Renes Named Scholar-Athlete by Football Foundation

MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- University of Michigan senior nose tackle and co-captain Rob Renes (Holland, Mich./West Ottawa HS) is one of 15 senior football players to receive recognition as a Scholar-Athlete by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.

Renes makes a tackle against Notre Dame in the 1999 season opener.

This prestigious distinction, established in 1959, is based on superior academic performance, outstanding football ability, strong leadership and citizenship. Renes will be awarded an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship and will be honored at the Foundation's 42nd Annual Award Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City on Dec. 7, 1999.

A German and social studies major, Renes maintains a 3.55 cumulative grade point average. He is a 1998 GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America Second-Team selection, a three-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference honoree and a two-time GTE Academic All-District IV selection. Renes is a two-time recipient of the Dr. Arthur Robinson Student-Athlete Award, given annually to the top Michigan football student-athlete. He serves the community as a member of the SHARE elementary school reading program and the Ottawa County (Mich.) DARE program, and is an educational speaker at his high school.

On the field, Renes leads the Michigan defensive line in tackles this season (35) while recording three tackles for loss, one sack and one fumble recovery. He has been named a 1999 Lombardi Award semifinalist and is a candidate for the Bronko Nagurski Award presented to the nation's top defensive player. Renes has started 32 consecutive games at nose tackle for the Wolverines and serves as the team's long snapper. He has 140 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, five sacks and three fumble recoveries in his career.

Michigan's previous recipients of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete award are: Bob Timberlake, 1964; Dave Gallagher, 1973; Kirk Lewis, 1975; Norm Betts, 1981; Stefan Humphries, 1983; Chris Hutchinson, 1992; Brian Griese, 1997.

Following is the 15-member class of 1999 Scholar-Athletes:

DIVISION I
Player	School	Pos.	Major
Terrence Anderson	Naval Academy	OC	Economics
Mark Baniewicz	Syracuse	OT	Business Mgt.
David Breka	Iowa State	LB	Biology
Shaun Castillo	Military Academy	TE	Engineering Mgt.
Keith Cockrum	Texas Tech	SS	Mgt. & Info. Systems
Chad Morton	Southern Cal	TB	Sociology
Chad Pennington	Marshall	QB	Journalism
Ahmed Plummer	Ohio State	CB	Business/Human Res.
Rob Renes	Michigan	NT	German/Social Studies
DIVISION I-AA
William Broussard	Northwestern St.	OC	English/Prof. Writing
Giovanni Carmazzi	Hofstra	QB	Business Mgt.
Mike Wynne	Massachusetts	OL	Accounting
DIVISION II
Corte McGuffey	Northern Colorado	QB	Biochemistry
DIVISION III
Cameron Demmerle	Centre College	NG	Economics/Religion
Craig Pierstorff	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	LB	Biology

Contact: David Ablauf, Jim Schneider (734) 763-4423

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