ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College football team placed eight student-athletes on the Division III Football Academic All-District Team, the College Sports Communicators announced today. Senior defensive lineman Clayton Bruenn (Meriden, Conn./Platt), senior running back Josh Bulski (Muskego, Wis./Muskego), senior receiver Henry Clymer (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/George Washington), senior kicker/punter Theo Crosby (Edina, Minn./The Blake School), senior linebacker Jacob Hellenbrand (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie), senior defensive back Justin Potts (Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community), junior offensive lineman Max Clifford (Arvada, Colo./Pomona) and sophomore receiver Brian Maddox (Alexandria, Va./Georgetown Preparatory School) earned Academic All-District honors, which recognizes student-athletes for excellence in academics and athletics.

Student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically; have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.50; and have played in 90 percent of their team's games or have started at least 66 percent of their team's games to be considered for Academic All-District and All-American accolades.

Bruenn registered 15 tackles this season, including 0.5 sacks. A political science major, he has made the Academic All-MIAC Team twice.

Bulski led the Scots in rushing and also caught 24 passes for 150 yards this season. He also is a two-time member of the Academic All-MIAC Team as a biology and chemistry double-major at Macalester.

Clymer caught a career-best 40 passes for 324 yards and a touchdown his senior season. A psychology major, he made the Academic All-MIAC Team as a sophomore and junior.

Crosby handled both the kicking and punting duties this season, ranking eight in the MIAC with 37.2 yards per punt. This is the second year on the Academic All-District Team for Crosby, a psychology major and two-time member of the Academic All-MIAC Team.

A repeat selection on the Academic All-District Team, Hellenbrand recorded 13 tackles this fall and played a key role on special teams. A computer science and mathematics double-major, he also made the Academic All-MIAC Team twice.

Potts is the Scots' lone three-time Academic All-District honoree this season. On the field, he ranked second in the MIAC with five interceptions and led the conference in passes defended with 13. The physics and mathematics double-major also made the Academic All-MIAC Team twice.

Clifford earned a spot on both the Academic All-District and Academic All-MIAC teams last year. An offensive lineman who started all 10 games this season, Clifford is majoring in both data science and Spanish.

Maddox received All-MIAC honorable mention as a kick returner this fall, totaling a MIAC-leading 704 yards on 27 kick returns to go with 41 catches for 334 yards and four touchdowns as a receiver. He also had a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the season's final game at St. Scholastica on Nov. 16. Maddox is majoring in both psychology and English.