GREENWOOD, Ind. – Southern Arkansas football's Kile Pletcher has been named to the 2017 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District® First-Team as a Special Teams player for Super Region 3 as it was announced by CoSIDA on Thursday afternoon.
As a CoSIDA Academic All-District® First-Team selection, Pletcher will advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team ballot where first, second, and third-team All-America honorees will be selected at a later date.
A native of Magnolia, Pletcher is a senior in the classroom and currently carries an unblemished 4.0 GPA in Business Administration: Finance Analysis at Southern Arkansas.
Recently named to the All-Great American Conference Honorable Mention Team as a special teams player, Pletcher was a sound member of the unit that ranked fifth in the GAC in kickoff coverage. On the year, Pletcher recorded nine special team tackles with six coming as solo stops.
A reserve wide receiver in addition to his special teams duties, Pletcher hauled in six passes on the season and averaged 15.5 yards per catch. That mark was the best such on the team among players with five or more catches. A majority of that production came in one game as Pletcher posted career-highs in receptions (5) and yards (84) in SAU's offensive shootout against Ouachita in the Murphy USA Classic.