Bowling Green State University Athletics
Jakubowski, Larson Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
February 05, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 5, 2009
Bowling Green junior center Marc Larson and sophomore point guard Joe Jakubowski were both named to the ESPN The Magazine College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Team.
With just five players selected to each of eight district teams, Bowling Green was one of only four schools to have two players selected in the university division (NCAA Division I) and the only school in district 4 to have multiple players.
In order to be eligible, athletes must have a 3.3 cumulative grade point average or higher, be at least a sophomore, and have been at the same institution for at least a year. Larson has a 3.96 gpa in engineering technology and Jakubowski has a 3.53 gpa in business. The duo joined Belmont's Andy Wicke, Tennessee Tech's Frank Davis, and Western Michigan's David Kool on the district 4 team.
Larson played in each of the team's first 18 games, starting 12 times, before an injury ended his season. He averaged 3.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per game and ranks second on the team with 17 blocked shots. He also shot 84 percent from the free-throw line on the season.
Jakubowski has started all 21 games for BGSU at the point guard position. He ranks second in the Mid-American Conference in assists and is averaging 8.4 points, while recording 21 steals. Jakubowski is also shooting 38 percent from three-point range.
Both players will now be placed on the ballot for CoSIDA Academic All-American. The Falcons are currently 12-9 on the season and 5-3 in MAC play, riding a season-high four-game winning streak.
