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award is a part of the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl championship celebration. The other finalists are
Monmouth College quarterback Alex Tanney, St. Thomas (MN) wide receiver Fritz Waldvogel, and
Dubuque wide receiver Michael Zweifel.
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater senior quarterback Matt Blanchard (Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich) is a
finalist for the Gagliardi Trophy, the top award in NCAA Division III football. The Gagliardi Trophy is
awarded to a player that combines excellence on the field with academic success, and campus and
community service.
Blanchard was announced as one of ten semifinalists last month. He is a physical education major with a
K-12 emphasis, carrying an overall grade point average of 3.1 (4.0 scale).
Blanchard has completed 197-287 passes, a .685 completion percentage. He has thrown 22 touchdown
passes and three int erceptions, averaging 198.15 yards per game. He has also contributed by rushing
for 401 yards, 5.25 yards per attempt and one touchdown. He is fifth in passing efficiency in the NCAA III
statistics.
The ultimate measure of Blanchard is his contribution to winning. He earned All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference First Team honors the last two seasons, and has contributed to three WIAC
championships, three NCAA playoff berths, and helped the team advance to the national title game all
three years including D3 crowns in 2009 and 2010. Blanchard has never been part of a loss with the
Warhawks, going 42-0 in his three seasons on the team. That span is also the longest active winning
streak in college football (any level), and the fourth longest in NCAA history (any level).
Blanchard is the fifth UW-Whitewater player that has earned a spot among the Gagliardi finalists. Running
back Justin Beaver was a finalist in 2005, and won the award in 2007. Defensive tackle Ryan Kleppe was
a finalist in 2006, Placekicker Jeff Schebler (the Fred Mitchell Award recipient) in 2009, and wide receiver
Aaron Rusch (Hartford/Hartford) was a finalist in 2010.
Kiesow, Rosholt Named Academic All-Americans
12/6/2011
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater seniors Jared Kiesow (Horicon/Horicon) and Kris Rosholt
(Reedsburg/Reedsburg) have been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America
Division III Academic All-America Team, sponsored by Capitol One.
The CoSIDA Capitol One program recognizes student athletes that excel in the classroom, in the
community, and on the playing field.
Kiesow is a senior elementary education major with a 3.89 (4.0 scale) cumulative grade point. He is a
Karl and Doris Zahn Scholarship recipient, has earned UW-W's Student Athlete Achievement Award three
years, is a multiple honoree on the Dean's List, and been on the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference Scholastic Honor Roll three years. Kiesow participated in the Souls for Soles shoe drive
during the 2009-2010 school year, and is a Bible study leader. Kiesow was honored with the NCAA's
Elite 88 Award for the highest grade point at a championship event, the Stagg Bowl, last year. He is a
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