Thirty-seven student-athletes, including 13 who earned first-team honors, highlight the 2001 Gateway Conference all-academic team, as announced by the league office.

Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.00 cumulative grade point average (4.0 scale). Student-athletes must have reached sophomore academic and athletic standing at their institutions (freshmen are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at their institution. League sports information directors voted on the team by designating 11 players for first-team honors and 11 players for second-team honors.

FIRST TEAM
ILB Tony Albrinck, INS, Sr., 3.73 English Teaching
QB Dusty Burk, ILS, Jr., 3.66 Marketing
OL Derek Forster, WKU, Jr., 3.37 Biology
TE Ryan Hannam, UNI, Sr., 3.35 Accounting
OT Andy King, ILS, Sr., 3.49 Telecomm. Mgmt.
TB Jason Ringena, SMS, Sr., 3.44 Industrial Technology
OLB Chris Sapp, INS, Sr., 4.00 Mgmt. Info. Systems
WR Jake Soliday, UNI, Sr., 3.04 Biology
FS Chris Stimmel, UNI, Sr., 3.79 Spanish/Geography
LB Mike Thomas, YSU, Sr., 3.76 Finance
LB Adam Vogt, UNI, Sr., 3.50 Accounting
LB Adam Waugh, ILS, Sr., 4.00 Political Science
OL Teddy Wulf, ILS, Sr., 3.44 Finance

SECOND TEAM
WR Sean Adams, SMS, Sr., 3.17 Management
DE Bryan Archibald, SIU Sr., 3.02 Admin. of Justice
DB Antulio Aroche, YSU, Sr., 3.33 Pre-Medicine/Biology
K Scott Everhart, SIU, Jr., 3.40 Info. System Tech.
DT Robert Hamre, UNI, Jr., 3.08 Industrial Technology
OLB Max Matthews, INS, So., 3.85 Political Science
Ryan Merriwether, INS, So., 3.58 Finance
QB Russ Michna, WIU, So., 3.66 Finance
OT Eric Owens, SMS, Sr. 3.18 Agriculture Business
OT Aaron Peterson, ILS, Jr. 3.63 Anthropology
TE Mark Schaeve, ILS, Sr., 3.31 Political Science
WR Mark Stasteen, SIU, Sr., 3.24 Computer & Elec. Eng.
Sid Swartzendruber, INS, Sr., 3.19 Technology Education

HONORABLE MENTION
Indiana State: OG Jason Drumb, DT Richard Harris
Northern Iowa: OG Ross Bohner, WR Brad Richtsmeier, OC Matt Trump
Southern Illinois: OT Chad Graefen, RB Tom Koutsos
Southwest Missouri State: OT Jeff Bristol
Western Kentucky: PK Peter Martinez
Youngstown State: LB Bob Sivik, C Dave Tesniarz