AMES, Iowa – Iowa State defensive back Beau Freyler has been named a 2023 College Sports Communicators First-Team Academic All-American.

Freyler, who owns a 3.90 GPA while majoring in kinesiology, is the sixth player in school history to earn first-team honors (eight times). The Cyclone football program has earned All-America accolades six times during head coach Matt Campbell’s tenure.

A junior from Colorado Springs, Colorado, Freyler had another impressive season on the field. He earned Associated Press First-Team All-Big 12 honors after starting all 13 games for the Cyclones and finishing fourth in the conference with 107 tackles, while also making two interceptions. He is the first Cyclone since 2017 to record 100 or more tackles.

He is a two-time academic all-district selection and was named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team in 2022, with the 2023 list still to be announced.

Freyler was one of five Big 12 Conference student-athletes named to the first team, while three others received second-team honors.