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Football By Marisa Lombardo (Director of Sports Information)

Jean-Baptiste, Ayers Earn Academic All-MAC Honors

Reading, Pa. (Feb. 5, 2025) - Alvernia University Football seniors Zach Ayers and Delva Jean-Baptiste earned Academic All-MAC honors for their performances on both the field and in the classroom during the fall semester.

The MAC sports information directors nominate and vote for the Academic All-MAC teams, giving 50 percent weight on both academic success and athletic success. A student-athlete must have a fall semester grade-point average (GPA) of 3.20 or higher to be eligible for the award. A total of 23 football student-athletes were named to this year's Football Academic All-MAC Team.

Jean-Baptiste and Ayers are Alvernia's third and fourth Football Academic All-MAC honorees, respectively. 

Delva Jean-Baptiste is a senior majoring in athletic training. Jean-Baptiste, a defensive tackle earned Third Team D3Football.com All-Region honors and was a Second Team All-MAC honoree. Jean-Baptiste led the Golden Wolves in tackles for a loss with 11.5, sacks with 6.5 and also recorded 45 total tackles in 2024, which ranked him in a tie for fifth on Alvernia. His 11.5 tackles for a loss were the most by an Alvernia football player since 2019 and his 6.5 sacks tied the single season record at Alvernia. Jean-Baptiste's 11.5 tackles for a loss ranked him fifth in the MAC and his 6.5 sacks was the sixth most in the conference. 

Zach Ayers is an academic senior and athletic sophomore majoring in Sport Management. Ayers earned Second Team All-MAC honors as a returner, but also was a receiver this season for the Golden Wolves. He finished the season as the MAC leader with 872 kickoff return yards. Ayers' 872 kickoff return yards also ranked him third in the nation. Ayers averaged 22.95 kickoff return yards per return attempt, and he had a season-long return of 58 yards in the season-finale against Misericordia on Saturday. Ayers also led the MAC in all-purpose yards per game with 115.7 all-purpose yards per game.

 
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Players Mentioned

Zach Ayers

#9 Zach Ayers

WR
5' 7"
Sophomore
Delva Jean-Baptiste

#0 Delva Jean-Baptiste

DL
5' 11"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Zach Ayers

#9 Zach Ayers

5' 7"
Sophomore
WR
Delva Jean-Baptiste

#0 Delva Jean-Baptiste

5' 11"
Graduate Student
DL