Blue-Golds Football team earns 2023 WFCA Academic All-State team award, 2 seniors earn individual Academic All-State honors
These five senior football players helped the Blue-Golds be named an Academic All-State Team by the WFCA (from left to right): Ben Bird, Jonah Klema, Paul Krachey, Gabe Kapinus, and Cohen Redman. Bird and Redman were named also named Academic All-State Individuals. (Submitted photo)
By Derick Kelly
The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association recently announced their 2023 Academic All-State Award for teams and individuals and the Seneca-Wauzeka-Blue Golds were recognized with a team award as well as seniors Ben Bird and Cohen Redman who each earned individual academic all-state recognition for having a 3.75 cumulative GPA or higher.
“The WFCA recognizes those individuals and teams, regardless of win-loss record, with Academic All-State Award recognition. The team award is purely an academic award that we feel is deserving, as those teams have endured countless hours dedicated to the sport of football while their leaders, the seniors, have still maintained an exceptional GPA and remained dedicated in the classroom. This award represents the team, but more importantly the senior class!
Individual Academic All-State Qualifications: Any senior with a 3.75 (cumulative) GPA or higher who was a Varsity Letterwinner
Team Academic All-State Qualification is that group of 5 or more Seniors each carry an average cumulative GPA of 3.33 or higher.”
The five seniors that helped the Blue-Golds earn Team Academic All-State recognition were Bird, Gabe Kapinus, Jonah Klema, Paul Krachey, and Redman.
