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Nate Leonard

School
Texas-San Antonio
Position
Center
Major
Physical Education

Classroom

Maintains a 3.99 GPA in physical education … scheduled to graduate in May 2015 … 2013 second-team Capital One Academic All-American … two-time first-team Capital One Academic All-District VII (2012-13) … 2013-14 Conference USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year for football … a member of UTSA’s President’s List (4.00 GPA) for all but one of his semesters.

Character

A part of UTSA’s program since its inception back in 2010 … team leader and active participant in team’s community service program … wrote a blog for The Huffington Post that detailed UTSA’s second season of play in 2012 and has continued it for goUTSA.com since then … 2013 UTSA Golden Feather Award (honors UTSA students whose contributions reflect ideal student leadership) … 2013 UTSA Faculty Development Leadership guest speaker … 2012 University Life Award Finalist (honors most outstanding students on UTSA’s campus) … 2012 UTSA Leadership Now guest speaker.

Community

2011-13 For the Kids Dance Marathon volunteer and assistant emcee … 2013 Nacogdoches High School football team guest speaker and inspirational presenter … 2013 Callisburg Elementary School inspirational guest speaker … 2012 Area 20 Special Olympics basketball tournament volunteer … 2012 San Antonio Harris Academy Athletics Banquet speaker … 2011 Wounded Warrior Project volunteer … 2011 Pleasanton Pop Warner Football Banquet speaker.

Competition

Named to the 2014 Dave Rimington Trophy (Football Bowl Subdivision’s top center) preseason watch list … 2014 second-team preseason All-Conference USA (Athlon Sports) … registered a team-leading 70 knockdown blocks, including a career-high 10 against Rice (Oct. 12), and also graded out at 82 percent as a junior in 2013 … helped the offense average 25.6 points, 417.8 total yards (175.4 rush/242.4 pass), 21.9 first downs and 32:24 possession time per contest a year ago … a key part of an offensive line that has not committed a holding penalty in the last 15 games dating back to the 2012 campaign.