LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV running back Charles Williams on Thursday became just the second football player in school history to be voted to a CoSIDA Academic All-District Team more than once in a career.

Williams, nicknamed the Chuck Wagon, will return as a Super Senior this fall and was announced as a member of CoSIDA's District 7 Team for the second consecutive year. The native of Fresno, California, and graduate of Bullard High School, ranks fourth on UNLV's career rushing list with 2,940 yards and needs 739 more to pass all-time leader Tim Cornett. 

Williams joined former Rebel wide receiver and current president of the UNLV Football Foundation Casey Flair (2007 and '08) in having earned the district award in back-to-back years.

Named last month as UNLV's Mehdi Bouras Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Williams is pursuing his master's degree in general studies after earning a bachelor's in journalism & media studies in 2020. He has earned a spot on the Mountain West Academic All-Conference Team for three consecutive years and was a member of the Dean's Honors List his last four semesters as an undergraduate. 

The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) selects Academic All-America teams throughout the year. Players who are starters or important reserves on their teams and are at least in their second year at a school and hold at least a 3.30 career GPA are eligible for the academic awards, which are voted on by sports information directors from across the nation. First-team Academic All-District honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team ballot, where first-, and second-team All-America honorees will be announced this summer.   

UNLV's district includes four-year institutions from the states of Texas, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada and Oklahoma
2020-21 CoSIDA All-District Football Teams
District 7 - University Division I

POS    PLAYER     SCHOOL    YR    GPA    MAJOR
QB    Adrian Martinez    Nebraska    Sr.    3.50    Management
RB    Roschon Johnson    Texas    Jr.    3.60    Business Management
RB    Charles Williams    UNLV    Gr.    3.41/3.45    Journalism & Media Studies (UG) / General Studies (G)
WR    Tyler Page    SMU    Sr.    3.92    Finance
WR    Khalil Shakir    Boise State    Jr.    3.37    Communication
TE    Logan Carter    Oklahoma State    Gr.    3.72/4.00    Health Care Administration (G)
OL    Shea Baker    Rice University    Sr.    3.52    Sport Management-Leadership
OL    Jon Crisp    Abilene Christian    Gr.    3.60/3.50    Accounting
OL    Dawson Deaton    Texas Tech    Gr.    3.54/4.00    Interdisciplinary Studies (G)
OL    Donte Harrington    Boise State    Gr.    3.94    Public Policy (G)
OL    Ahofitu Maka    UTSA    Sr.    3.76    Cyber Security
OL    Clay Servin    Rice    Jr.    3.66    Economics
K    Hunter Duplessis    UTSA    Gr.    3.77/4.00    Business / Technology Management
DL    Sam Hammond    UNR    Gr.    3.62/4.00    Finance (UG) / MBA (G)
DL    Trey Schuman    Rice    Sr.    3.76    Economics / Managerial Studies
DL    Ben Stille    Nebraska    Gr.    3.41/3.31    Nutrition & Health Sciences
DL    Quent Titre    Abilene Christian    Sr.    3.51    Information Systems
DL    Drew Wiley    Kansas State    Sr.    3.73    Animal Science & Industry
LB    Blaze Alldredge    Rice    Sr.    3.39    Political Science
LB    Amen Ogbongbemiga   Oklahoma State    Sr.    3.46    Finance / Management
LB    Riley Whimpey    Boise State    Sr.    3.82    Business
DB    Pat Fields    Oklahoma    Jr.    3.81    Accounting
DB    Kekaula Kaniho    Boise State    Sr.    3.96    Health Science
DB    Brock Monty    Kansas State    Sr.    3.78    Finance (UG) / MBA (G)
DB    Jalen Pitre    Baylor    Gr.    3.61/3.61    Educational Psychology
P    Joel Velazquez    Boise State    Sr.    3.50    Mechanical Engineering
ST    Austin Reeves    NM State    Sr.    3.73    Biochemistry