Bucknell University Athletics
Matt DelMauro Earns Spot on FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team for Second Straight Year
1/8/2016 5:50:00 PM | Football
LEWISBURG, Pa. – For the second straight year Bucknell senior running back Matt DelMauro (Nutley, N.J./Nutley) has been named to the FCS Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star Team, it was announced Friday. There were 52 total honorees, including six from Patriot League institutions.
Football players from FCS schools are eligible for the award. Each nominee was required to have a grade-point average of at least 3.20 in undergraduate study and be a starter or key reserve. Players must be in their second year of athletics and completed at least one full year academic year at the nominating institution.
This is the latest in a long line of academic awards for DelMauro, who became Bucknell's 128th CoSIDA Academic All-American last month. DelMauro is a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District II selection and has also been named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team twice. The accounting and financial management major was a Campbell Trophy semifinalist and is a three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member who was named the Patriot League Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year this past fall. DelMauro has also been on Bucknell's Dean's List multiple times and is a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society.
On the field, DelMauro posted three 100-yard rushing games this season and led the team with a career-high 655 rushing yards. He played in all 11 games and led the squad with 812 all-purpose yards. He was named Second Team All-Patriot League following the conclusion of the season.
DelMauro finished his career with 1,730 career rushing yards in 31 career games. He totaled nearly 300 career receiving yards and scored 11 touchdowns. The versatile DelMauro capped his career with 2,073 all-purpose yards.
A member of Sigma Chi fraternity, DelMauro was part of the CHAMP Mentoring Program, where he mentored a fifth-grade student having trouble making friends and dealing with family problems at home. He has also participated in Derby Days, which is a fundraiser for Children's Hospital, and assisted youth in learning football as part of the Nutley (N.J.) Rec Football Program.
A Boys State delegate in 2012, DelMauro graduated in the top 10 percent of his high school class.
