TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Indiana State senior defensive back Alex Sewall has been named a Capital One First Team NCAA Division I Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The Capital One Academic All-American Team is voted upon by a national panel of collegiate sports information directors.

Sewall, who carries a 3.73 grade point average in Exercise Science, has also been named First Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference, MVFC All-Academic as well as a Capital One Academic All-District Five Team member earlier this season. He is the 33rd Sycamore all-time in all sports to earn Academic All-American status and the eighth Indiana State football player. He is the first Sycamore football player to be named an Academic All-American since Dan Millington placed on the second team in 2009.

Additionally, Sewall is the first Sycamore football player to be named to the Academic All-America First Team since Michael Eads took the same honor in 1972. Sewall is one of just three Sycamore football players all-time to be named a First Team Academic All-American. He is the 15th student-athlete at Indiana State to ever be named a First Team Academic All-American.

He ranked third in the MVFC in solo tackles and fourth in total stops, while placing 24th nationally with an average on 10.4 tackles per game. He tied for the conference lead with three recovered fumbles, while making double-digit tackles in eight games this season, including a season-high of 17 against Western Illinois. Sewall finished his career with 358 career tackles, good for sixth in Indiana State history.

To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.