University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ placekicker Kansei Matsuzawa added another historic achievement to his standout season, becoming just the second Rainbow Warrior ever named to the Associated Press (AP) All-America First Team. Matsuzawa was also named to the Walter Camp and CBS Sports All-America First Team.
The Tokyo, Japan native joins Al Noga, who earned the honor in 1986, as the only Rainbow Warrior players to receive first-team recognition from the AP.
Matsuzawa¡¯s selection marks the first time a UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ football player has been named an AP All-American since Greg Salas earned third-team honors in 2010.
Voted on by the 52-member AP Top 25 panel, the AP All-America team is one of five organizations that contribute to the NCAA¡¯s official consensus All-America honors. In addition to the three first team honors, Matsuzawa has been named to five All-America second teams.
Nicknamed the “Tokyo Toe,” Matsuzawa finished the regular season 25-of-26 on field goal attempts and was a finalist for the Lou Groza Award.
All-America Teams:
- Walter Camp ¨C First Team
- Associated Press ¨C First Team
- CBS Sports ¨C First Team
- The Athletic ¨C Second Team
- Sports Illustrated ¨C Second Team
- Sports Info Solutions ¨C Second Team
- USA Today ¨C Second Team
- On3 ¨C Second Team
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