Nielsen, Tarpinian and Vandervelde earn honors
Senior Julian Vandervelde is a three-time academic all-District honoree.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa - - Three members of the University of Iowa football program have been named to the ESPN Academic All-District Seven first team. Those players include senior OL Julian Vandervelde, senior LB Jeff Tarpinian and junior LB Tyler Nielsen. The announcement was made Thursday by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Tarpinian has been hampered by injuries in 2010, but has started three games. He returned to limited action in Iowa's 37-6 win over fifth-ranked Michigan State after missing two games. He had 35 tackles, including 2.5 QB sacks. His forced fumble led to a touchdown against Arizona.
Nielsen has started all eight games at outside linebacker for the nationally-ranked Hawkeyes. He is third on the team with 42 tackles. Nielsen has recorded 4.5 tackles for loss and four pass break-ups. He had an interception in Iowa's 35-7 win over Iowa State. He was injured in Iowa's most recent win over Michigan State and is out indefinitely.