Bostic, Hammer, Kamphues Named to CSC Academic All-District® Team

2024 College Sports Communicators' Academic All-District® Release

Nick Bostic, Andrew Hammer, and Bryce Kamphues from The College of Wooster football team are part of College Sports Communicators' Academic All-District® Team, which was announced by the organization on Tuesday.

Bostic, one of the team's snappers, was also a member of the defensive line rotation. The junior played in all 10 games this fall and was credited with five tackles and a breakup. He made two solo tackles against Ohio Wesleyan University.

The biochemistry and molecular biology major is the secretary for Scot Council, the student government organization on campus. Bostic was previously a class representative for Scot Council. He is involved with the College's partnership with Wooster Community Hospital, working as a health coach. Through the Wooster Community Hospital Community Care Network, Bostic gains field experience as a health coach, meeting with area patients to promote wellness initiatives and reduce the need for potentially unnecessary procedures and hospitalizations. The program also promotes delivery of evidence-based care for patients who might otherwise over-utilize hospital resources. Bostic is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and is an intern with the campus Marketing and Communications and Sports Medicine teams. The member of Wooster Christian Fellowship is a campus captain for The Hidden Opponent mental health awareness organization.

Hammer, a three-time CSC Academic All-District® honoree, earned All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors this fall as a wide receiver. The three-year starter was second on the team with 460 yards and 37 receptions. His signature outing came at Hiram College, turning four receptions into 108 yards. Hammer caught a touchdown pass in the season-opening win against Wilmington College and added 46 yards on five receptions in the career finale against Wittenberg University. Hammer was a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Torphy, widely considered the academic Heisman.

The classical studies and economics major is looking at how Federal Reserve monetary policy decisions and information releases impact residential investments for his Independent Study. Hammer works with closely with selling Cutco Cutlery products through Vector Marketing and manages a satellite office for the company. He has earned numerous promotions since starting as a sales representative for Vector Marketing and has experience with recruiting and day-to-day operations in Vector Marketing's Wooster and Akron offices. He was twice accepted into the organization's leadership academy and plans to continue working with the organization upon graduation. Elsewhere, Hammer was involved with Phi Sigma Alpha, Inter-Greek Council, the Jenny Investment Club, which manages a small portfolio of the College's endowment, and he is a peer tutor. He has served on the executive boards for Phi Sigma Alpha, Inter-Greek Council, and Eta Sigma Phi.

Kamphues, a three-time CSC Academic All-District® honoree, earned All-NCAC honors for the second time this fall. Wooster's starting center capped his career with 40 straight starts, plus two during the 2021 COVID spring exhibition season. The senior was the leader of an offensive line that allowed just eight sacks all season, placing Wooster in the top-15 nationally for fewest sacks allowed per game. He was a leading blocker in helping Jarvis Mims Jr. become the program's first 200-yard rusher in a decade and part of an offense that was third in the NCAC in yards per game.

The education and history major is looking at Timbuktu in modern-day Mali and the historic manuscripts the city has become known for. Specifically, Kamphues is formulating an educational unit plan by looking at the history of the city, the manuscripts, and efforts to preserve the manuscripts. Elsewhere, Kamphues worked at Green Elementary as a student teacher and had two internships with Dexter Axle Company.

CSC members may nominate up to eight student-athletes for Academic All-District® honors. Nominees must be at least a sophomore in academic standing with a minimum of 3.5 cumulative GPA. Nominees must be a starter or significant reserve and play in at least 90 percent of games or start at least 66 percent of them.