Wimbush adds Academic All-American to career laurels
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. - Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year, three-time first team All-SAC selection, All-American, and now Academic All-American - the latter is the latest honor for Carson-Newman football running back Antonio Wimbush (Kingsland, Ga.) in his storied Carson-Newman playing career.
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. - Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year, three-time first team All-SAC selection, All-American, and now Academic All-American - the latter is the latest honor for Carson-Newman football running back Antonio Wimbush (Kingsland, Ga.) in his storied Carson-Newman playing career.
Wimbush garners the recognition from CoSIDA. He is a business major with a 3.50 GPA.
Wimbush became the third member of Carson-Newman's 4,000-yard rushing club. He finishes his career third all-time in rushing yards with 4,003.
Wimbush had 17 100-yard rushing performances for his career, good enough for second on the all-time list. Wimbush is the sixth player in program history with 40 career rushing touchdowns. He had 41 in his career.
This year, Wimbush has tallied 1,123 yards rushing on 150 carries and 11 touchdowns. He is the sixth playing in Carson-Newman history with multiple 1,000-yard rushing campaigns. He has joined the likes of Kenneth Tyson, Robert Thomas, Tyrone Westmoreland, Brandon Baker and Nate Inman.
The senior has especially had a gleam in his eye down the stretch of his career. Over the last four weeks, Wimbush averaged 135 yards per game on the ground. He had eight rushing touchdowns in that span.
Wimbush joins Jared Dillingham and Randall Freeman as C-N running backs with Academic All-America status. Wimbush is the program's ninth Academic All-American overall.
Chris Horton (1993 and 1994), Keith Ackard (1999 and 2000), Curt Duncan (2012), Randall Freeman (2014), Kooper Davis (2016) and Jared Dillingham (2017) all have represented the Eagles in the past.
