SAN FRANCISCO – Five Washington State football student-athletes received Pac-12 Conference All-Academic honors, conference commissioner Larry Scott announced Wednesday.
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Redshirt-junior linebacker
Peyton Pelluer led the way earning a spot on the second team while redshirt-freshman linebacker
Tristan Brock, redshirt-junior linebacker
Isaac Dotson, redshirt-junior quarterback
Luke Falk and redshirt-senior right guard
Eduardo Middleton each received honorable mention.
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Pelluer earns his third straight all-academic honor after earning first team honors as a freshmen and second team honors along with CoSIDA All-District VIII first team last year. The Sammamish, Wash. native owns a 3.43 cumulative grade-point-average while majoring in history. He is just the tenth Cougar in program history to be a three-time an all-academic selection. Pelluer is fifth in the Pac-12 with a team-best 89 tackles, is third on the team with 7.5 tackles-for-loss, has recovered two fumbles and forced another while posting game-highs in tackles seven times.
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Brock earns his first career all-academic honor after producing a 3.0 grade-point-average and has yet to declare a major. The Mount Vernon, Wash. native appeared in all 12 games, playing special teams on the kickoff team and punt return unit.
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Dotson earns his second all-academic honor after receiving honorable mention last season. The Bellevue, Wash. native owns a 3.10 grade-point-average while majoring in marketing. He is fourth on the team with 56 tackles including six for loss to go along with two interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
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Falk also earns his second all-academic honor after receiving honorable mention last season. The Logan, Utah native owns a 3.24 GPA while majoring in social sciences. Falk finished the regular season third in the NCAA in completion percentage (71.0), passing (350.3), passing yards (4,204), and tied for fourth passing touchdowns (37). Falk, an All-Pac-12 second team selection, posted nine 300-yard games this season including three games of 400-plus yards.
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Middleton earns his first career all-academic honor after producing a 3.01 GPA while majoring in social sciences. The Oceanside, Calif. native has started in 37 straight games including all 12 games at right guard this season for the nation's second-ranked passing offense while rushing for 100+ yards seven times including three 200-yard efforts.
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