University of Hawaiʻi at 惭ā苍辞补 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 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 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 – First Team
- Associated Press – First Team
- CBS Sports – First Team
- The Athletic – Second Team
- Sports Illustrated – Second Team
- Sports Info Solutions – Second Team
- USA Today – Second Team
- On3 – Second Team
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