Falkenberg, a 5-foot-11 junior guard from Wadsworth, Ohio, leads the Cougars in scoring (20.4 points per game) and three-pointers made (109). The former Wadsworth High School star is shooting 47.5 percent from the field (189-for-398), 42.9 percent from three-point range (109-for-254), and 91.4 percent from the free throw line (85-for-93). He has also handed out a career-high 105 assists and registered 25 steals. He ranks second in NAIA Division II in free throw percentage, fifth in three-pointers made per game (3.9), and 15th in scoring.

In the classroom, Falkenberg has posted a 3.84 grade point average as a Biology major. He is one of only four juniors who were named to any of the three College Division teams, and he is also one of just 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® 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 is the third MVNU men’s basketball player to be a two-time Academic All-American as he joins former standouts Tom Clark (Second Team in 1986 and 1987) and Alan Bock (Third Team in 2005 and 2006). Doug Speelman (Third Team in 1996) is the only other MVNU men’s basketball player to be honored.

MVNU is currently 22-6 overall and ranked No. 17 in the most recent NAIA Division II poll. The Cougars, who are the No. 4 seed in the American Mideast Conference Tournament, will host No. 5 seed Notre Dame College (14-14) in the first round of the AMC Tournament on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. The winner will travel to No. 1 seed Malone College on Saturday for a semifinal game at 7:30 p.m.