CALIFORNIA (Dec. 19) – The California (PA) football team placed four players on College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team on Tuesday afternoon.

Junior Jack Colecchi, sophomore Jalen Page, senior Matthew Tobias and senior Bryce Washington received accolades from the organization with Colecchi and Washington earning the laurel for a second-straight year.

Colecchi appeared in all 10 games and made five starts in his first season as a tight end. He finished the year with 186 receiving yards and one touchdown on seven catches. Colecchi holds a 3.52 grade-point average (GPA) while pursuing a master's degree in business administration with a concentration in management. The Kiski product posted a 3.54 cumulative GPA while earning his bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in management information systems and a minor in marketing from PennWest in May.

A native of Greensburg, Page played in all 10 games a reserve defensive back and on special teams. He tallied five tackles and registered one interception this fall. Page maintains a 3.86 GPA while majoring in finance with a minor in accounting.

Tobias started all 10 games at right tackle this year. He boasts a 3.90 GPA while completing a master's degree in business administration with a concentration in management. Tobias previously posted a 3.55 cumulative GPA while completing his bachelor's degree in applied engineering & technology management with a concentration in computer-aided drafting & design from Millersville in 2022.

Washington played in all 10 games this season on special teams as the long snapper. He holds a 3.68 GPA while pursuing a degree in computer information systems with a minor in computer science.

To qualify for CSC Academic All-District honors, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, maintain a cumulative 3.50 GPA and have played in 90 percent of the team's games (previously 50 percent) or start 66 percent of the team's games. Additionally, each institution is capped at eight nominees in the sport of football.

Note, starting in the 2023-24 academic year advancement from Academic All-District submission to the Academic All-America ballot will be determined by subcommittees of the CSC Academic All-America program (formerly CoSIDA).