Falkenberg, a 5-foot-10 sophomore guard from Wadsworth, Ohio, leads the Cougars and ranks third in NAIA Division II in scoring at 24.4 points per game. The former Wadsworth High School star also leads NAIA Division II in three-pointers made (3.9 per game) and ranks second in free throw percentage (89.8 percent). Falkenberg is shooting 48.2 percent from the field (246-for-510) and 44.4 percent from three-point range (116-for-261). He has also compiled 81 assists, 42 rebounds, and 29 steals, and he needs just nine more points to tie the single-season school record for points as he currently has 731.

In the classroom, Falkenberg has a 3.84 grade point average as a Biology major. Of the 15 student-athletes who were named to the three College Division teams, he is the only sophomore selected and he is also one of only three NAIA players to be chosen as the College Division is made up of NCAA Division II and III and NAIA players.

The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® College Division Teams are selected by CoSIDA members. Eligible student-athletes are nominated by their school’s sports information director and must have at least a 3.20 grade point average and be at least in their sophomore year. Each of the eight CoSIDA districts selects an Academic All-District First Team, which is then forwarded on for consideration at the national level.

Falkenberg becomes the fourth MVNU basketball player to be named to a CoSIDA Academic All-America Team. Former Cougar standouts Tom Clark (Second Team in both 1986 and 1987), Doug Speelman (Third Team in 1996), and Alan Bock (Third Team in both 2005 and 2006).

MVNU is currently 24-6 overall and ranked 10th in the final NAIA Division II poll. The Cougars have received an at-large berth into the NAIA Division II national tournament that will take place in Point Lookout, Missouri, on March 7-13. The bracket for the 32-team tournament will be released on Wednesday afternoon by 6:00 p.m. EST.