Nixon named again First Team Academic All-District VIII

November 06, 2008

<p> Arizona State University football student-athlete <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/nixon_mike00.html">Mike Nixon</a> has been named a First Team Academic All-District VIII selection by ESPN The Magazine. This is the second straight season the junior linebacker from Phoenix has earned the honor.</p><separator></separator><p>Nixon, who was also a First Team Academic All-Pac-10 selection in 2007, leads the Sun Devils with 65 total tackles, good for third in the conference. The Sunnyslope High School product has recorded five tackles for loss, a sack and has intercepted two passes so far this season. Nixon carries a 4.05 GPA as a political science major.</p>