce’s video games as an vital starter or reserve. Zinter is now eligible to be named to the CSC Academic All-America workforce. First-, second-, and third-team honorees will likely be named on Dec. 20 after one other spherical of voting.