BUIES CREEK, N.C. –Campbell University redshirt sophomore Charles Fiore has been named to the ESPN The Magazine/Academic All-District 3 Football University Division first team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

A Kernersville, N.C. native, Fiore has played in all nine games this season with five starts at defensive end. Fiore owns a grade-point average of 3.45 as a Religion major.

A designated campus leader in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Fiore went on a two-month mission to China over the summer.

Fiore also has been the football team's representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) in each of his three years on campus, while also making the Dean's List twice.

On the gridiron, Fiore has amassed a 17 total tackles, including a pair of tackles for loss, to go along with half a sack and a quarterback hurry this season. He tied his career-best with four tackles against Davidson on Nov. 1.

Fiore was one of 19 Pioneer Football League players to gain academic all-district honors. Dayton tallied seven on first-team all-district 4 team (Bart Bergfeld, Patrick McCormick, Steve McDonald, Corey Vossler, Joe Ries, Brandon Wingeier and Sean Heenan) and six second team all-district 4 honorees (James Ward, Joe Gulick, Ryan Pollock, Marcus Overman, Matt Smyth and Kalen Hemmelgarn) for a total of 13 student-athletes. San Diego (Christopher Gianelli – District 8) and Valparaiso (Adam Rundh – District 5) also had representation on first teams. In District 3, Campbell's Fiore was joined by three from Davidson (Kirk Konert, Peter Bakke, Myles Porter) on the first team.

Fiore and the rest of the first-team all-district selection will now be eligible for the Academic All-America® team, which will be announced Nov. 25.

CoSIDA's 1,800 members in the United States and Canada nominate players for the ESPN The Magazine / Academic All-America® recognition. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore in academic standing, have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average, and be a starter or a key reserve on his or her team.

CoSIDA members vote on the all-district teams; then a national panel selects the Academic All-America squads from all first-team all-district choices. District 3 includes all NCAA Division I schools in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.