TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Senior Alex Sewall was named to the Capital One Academic All-District Five First Team on Thursday (Nov. 10), an award voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Because Sewall earned first team selection, he will advance to the All-American voting stage later in the month.

A senior safety from Western Springs, Ill., Sewall currently sits in second on the team with 98 total tackles while leading the way with 49 solo stops. Sewall has recorded three tackles for loss, one sack, three pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble this season as well. Nationally, Sewall ranks 14 ^th in the country with an average of 10.89 tackles per game.

A four-year starter for the Sycamores, Sewall is tied for seventh in the Indiana State record books with 342 tackles for his career.

In the classroom, Sewall carries a 3.75 GPA in Exercise Science, earning Academic All-MVFC awards in each of the past two seasons. The Lyons Township High School product also earned First Team Academic All-District Five last season.

Sewall and the Sycamores play their final road game of the 2011 regular season this weekend, when Indiana State travels to Springfield, Mo., to take on Missouri State on Saturday, Nov. 12. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m. (ET).