North Carolina State University Athletics
Cole Named to Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®
9/21/2017 8:14:00 AM | Football
NC State junior punter A.J. Cole III has been named to the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. This award shines a spotlight on selflessness and community service and honors dedication to volunteerism and enriching the lives of others.
Cole was one of 146 nominees from Division I, Division II, Division III and NAIA schools across the country. A voting panel consisting of former Good Works Team® members – including two-time national champion, Heisman Trophy winner and 2009 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® member Tim Tebow – and prominent college football media members narrowed down the nominees to the final roster.
Cole and the 21 others named to the team will be invited to New Orleans to participate in a special community service project ahead of the 2018 Allstate® Sugar Bowl®, where the entire team will also be recognized on the field at halftime.
In addition to volunteering for various community service initiatives in Raleigh, Cole has spent his last four spring breaks on a mission trip to Nakuru, Kenya, where he has helped minister to the children at Mountain Park Academy.
Cole was one of 11 FBS football student-athletes named to the team, which appears below:
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
Josh Dalki – Bethel University (Minn.)
Ryan Stratton – Edinboro University
Jake Daugherty – Ferris State University
Tyler Schubert – Franklin & Marshall College
Jacob Jenness – Northwestern College (Iowa)
Gunnar Orcutt – Peru State College
Will Gillach – Saint John's University (Minn.)
Jake Wieneke – South Dakota State University
Patrick Mohorcic – The College of Wooster
Dillon Vaughan – West Texas A&M University
Cole was one of 146 nominees from Division I, Division II, Division III and NAIA schools across the country. A voting panel consisting of former Good Works Team® members – including two-time national champion, Heisman Trophy winner and 2009 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® member Tim Tebow – and prominent college football media members narrowed down the nominees to the final roster.
Cole and the 21 others named to the team will be invited to New Orleans to participate in a special community service project ahead of the 2018 Allstate® Sugar Bowl®, where the entire team will also be recognized on the field at halftime.
In addition to volunteering for various community service initiatives in Raleigh, Cole has spent his last four spring breaks on a mission trip to Nakuru, Kenya, where he has helped minister to the children at Mountain Park Academy.
Cole was one of 11 FBS football student-athletes named to the team, which appears below:
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
Daniel Carlson – Auburn University
Gabe Brandner – Duke University
Mavin Saunders – Florida State University
Brent Stockstill – Middle Tennessee State University
A.J. Cole, III – North Carolina State University
Brandon Smith – Pennsylvania State University
Harrison Phillips – Stanford University
Shaq Jones – University of Alabama-Birmingham
Aaron Davis – University of Georgia
Courtney Love – University of Kentucky
Tommy Openshaw – Vanderbilt University
Combined Divisions (FCS, II, III & NAIA)
Reece Foy – Amherst CollegeJosh Dalki – Bethel University (Minn.)
Ryan Stratton – Edinboro University
Jake Daugherty – Ferris State University
Tyler Schubert – Franklin & Marshall College
Jacob Jenness – Northwestern College (Iowa)
Gunnar Orcutt – Peru State College
Will Gillach – Saint John's University (Minn.)
Jake Wieneke – South Dakota State University
Patrick Mohorcic – The College of Wooster
Dillon Vaughan – West Texas A&M University
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