ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

FRESHMEN ALL-AMERICANS

Ryan Anholt

SS • 1998

GTE Academic All-America

Shortstop Ryan Anholt is the fifth Northwestern State All-American baseball player. The sweet-swinging, left hander from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, was a third-team selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association after a solid season in 1998. In 1999, Anholt proved his talent in the classroom, as well as on the field, as he was a third-team selection on the prestigious GTE Academic All-America Team. Along with his All-American selections, Anholt was selected Southland Conference Player of the Year, SLC Newcomer of the Year, first team All-Louisiana, and first team AllSouth Central Region after the 1998 season. He finished his career with a .368 batting average, the second highest in program history.

Bobby Barbier

1B • 2004

CoSIDA Academic All-America

Bobby Barbier became Northwestern State’s eighth student-athlete to garner academic All-American honors when he was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team in 2004. Graduated in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in health and human performance.

Mike Jaworski

1B • 2008

CoSIDA Academic All-America

Mike Jaworski joined an elite list of Demon baseball players in 2008 when he was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Team, earning second-team honors in the university division released by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Jaworski received his bachelor’s degree in business administration in the spring of 2008.

P • 2020

CoSIDA Academic All-America

Kyle Swanson became Northwestern State baseball’s fifth Academic All-American, earning thirdteam honors in 2020. A member of Sam Houston State’s first class of its College of Osteopathic Medicine, Swanson earned two degrees while at Northwestern State and ended his career tied for seventh in school history with eight saves despite losing almost three quarters of his senior season to the COVID-19 pandemic.