Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell's David Frisbey Named to ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Football Team
11/30/2006 7:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 30, 2006
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell senior defensive back David Frisbey (Newark, Del./Charter School) added another scholar-athlete honor to his already impressive resume on Thursday when he was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Football Team. Frisbey, a second-team selection, was named to Academic All-District teams in both 2005 and 2006, and this is his first time on the national team.
Frisbey is Bucknell's 113th national Academic All-America selection, and the 21st from the football program. Offensive lineman Justin Gibson was the football team's most recent Academic All-American in 2004. Earlier this fall, Bison senior Shannon Curd earned national honors in women's soccer. Bucknell ranks fourth nationally among all Division I institutions in total number of Academic All-Americans.
A four-year letterwinner and two-year starter at cornerback, Frisbey this season helped the Bucknell football team produce one of the nation's best turnarounds. The team went from 1-10 in 2005 to 6-5 in 2006. The five-game improvement was tied with three other teams for the best in all of the NCAA Championship Subdivision (I-AA), and it equaled the best one-season improvement in school history.
Frisbey played in 41 career games, including the last 22 as a starting cornerback. As a senior he made 51 tackles (30 solo) to rank sixth on the team, and he added an interception, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick. He was second on the squad with seven pass breakups, and his five career interceptions tied for the team lead among active players. Also a special teams stalwart, particularly covering punts and kickoffs, Frisbey was Bucknell's special teams MVP in 2005.
His credentials are just as impressive off the field, where he carries a 3.54 cumulative grade-point average in Bucknell's highly regarded management program. A member of the university's Dean's List and the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, Frisbey was a semifinalist this year for the Draddy Trophy, also known as the "Academic Heisman," which honors the nation's top college football scholar-athlete. He was one of only 37 I-AA semifinalists and one of only two from the Patriot League.
Frisbey has also been nominated for the Division I-AA Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team.
In order to be eligible for the Academic All-America team, a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.20 grade-point average into at least his sophomore year and be a starter or significant reserve.
