ST. LOUIS—South Dakota seniors Dalton Godfrey and Alex Jensen are two of 12 players named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Scholar-Athlete First Team as voted on by the league's sports information directors and announced Tuesday.
 
It is the third such honor for Godfrey, who joins Jack Cochrane and Brady Schutt as three-time recipients of the honor. Jensen has been named to the team for the second consecutive season.
 
Godfrey (Cedar Falls, Iowa) maintains a perfect 4.0 grade point average while wrapping up a second master's degree. He is an all-American and an academic all-American long snapper and a three-time all-Valley pick. He worked with a new punter and kicker this season in John Bickle and Eddie Ogamba. The Coyotes led the Valley and ranked in the top-10 nationally in net punting during the regular season. Godfrey is the first specialist in coach Bob Nielson's 30 years to be named a team captain.
 
Jensen (Plymouth, Minnesota) maintains a 3.87 grade point average while working on a master's degree. He started all but the season opener this season and earned Valley Player of the Week honors after helping USD rack up 560 yards in a win against Cal Poly in the home opener. Jensen was part of a unit that averaged 122 yards rushing and 163 yards passing this year. He earned all-Valley honors at left tackle for the second time.
 
In addition to Godfrey and Jensen, quarterback Carson Camp and linebacker Brock Mogensen received honorable mention for the scholar-athlete team. Camp (Bloomington, Illinois) passed for 904 yards and four touchdowns in seven starts during the season. Mogensen (Farmington, Minnesota) ranked second in the Valley and 14^th nationally with 106 tackles during the regular season.