COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --- On Monday afternoon, the RMAC announced its Football All-Academic First Team, and two Hardrocker Football players were honored.
 
Selected to the first team as defensive backs were Christian Singleton and Tony Monroe Jr.
 
Those two players have made a big impact both on the field and off of it. Monroe, a junior mechanical engineering major has a cumulative GPA of 3.49. Singleton, meanwhile, has a 3.41 GPA as a senior interdisciplinary studies major.
 
On the field, the two have been significant factors on an improved defense and special teams unit with Singleton earning RMAC Special Teams Player of the Week after blocking two kicks in the South Dakota Mines victory over Missouri S&T on 9/2.
 
Monroe has started every game this season for the Hardrockers, tallying 24 total tackles and 3 pass breakups.
 
Head Coach Charlie Flohr commented, stating "I am super proud for Tony Monroe and Christian Singleton. This award is a testament to their hard work, dedication, and overall commitment to being the best student-athletes they can be."
 
In addition to Monroe and Singleton, the Hardrockers had 12 players named to the RMAC Academic Honor Roll for their performance in the classroom: Collin Zur, Joe Luebbers, Cole Peterson, Joseph Alber, Kaleb Roth, Cole Seiwald, Jarod Svensson, Spencer Zur, Logan Godwin, Cole Jesch, David McDougall, and Connor Stephenson.
 
The full RMAC release is linked above.  
 
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 11 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.