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Niesen earns CoSIDA Academic All-District 6 College Division Football team honor
November 11, 2012
MADISON, S.D. – More honors are piling up for DSU's Football senior running back John Niesen. On Nov. 8, he was selected to the CoSIDA to its Academic All-District 6 College Division football team.
To be nominated to the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-District ballot, the student-athlete needs to have at least 3.2 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale and must be at least sophomore in eligibility. A group of sports information directors from all over the United State vote for the nominees on the ballot.
John is the son of Keith and Patty Niesen of Amherst, S.D. He is majoring in Elementary Education and Special Education at Dakota State University. Niesen finished the 2012 season with 579 rushing yards in 172 attempts (3.4 yards per rush) and recorded six rushing touchdowns for the Trojans.
Last September, Niesen was one of the nine NAIA scholar-athletes to be named to the semifinalists for the National Football Foundation (NFF) William V. Campbell Trophy.
Below is the complete listing for All-District 6 College Division Football team:
| Name | Position | School | Year | Hometown | Major |
| Punter | Kelby Vandenberg | Nebraska Wesleyan | Junior | David City, Neb. | Business Administration |
| Quarterback | Jake Snodgrass | McPherson (Kan.) | Senior | Derby, Kan. | Biology |
| Receiver | Seth Myers | Kansas Wesleyan | Senior | Salina, Kan. | Biomedical Chemistry |
| Receiver | Brian Pieper | Nebraska Wesleyan | Senior | North Platte, Neb. | Health & Fitness Studies |
| Tight End | Byron O'Rourke | McPherson (Kan.) | Senior | Holcomb, Kan. | Business Administration |
| Running Back | Bradley Lorang | Benedictine (Kan.) | Senior | Jefferson City, Mo. | History |
| Running Back | John Niesen | Dakota State (S.D.) | Senior | Amherst, S.D. | Elementary Education/Special Education |
| Offensive Line | Nick Beth | Kansas Wesleyan | Senior | Healdsburg, Calif. | Criminal Justice/Sociology |
| Offensive Line | Joe Vetrovsky | Doane (Neb.) | Junior | McCook, Neb. | Elementary Education |
| Offensive Line | Heath Hewitt | McPherson (Kan.) | Junior | Sterling, Kan. | Biology/Education |
| Offensive Line | Mitchell Cherney | Concordia (Neb.) | Junior | Burnsville, Minn. | Biology/Chemistry |
| Offensive Line | Aaron Rieschick | Baker (Kan.) | Senior | Holton, Kan. | Exercise Science |
| Kicker | Aaron Lorraine | Nebraska Wesleyan | Junior | Omaha, Neb. | Business Administration |
| Defensive Back | Michael Huettner | Nebraska Wesleyan | Junior | Verdon, Neb. | Accounting |
| Defensive Back | Seth Wardyn | Nebraska Wesleyan | Sophomore | Grand Island, Neb. | Biology |
| Defensive Back | Logan Schultz | Ottawa (Kan.) | Senior | Garden City, Kan. | Accounting |
| Defensive Back | Matt Broeckelman | Kansas Wesleyan | Junior | Mankato, Kan. | Athletic Training |
| Linebacker | Matt Gross | Ottawa (Kan.) | Senior | Blue Springs, Mo. | Business Administration |
| Linebacker | Tyler Nutsch | Peru State (Neb.) | Senior | Beatrice, Neb. | Elementary Education |
| Linebacker | Brady Harwell | Kansas Wesleyan | Junior | Vega, Texas | Athletic Training |
| Linebacker | Micah Roehl | McPherson (Kan.) | Junior | Dighton, Kan. | Elementary Education/Chemistry |
| Linebacker | Jeremy Wallace | Doane (Neb.) | Junior | Omaha, Neb. | Special Education |
| Defensive Line | Cason Christensen | Doane (Neb.) | Senior | Raymond, Neb. | Biology |
| Defensive Line | Tim Oehring | Peru State (Neb.) | Senior | Lincoln, Neb. | Elementary Education/Special Education |
| Defensive Line | Russell Walton | Nebraska Wesleyan | Senior | Franklin, Neb. | Business Administration |
Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University Sports Information Director
