IRVING, Texas —After distinguishing himself on the field, in the classroom and in the community, William & Mary senior offensive lineman Andrew Trainer has been selected as a semifinalist for the 2020 Campbell Trophy.
 
The award, which is announced by the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame and presented by Mazda, recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation. Among the 199 semifinalists are 130 Division I standouts (85 FBS / 45 FCS).
 
A two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection at the University of Illinois, Trainer transferred to W&M in 2019 and started all 12 games at left tackle last season.
 
Trainer's success on the offensive line helped the Tribe increase its production on the ground by more than 130 yards per game and score 21 more rushing touchdowns than the squad's 2018 figures. Additionally, W&M's 26 rushing touchdowns were just one shy of breaking into the program's single-season top-10 list, while its 462 rushing yards in the win against Rhode Island set a single-game school record.
 
In addition to his Academic All-Big Ten honors at Illinois, Trainer earned W&M's Provost Award last year and was named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll both semesters.
 
The Alexandria, Va., native is Co-Chair of the Community Service Committee at Mason School of Business and volunteers as a mentor for the Freshman Student-Athlete Mentorship Program. He is also a member of the Tribe football team's Leadership Council.  
 
The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists in November, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2020 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class presented by Fidelity Investments. The award winner will be announced later in the year.
 
The past recipients of The William V. Campbell Trophy include: Air Force's Chris Howard (1990); Florida's Brad Culpepper (1991); Colorado's Jim Hansen (1992); Virginia's Thomas Burns (1993); Nebraska's Rob Zatechka (1994); Ohio State's Bobby Hoying (1995); Florida's Danny Wuerffel (1996); Tennessee's Peyton Manning (1997); Georgia's Matt Stinchcomb (1998); Marshall's Chad Pennington (1999); Nebraska's Kyle Vanden Bosch (2000); Miami (Fla.)'s Joaquin Gonzalez (2001); Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.)'s Brandon Roberts (2002); Ohio State's Craig Krenzel (2003); Tennessee's Michael Munoz (2004); LSU's Rudy Niswanger (2005); Rutgers' Brian Leonard (2006); Texas' Dallas Griffin (2007); California's Alex Mack (2008); Florida's Tim Tebow (2009); Texas' Sam Acho (2010); Army West Point's Andrew Rodriguez (2011); Alabama's Barrett Jones (2012); Penn State's John Urschel (2013); Duke's David Helton (2014); Oklahoma's Ty Darlington (2015); Western Michigan's Zach Terrell (2016); Virginia's Micah Kiser (2017); Clemson's Christian Wilkins (2018); and Oregon's Justin Herbert (2019).