TOWSON, Md. – Towson University football players Evan Rutkowski and Florian Staehler have been selected to the 2024 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team, announced by CSC on Tuesday.
 
Rutkowski repeats as a CSC Academic All-District® Team honoree while Staehler picks up his first yearly honor.
 
To be eligible, nominees must be a starter or important reserve, must have at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) in undergraduate and (if applicable) graduate studies and is at least a sophomore academically and athletically.
 
Rutkowski started all 12 games at linebacker for Towson, finishing with 32 tackles, six tackles for loss, two sacks and a pair of forced fumbles.  He had four games with at last four tackles for the Tigers.  The redshirt junior is currently majoring in business administration – marketing.
 
Staehler was Towson's starting left guard in all 12 games, anchoring a line which averaged 164.9 rushing yards a game, including two rushers who averaged at least six yards per rush.  The redshirt junior is a business administration – international business major.
 
This is the seventh year in a row where at least one Towson football player has been recognized on the CSC Academic All-District® Teams:
 
--2018 season: Grant Udinski, Zane Ventimiglia
--2019 season: Tom Flacco
--2020: Aaron Grzymkowski
--2021: Vinnie Shaffer
--2022: Jamal Gay, Ryan Kearney, Robert Schwob
--2023: Jamal Gay, Evan Rutkowski
--2024: Evan Rutkowski, Florian Staehler