Iowa State Media Relations
IRVING, Texas – Iowa State All-American and Academic All-American Charlie Kolar added another award to his mantel this afternoon.
The star tight end, who recently won the William V. Campbell Trophy for the nation’s best scholar-athlete football player, was named the Big 12’s Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year, announced today by the league’s office.
Kolar follows current Minnesota Viking star Kene Nwangwu as back-to-back Cyclone winners of the award.
A native of Norman, Okla., Kolar set the standard for tight ends and is one of the greatest players in Iowa State history. As a three-time All-American and three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, Kolar is the only football player in school history to earn First Team CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades three times.
Kolar, who earned All-Big 12 First Team honors for the third-straight season, owns all of ISU’s tight end school records in his fabulous career, including career receiving yards (2,148), career receptions (164) and career touchdowns (22).
His 22 touchdown catches rank third and his 164 receptions ranks fourth, respectively, on ISU’s overall career record list.
Kolar, who has a caught a pass in 35-straight games, the second-longest streak in school history and the nation’s fifth-best active streak, finished off his career with another fantastic season.
Kolar graduated in the fall of 2020 with a 3.99 cumulative GPA in mechanical engineering. In March of 2021, Kolar received the prestigious Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award, honoring outstanding seniors who display high character, outstanding achievement in academics and university/community activities.
IRVING, Texas – Iowa State All-American and Academic All-American Charlie Kolar added another award to his mantel this afternoon.
The star tight end, who recently won the William V. Campbell Trophy for the nation’s best scholar-athlete football player, was named the Big 12’s Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year, announced today by the league’s office.
Kolar follows current Minnesota Viking star Kene Nwangwu as back-to-back Cyclone winners of the award.
A native of Norman, Okla., Kolar set the standard for tight ends and is one of the greatest players in Iowa State history. As a three-time All-American and three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, Kolar is the only football player in school history to earn First Team CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades three times.
Kolar, who earned All-Big 12 First Team honors for the third-straight season, owns all of ISU’s tight end school records in his fabulous career, including career receiving yards (2,148), career receptions (164) and career touchdowns (22).
His 22 touchdown catches rank third and his 164 receptions ranks fourth, respectively, on ISU’s overall career record list.
Kolar, who has a caught a pass in 35-straight games, the second-longest streak in school history and the nation’s fifth-best active streak, finished off his career with another fantastic season.
Kolar graduated in the fall of 2020 with a 3.99 cumulative GPA in mechanical engineering. In March of 2021, Kolar received the prestigious Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award, honoring outstanding seniors who display high character, outstanding achievement in academics and university/community activities.
