AUSTIN, TEXAS – Senior linebacker Padyn Giebler (Ivan/Stephenville HS) became the second Division I All-American for the University of the Incarnate Word football program on Thursday when he was named a 2015 Division I Football First Team Academic All-America® by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) of Thursday.

Giebler was a four-year starter for the Cardinals at inside linebacker.  As a senior, he accumulated 71 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, a sack, an interception and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.  He was the Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week once during the year and helped the team to a 6-5 record and a fourth place finish in the Southland Conference.  He finished his career with 228 tackles putting him third on the school's career tackles list.  He is a two-time Academic All-District® VII First Team pick was on the Southland Conference All-Academic Team in 2014.

Giebler is an engineering major who has a 3.82 grade point average.  The CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I Football teams are made up of student-athletes from FBS and FCS schools.  Giebler is one of two Southland Conference student-athletes to earn Academic All-America® honors this year.
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