Western Colorado QB Drew Nash adds another RMAC award | Colorado Sunshine
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The awards keep coming for Drew Nash.
Western Colorado’s star quarterback shared RMAC Academic Player of the Year honors with Chadron State’s Logan O’Brien. Nash previously had been named RMAC Offensive Player of the Year and a Harlon Hill Award finalist.
Nash carries a 3.67 GPA, according to a press release, as a double major in exercise and sport science at Western Colorado. He was first-team All-RMAC for a second-straight season.
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