DALLAS - A total of 13 Conference USA football student-athletes were awarded CoSIDA Academic All-District honors Thursday.

First-team Academic All-District honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in early July.

Charlotte senior tight end Ryan Carriere, Charlotte senior defensive lineman Tyriq Harris, Louisiana Tech senior offensive lineman Abraham Delfin, Rice senior linebacker Blaze Alldredge, Rice senior offensive lineman Shea Baker, Rice senior defensive lineman Trey Schuman, Rice junior offensive lineman Clay Servin, UAB senior linebacker Luke Brasher, UAB graduate student special teamer Jacob Fuqua, UTSA senior offensive lineman Ahofitu Maka, UTSA graduate student placekicker Hunter Duplessis, WKU graduate student defensive lineman Juwuan Jones and WKU graduate student punter John Haggerty III all received All-District honors.

Individual bios of each CoSIDA All-District honoree follow (bios courtesy of each school's sports information department):

RYAN CARRIERE - CHARLOTTE
Carriere, the 49ers starting tight end, owns a 3.75 GPA in Data Science and Business Analytics. The senior is a five-time selection to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll. This past year, he had four catches in the 49ers pandemic-shortened six-game season. His career-best is a 23-yard catch at Middle Tennessee and had a catch in the 2019 Bahamas Bowl. The two-year starter has also been instrumental in the 49ers run game.

TYRIQ HARRIS - CHARLOTTE
Harris, a four-year starting defensive end, was named all-District for the second time in his career. He graduated cum laude with a degree in Biology with a 3.68 GPA and had a 3.65 GPA while pursuing a second degree as a Pre-Business Administration major. He was one of 12 finalists for the 2020 NFF William V. Campbell Trophy (Academic Heisman) and named to the 12-member NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class. He was the 2018-19 Conference USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a 2018 CoSIDA Academic all-District 3 choice before missing the 2019 season with injury. He was named to the C-USA all-Academic Team in 2017, 2018 and 2020. A three-year team captain, Harris completed his career ranked seventh all-time in career tackles, fourth in career sacks and fifth in career tackles for loss. He was also one of nine semifinalists for the 2020 Wuerffel Trophy (Community Servant) and a 2020 Senior CLASS Top 30 student-athlete.

ABRAHAM DELFIN - LOUISIANA TECH
Delfin graduated summa cum laude with a degree in construction engineering technology in May and is currently pursuing a master's degree in engineering and technology management. Delfin registered a 3.91 cumulative GPA and has been named to the AD Honor Roll 12 times, Dean's List 12 times, President's List seven times and the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll four times. He is a four-time C-USA Academic Medalist and earned a spot on the C-USA Football All-Academic Team in 2020. Delfin was named an All-Conference USA honorable mention for his work in the 2020 season. The Plaquemine, La., native started in all 10 games at right guard in the 2020 campaign where he was part of an offensive front that ranked first in C-USA and second in the FBS in fourth down conversions at 88.9 percent (16-of-18). Delfin helped the offense rank fourth in C-USA and 53rd in the FBS in red zone offense at 84.6 percent (33-of-39). He assisted the offense in averaging 315.8 yards of total offense, including a 216.6 passing yard average and a 99.2 rushing yard average.

BLAZE ALLDREDGE - RICE
Alldredge was a two-time winner of the George Martin Award as the Owls most valuable player, the first defensive player to win the award in consecutive seasons. He was a two-time, All-Conference USA selection a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy after leading the Owls with 47 tackles as a senior. He was named the C-USA Player of the Week after leading a Rice shutout at #15 Marshall with 10 tackles, a shared TFL, an interception and a second pass breakup.

SHEA BAKER - RICE
Baker has been a mainstay on the Owls offensive line for the past three years, first at center as a freshman and at guard the last two seasons.  He was named the Owls' Offensive Player of the Game for his work in the trenches during Rice's 20-0 win at #15 Marshall.  He was a Rice Scholar Athlete in 2020 and a Rice Honor Athlete in 2021.

TREY SCHUMAN - RICE
Schuman is a two-time winner of the James Glanville Award for his combination of academic and athletic achievement. He is a four-time recipient of the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal and led the team with 4.5 tackles for loss during the abbreviated 2020 season. He has a 3.76 GPA in economics/managerial studies.

