31st Academic All-PFL Teams

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Pioneer Football League released the 31st Academic All-PFL teams on Wednesday afternoon. Seven Bulldogs excelled in the classroom and on the gridiron to join a group of 56 total student-athletes. Bryan Bystol and Nick Bafia were first team selections while Adam Dolan, Owen Keane, Ethan Loss, Lucas Kozlowski, and Luka Zurak landed on the second team.
 
BU offensive lineman Bryan Bystol joined an elite group of PFL student-athletes to earn First Team Academic All-PFL recognition four times during his career. Morehead State offensive lineman Jaxen Spears and Dayton offensive lineman David Tkatch joined Valparaiso linebacker Evan Annis as PFL student-athletes to earn a third First Team Academic All-PFL honor this season.
 
The highest academic honor went to Valparaiso's Evan Annis. The redshirt-junior linebacker was recognized as the league's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Annis is pursuing a bachelor's degree in bioengineering and entered this season with a 3.94 cumulative grade-point average. He is a three-time First Team Academic All-PFL selection and led Valparaiso with 79 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, three pass breakups, and four quarterback pressures.
 
Bystol once again posted a 4.0 grade point average at Butler in the fall. He is a middle/secondary education major that was also selected as an All-PFL performer on Tuesday. Nick Bafia joined his teammate with first team honors. A business/finance and risk management major, Bafia posted a 3.7 GPA.
 
The highest GPA among Butler's second team selections belonged to wide receiver Ethan Loss. A business major, Loss held a 3.92 GPA. He led Butler in receptions (41) and receiving yards (515).
 
Adam Dolan and Owen Keane were the only two offensive linemen to make the second team. Dolan is a finance major with an emphasis in accounting that holds a 3.8 GPA. Keane is a pharmacy major that posted a 3.6 GPA.
 
Lucas Kozlowski represented BU as defensive second team selection. He posted a 3.6 GPA as a finance major and Luka Zurak got the nod as a second team special teamer. Zurak has a 3.5 GPA as an economics major.
 
Pioneer Football League athletic directors established the Academic All-PFL squads in 1993 as a way to recognize the league's outstanding student-athletes. To be eligible for Academic All-PFL consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, reach his second season academically and played at least one full season at his current institution.