Football
UCA players landing academic district honors for football, studies
Jake Gaster, Trace Beard, Chaylin Peine, Kyle Gasaway, Malachi Henry’s performance on and off field draws recognition
CONWAY, Ark. — Five Central Arkansas Bears were named Tuesday to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Division I Academic All-District team.
Jake Gaster, Trace Beard, Chaylin Peine, Kyle Gasaway and Malachi Henry were honored for the Bears. The CSC Academic All-America program recognizes student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
Gaster was a senior placekicker from Frisco, Texas, who was 49 of 50 on point-after attempts and made 9 of 14 field goals for the Bears, scoring a combined 76 points. Beard is a junior punter who averaged 42.9 yards per punt on 42 punts, with a long of 58 yards, one of eight that went at least 50 yards.
Peine is a sophomore offensive lineman from Garnett, Kan., who played in all 12 games this season and helped the Bears’ offense average 31.8 points per game. Gasaway was a senior from Memphis, Tenn., who started for two years as the long and short snapper. He finished the season with four special teams tackles and a fumble recovery.
Henry is a redshirt freshman receiver from Van Buren, Ark., who was UCA’s No. 2 receiver with 40 receptions for 679 yards and five touchdowns.
| Sat, Aug 31 |  | @ Arkansas State | L, 34-31 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | @ Lindenwood | W, 34-13 |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | Austin Peay | W, 45-17 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | @ Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W, 56-17 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Lamar | W, 34-14 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | @ Abilene Christian | L, 41-34 |
| Sat, Oct 12 |  | vs West Georgia | W, 34-33 |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | vs North Alabama | W, 24-19 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | @ Utah Tech | L, 34-21 |
| Sat, Nov 9 |  | @ Eastern Kentucky | L, 31-24 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Southern Utah | L, 38-31 |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | @Tarleton State | 2:00 PM |
