STAMFORD, Conn. - William and Mary senior wide receiver Bryce Lee (Virginia Beach, VA) was named to second team honors on the Verizon Academic All-America? Football Team announced Monday, Dec. 10th, in voting by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).


Lee, a Finance major with a minor in Mathematics, started all 11 regular season games for the College during the 2001 season that saw the Tribe finish with an 8-4 record and a share of the Atlantic 10 Football Conference Crown. He was second on the squad in both receptions (28) and receiving yards (412). Lee, who carries a G.P.A. of better than 3.65, graduated Magna Cum Laude and is currently enrolled in William and Mary's Master's of Business Program.


This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Verizon Academic All-America program, which was founded by CoSIDA in 1952 to recognize collegiate student-athletes for their outstanding achievements in the classroom and on the playing field. Over the past 50 years, the Verizon Academic All-America program has grown into one of the most recognized and prestigious collegiate scholar-athlete awards nationwide, honoring student-athletes from all NCAA championship sports.


The following is the complete listing of the 2001 Academic All-America teams.


2001 VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA? FOOTBALL TEAM (University Division)


First Team Offense
Pos. Name, School (GPA/Major)
QB Joey Harrington, Oregon (3.23/Business Administration)
RB Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois (3.26/Marketing)
RB Ryan Johnson*, Montana St. (4.00/Pre-Physical Therapy)
WR Andre Davis, Virginia Tech (3.28/Res. Property Mgmt./Mkting.)
WR Rob Turner, Central Michigan (3.91/Business)
TE Tracey Wistrom, Nebraska (3.30/Mathematics)
OL Brian Hallett, Kent St. (3.76/Industrial Technology)
OL Seth McKinney, Texas A&M (3.73/ Management Information Systems)
OL Ryan Schmid, Oregon (3.95/Business Administration)
OL Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia (3.72/Microbiology)
OL Kyle Young, Clemson (3.97/Secondary Education)
PK Todd France, Toledo (3.96/Mechanical Engineering)

First Team Defense
DL Ryan Denney, Brigham Young (3.61/Finance)
DL Aaron Kampman, Iowa (3.50/Elementary Education)
DL Drew McLaughlin, Tulsa (3.60/Accounting)
DL Brandon Perdue, Army (3.66/Mechanical Engineering)
LB Chad Carson, Clemson (3.93/Biological Sciences)
LB Mark Kasmer, Dayton (3.91/Computer Engineering)
LB Adam Waugh, Illinois St. (4.00/Political Science)
DB Chris Hope, Florida St.(3.71/Communication/Sociology)
DB Vince Huntsberger, Montana (3.87/Biology/Pre-Medicine)
DB Jon McGraw, Kansas St. (3.69/Finance)
DB Marty McNamara, Dayton (3.70/Finance/Accounting)
P Dan Dyke, Georgia Tech (3.88/Electrical Engineering)


Second Team Offense
QB Eli Manning, Mississippi (3.54/Business and Marketing)
RB Cameron Atkinson, Princeton (3.30/Chemistry)
RB Josh Staph, Harvard (3.26/Economics)
WR Billy Brown, Yale (3.40/Economics)
WR Bryce Lee, William & Mary (3.66/Business Administration)
TE Stewart Kupfer, Lafayette (3.36/Business & Economics)
OL Cory Annett, Eastern Michigan (3.81/Sports Medicine)
OL Eric Damko, Northern Arizona (3.79/Marketing)
OL Andy Eby, Kansas St. (3.43/Construction Science)
OL Rodney Reed, LSU (3.90/Accounting)
OL Chris Tuminello, Toledo (3.89/Civil Engineering)
PK Travis Dorsch, Purdue (3.81/Psychology)

Second Team Defense
DL Andy Bentley, Dayton (3.51 /Secondary Education/Mathematics)
DL Jordan Carstens, Iowa St. (3.52/Agricultural Business)
DL William Overstreet, Tennessee (3.46/Finance)
DL Ciche Pitcher, Montana (3.64/Business Administration)
LB Eric Pauly, Colorado St. (3.87/Information Systems)
LB Travis Stephens, The Citadel (3.47/Business Administration)
LB Josh Thornhill, Michigan St. (3.53/Kinesiology)
DB Nick Bamber, Valparaiso (3.81/Sports Management)
DB Brian Davis, Morehead St.(3.60/Physics/Pre-Engineering)
DB Ricot Joseph, Central Florida (3.52 /Physical Education/Criminal Justice)
DB Hadley Prince, McNeese St. (3.53/Agriculture Science)
P Brian Simnjanovski, San Diego St. (3.53/Liberal Studies)

* Verizon Academic All-America" Team Member of the Year ? University Division