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AUSTIN, TX – The Chowan football program continues to add more firsts to their impressive 2022 season as for the first time in program history a Chowan football player has been named Academic All-American.

The College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA) announced on Tuesday their Academic All-American selections.

Raydarius Freeman, defensive lineman from Belhaven, NC, earned First Team Academic All-American honors after posting a 3.85 GPA in his undergraduate studies in History.

Freeman was named First Team All-CIAA this season after leading the CIAA in tackles for loss (17.5) while adding 52.0 tackles and 5.0 sacks.

Freeman becomes the fourth Chowan athlete to be named Academic All-American.