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Idaho receiver Sannon

named academic All-America

University of Idaho senior wide receiver Jacob Sannon was named to the 2017 CoSIDA Football Academic All-America First Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Thursday.

Sannon is the fifth Vandal football student-athlete to earn Academic All-America distinction since the award’s inception in 1952, and Idaho’s second first-team honoree.

He is just the third first-team Academic All-American in school history, regardless of sport and the first since 1973. Football student-athlete Bruce Langmeade garnered Idaho’s first such honor in 1970, followed by baseball student-athlete William Tomtell in 1973.

A native of Bradenton, Fla., Sannon earned an accounting degree last spring with a 3.91 grade-point average and currently holds a 4.0 GPA in graduate school as he works toward a master’s degree in accounting.

He appeared in all 12 games for the Vandals, including 10 starts. Sannon posted career highs of 59 catches and 608 yards, ranking second on the team in each category. He recorded two games with double-digit receptions and two games with more than 100 yards. Sannon capped his career with 125 catches, No. 13 in school history.

Sannon’s award is the 29th Academic All-America honor in school history and the first since 2014. Of the 29 awards, 17 have gone to males, but Sannon is the first since 2010.

Idaho’s previous Academic All-Americans in football are T.J. Conley (2008; second team), Rick Giampietri (2000; second team), Boyce Bailey (1983; second team) and Langmeade.

A first-team Academic All-District 7 honoree earlier this year, Sannon was also one of just 25 football student-athletes nationwide to earn the 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award.

Ex-Vandal signs with team in

Indonesian Basketball League

Former Idaho men’s basketball player Nahshon George has landed with a new professional squad, signing with Hang Tuah Sumatra Selatan in Indonesia.

George last played with Thai General Equipment in the Thailand Basketball League. There, he earned All-Thailand TBSL Honorable Mention honors after finishing second in the league with 14.2 rebounds per contest. George also averaged 19.2 points, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals per contest over 21 games with TGE.

Prior to Thailand, George got his professional career started in Mexico with Zonkeys de Tijuana where he averaged better than 10 points per game in three games.

George played two seasons with the Vandals, from 2014-16.

Spokane picked to host judo

Junior Olympics for second straight year

Building on the success of the 2017 USA Judo National and International Junior Olympic Championships, Spokane was selected by USA Judo to host the 2018 Junior Olympics.

The event is scheduled for June 22-24 at the Spokane Convention Center. It’s estimated 1,100 athletes will attend, with a strong international presence.