CLAY SERVIN - RICE
Servin has been a fixture at left tackle the past two years and was a Rice honor athlete in 2021. He was the Owls Lineman of the Game for his efforts in their 30-6 win at Southern Miss. He has a 3.66 grade-point average in economics at Rice.

LUKE BRASHER - UAB
This is Brasher's third-consecutive year earning this honor. He is currently enrolled in the UAB Doctorate of Physical Therapy School, and he holds a 3.81 GPA in Kinesiology/Exercise Science. Brasher posted 10 total tackles in eight games during the 2020 season.

JACOB FUQUA - UAB
Fuqua adds another award to his illustrious career that saw him graduate as the most decorated long snapper in program history. Along with being named to the Conference USA All-Academic Team and a nominee for the William V Campell Trophy awarded to the nation's top scholar-athlete, Fuqua was a Fourth Team All-American, First Team All-Conference USA selection and a semifinalist for the Patrick Mannelly Award, given to the nation's top long snapper. Fuqua has a 3.69 GPA in history as an undergraduate and a 4.00 in education as a graduate student.

HUNTER DUPLESSIS - UTSA
Duplessis carries a 4.0 GPA as a post-graduate student in business/technology management after graduating in May 2020 with a 3.77 GPA as a double major in cyber security and information systems. A Conference USA All-Academic Team selection, he was a semifinalist for the 2020 William V. Campbell Trophy and a C-USA Academic Medal recipient. A five-time C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member, he also serves on the Society for Collegiate Leadership & Achievement. He earned honorable mention All-America honors at kicker by Phil Steele and he was a first-team all-conference pick and second-team Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas College selection. One of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award and a Burlsworth Trophy nominee, he made 17 of 20 field goals and 40 of 41 extra points to help lead the Roadrunners to a 7-5 record and an appearance in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl last fall. The San Antonio Cole High School product ranked ninth nationally in field goals made, 21st in field-goal percentage (.850) and 25th in field goals per game (1.42), and he scored a UTSA-record 91 points, good for second in C-USA and 23rd nationally. For his career, he has made 26 of 31 field goals and 65 PATs to give him 143 points, second most by a Roadrunner.

AHOFITU MAKA - UTSA
Maka totes a 3.76 GPA as a cyber security major. He has received the C-USA Academic Medal and is a two-time C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll listee after transferring to UTSA from Independence Community College prior to the 2019 season. A native of Hawai'i, Maka has emerged as the starting center and one of the leaders on the offensive line the past two years. He has started all 23 games in which he has been available for the Roadrunners with 21 of those starts at center. He earned second-team all-conference accolades last fall after helping the offense break UTSA single-season records for rushing yards (2,585), rushing yards per game (215.4), yards per rush (5.21) and rushing touchdowns (24). He also helped pave the way for All-American running back Sincere McCormick, who rushed for a school-record 1,467 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2020.

JOHN HAGGERTY III - WKU
Haggerty's first two seasons playing American football have been the two best punting seasons in WKU's 102-season program history. The Sydney, Australia, native averaged 45.9 yards on 45 punts in 2019, then followed it up with an average of 45.7 yards on 56 punts in 2019. Of his 101 total boots, 37 have been 50-plus yards and 37 have been inside the opponent's 20 yard line, while only six have gone for touchbacks. In the classroom, Haggerty has a perfect 4.0 GPA in his Organizational Leadership graduate program. He has been on WKU's President's List all five semesters and earned the C-USA Academic Medal in each of the past two years.

JUWUAN JONES - WKU
Jones has been a consistent impact player for the Hilltoppers after redshirting the 2017 campaign to make the switch from high school linebacker to collegiate defensive end. Over the past three seasons, the Sugar Hill, Ga., native has played in all 37 games while starting 32 games – including 28 consecutively. He has racked up 135 total tackles – including 23.5 for loss – and 14 sacks, along with 19 quarterback hurries. In the classroom, Jones earned a bachelor's degree in Sport Management in only three years – graduating with a 3.75 GPA – and is currently working on a master's degree in Teaching with a focus in Special Education. He was voted to the 2020 C-USA All-Academic Team. Jones – who was also CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2019 – becomes the first Hilltopper football student-athlete to be recognized twice since defensive back Mark Santoro in 2009 and 2010.