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Carroll and the other winners were
chosen from 86 nominees and were announced at the Division I-AA
football championship in Chattanooga, Tenn.
In 2004, Carroll claimed the Illinois
State career scoring record by finishing the season with 271 career
points. The Redbird placekicker also claimed the school record for
career field goal percentage with 70.9 percent accuracy during his
career. In the season-opener against Saint Xavier, he set the school
standard with 86 consecutive PATs.
Carroll carries a 3.52 grade-point
average and is majoring in public relations. He is a two-time member
of the dean's list and has been an AFNI Athletics Honor Roll member
every semester at Illinois State.
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 Football players from all Division
I-AA institutions are eligible for this prestigious award. Nominees
are required to have a minimum grade-point average of 3.20 (on a 4.0
scale) in undergraduate study and to have been a starter or key
player with legitimate athletics credentials. Each nominee must have
reached his second year of athletics and academic standing at the
nominated institution and have completed a minimum of one full
academic year at the nominated institution. He must also have
participated in 50 percent of the games played at his designated
position.
Carroll is the second Redbird to be
named to the team in the last four seasons, joining former Illinois
State linebacker Adam Waugh, who was selected in 2000.
[Todd Kober,
assistant athletics director, media relations,
Illinois
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