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Tennessee senior placekicker James Wilhoit and junior quarterback Erik Ainge have been voted onto the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 4 football teams. Wilhoit was a first-team selection and now earns a spot on the Academic All-America ballot, while Ainge was chosen for the second team.
Wilhoit actually is a graduate student at UT, having completed his communications degree last December with a 3.60 grade-point average. The Draddy Award semifinalist and three-time Academic All-Southeastern Conference pick has a 3.79 graduate school GPA in sports psychology.
Also a Lou Groza Award semifinalist for his on-field efforts, Wilhoit stands at 299 career points entering this weekend's play and is fourth on UT's all-time scoring chart. The Hendersonville native has converted 23 of his last 27 field goal attempts, including 12-of-15 in 2006, and is a perfect 8-of-8 this year inside 40 yards.
Ainge made the 2005 Academic All-SEC squad and owns a 3.50 GPA in political science.
The Hillsboro, Ore., product has been named a semifinalist for both the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien awards, sporting a 66.7 percent completion rate. Ainge is 168-of-252 passing for 2,216 yards and 16 touchdowns. Despite limited action Saturday against LSU because of an ankle injury, he still leads the Southeastern Conference in passing yards per game. After impressive wins over California and Georgia, Ainge earned national offensive player of the week honors from such outlets as USA Today, Sporting News, Walter Camp and Cingular.
The Academic All-District 4 teams, selected by regional members of the College Sports Information Directors of America, comprise honorees from Division I-A and I-AA teams in Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan. The voting period for Academic All-America begins Tuesday.
Wilhoit actually is a graduate student at UT, having completed his communications degree last December with a 3.60 grade-point average. The Draddy Award semifinalist and three-time Academic All-Southeastern Conference pick has a 3.79 graduate school GPA in sports psychology.
Also a Lou Groza Award semifinalist for his on-field efforts, Wilhoit stands at 299 career points entering this weekend's play and is fourth on UT's all-time scoring chart. The Hendersonville native has converted 23 of his last 27 field goal attempts, including 12-of-15 in 2006, and is a perfect 8-of-8 this year inside 40 yards.
Ainge made the 2005 Academic All-SEC squad and owns a 3.50 GPA in political science.
The Hillsboro, Ore., product has been named a semifinalist for both the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien awards, sporting a 66.7 percent completion rate. Ainge is 168-of-252 passing for 2,216 yards and 16 touchdowns. Despite limited action Saturday against LSU because of an ankle injury, he still leads the Southeastern Conference in passing yards per game. After impressive wins over California and Georgia, Ainge earned national offensive player of the week honors from such outlets as USA Today, Sporting News, Walter Camp and Cingular.
The Academic All-District 4 teams, selected by regional members of the College Sports Information Directors of America, comprise honorees from Division I-A and I-AA teams in Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan. The voting period for Academic All-America begins Tuesday.
