Smith nominated for off-field award

NORTHBROOK, Ill. — Northwest senior offensive lineman Shane Smith has been nominated for the 2015 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. Smith is one of 197 nominees from all divisions of college football. A final team of 11 players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III and the NAIA will be announced in September. Players in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision will comprise a different 11-player team.

Since its inception in 1992, the award highlights the “good” taking place off the football field. The select group of student-athletes nominated for this award by their respective colleges and universities are able to balance academics and athletics while remaining committed to helping others and bettering their communities.

Smith was a first-team All-MIAA left tackle for the Bearcats as a junior in 2014. He has started 27 games and has appeared in 39 games on the offensive line for Northwest in his three years. He was a 2014 Don Hansen All-Region third-team selection and was named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.