GREENWOOD, Ind. -- Tim Swaney and Brayden Macdonald have both been named to the 2023 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team for football, the organization announced Tuesday.

Swaney, a fifth-year senior from Cincinnati, Ohio, was a First Team All-CCIW selection this season after leading the Vikings in tackles and finishing fourth in the CCIW with 78 during the regular season. He also ranked 11th in the league with tackles for loss with 9.5 and was third on the team in sacks. This season marked the second time Swaney has been named All-Conference in his career. Swaney is a Kinesiology major at Augustana and is a six-time Dean's List recipient, three-time Academic All-Conference selection, and earned Kinesiology Major Honorable Mention.

Macdonald, a fifth-year senior from DeKalb, Ill., earned Second Team All-CCIW this season from the offensive line. He helped anchor a rushing attack that ranked third in the conference with over 200 yards per game. The Vikings also sat third in conference in sacks allowed, one of just three teams to give up less than 15. They are also one of just four teams to allow less than 100 sack yards for the season. Macdonald also was selected to the 2023 D3Football.com All-Region Team. He ended his career with 34 straight starts. Additionally, he holds three-time Academic All-Conference honors, and is a three-time recipient of the Accounting department scholarship, and two-time recipient of the Business Department Scholarship. He is a double major in Accounting & Business Administration.

Both Swaney and Macdonald were involved in a community service project with the Rock Island Water Line Inventory Project. Members of the team communicated with local residents the objective of the water line initiative and ensured residents felt comfortable with the process of how to identify the type of water line within their home,

About CSC

The 2023 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Soccer Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
 
Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced December 19 (men) and December 20 (women). The CSC Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed at the links above.
 
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.