NATCHITOCHES – A pair of Northwestern State specialists earned spots on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team.
 
The nationwide association of athletic communications specialists named long snapper Sawyer Benson and kicker/punter Reed Honshtein to the group Wednesday.
 
Benson, a redshirt sophomore from Shreveport, was the long snapper on the Northwestern punt unit, appearing in all 12 games. An electrical engineering technology major, Benson has posted a 3.77 grade point average.
 
Honshtein, a senior from Georgetown, Texas, completed his undergraduate degree in general studies in December, graduating with a 3.65 GPA.
 
In his final season at Northwestern, Honshtein averaged 39.7 yards on 75 punts, including a career-long 67-yarder. He forced 23 fair catches and placed 21 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line while booting nine punts of at least 50 yards.
 
As a kicker, Honshtein hit six of eight field goals with a long of 38 and was perfect on 18 extra-point tries for the Demons.