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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior defensive back Beau Freyler was named a finalist for the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy, announced today by the National Football Foundation.
The William V. Campbell Trophy is considered the Academic Heisman and given annually to the nation’s best scholar-athlete football player. Iowa State’s Charlie Kolar was recipient of the trophy in 2021.
Freyler’s selection also makes him a member of the 2024 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class. Freyler was chosen from a pool of 204 semifinalists and will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship. He will be honored at the 66th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 10.
A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Freyler is a two-time co-captain and a 2023 CSC First-Team Academic All-American. He was a Second Team Associated Press All-Big 12 performer in 2023, while earning honorable mention honors from the league’s coaches in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Freyler has compiled 258 career tackles and six interceptions while leading one of the nation’s best defensive units. He also has 8.0 tackles for a loss and a forced fumble in his career.
In 2023, Freyler finished with 107 tackles, becoming the first Cyclone to reach 100 tackles in a season since 2017.
Freyler was a preseason selection to the Nagurski Trophy Watch List and was an Allstate Wuerffel Trophy and AFCA Good Works Team nominee.
Freyler, a two-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree, will graduate in the summer of 2025 with a degree in kinesiology. He has a 3.91 cumulative GPA.
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior defensive back Beau Freyler was named a finalist for the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy, announced today by the National Football Foundation.
The William V. Campbell Trophy is considered the Academic Heisman and given annually to the nation’s best scholar-athlete football player. Iowa State’s Charlie Kolar was recipient of the trophy in 2021.
Freyler’s selection also makes him a member of the 2024 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class. Freyler was chosen from a pool of 204 semifinalists and will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship. He will be honored at the 66th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 10.
A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Freyler is a two-time co-captain and a 2023 CSC First-Team Academic All-American. He was a Second Team Associated Press All-Big 12 performer in 2023, while earning honorable mention honors from the league’s coaches in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Freyler has compiled 258 career tackles and six interceptions while leading one of the nation’s best defensive units. He also has 8.0 tackles for a loss and a forced fumble in his career.
In 2023, Freyler finished with 107 tackles, becoming the first Cyclone to reach 100 tackles in a season since 2017.
Freyler was a preseason selection to the Nagurski Trophy Watch List and was an Allstate Wuerffel Trophy and AFCA Good Works Team nominee.
Freyler, a two-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree, will graduate in the summer of 2025 with a degree in kinesiology. He has a 3.91 cumulative GPA.
