TOLEDO, Ohio – Anthony Torres and Maxen Hook were recently named to the 2024 College Sports Communicators' (CSC) Academic All-America football team.

Torres was named to the first team, while Hook made the second team for the second consecutive season.

It is the second year in a row that Toledo has had two players make Academic All-America and just the third time ever. Toledo was the only Mid-American Conference school to have two honorees.

Torres and Hook were two of seven Rockets to earn CSC Academic All-District honors in 2024. Joining them on the team were Michael Denning, Emilio Duran, Carter Fouty, Connor Walendzak and Grant Zimmerly.

Torres, who earned his MBA in leadership, had a 3.93 GPA in the University of Toledo Graduate School. A tight end, Torres caught 31 passes for 404 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior in 2024. In 2023, he earned second-team All-MAC honors after catching 26 passes for 464 yards. Following the 2024 season, he received an invitation to play in the Hula Bowl.  

Hook, a safety, is a three-time Academic All-District honoree and is just the fourth Rocket to twice earn Academic All-America honors. He graduated with a degree in accounting and his currently working on his MBA, and holds a 3.73 GPA in the University of Toledo Graduate School. Hook earned First-Team All-MAC honors in each of the past three seasons and is just the third Rocket ever to make an All-MAC team in four seasons. He led the Rockets with 107 tackles in 2024, and finished his college career with 356 tackles and seven interceptions. He participated in the 2025 Senior Bowl and has been invited to appear in the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Feb. 27-March 2.

As a team, Toledo earned a combined 3.079 grade point average last semester, its fourth-consecutive term above a 3.0. The football program also earned a 94 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in the latest figures released by the NCAA, tying last year's school record and finishing second among all Mid-American Conference schools.

For the first time, CSC football Academic All-Americans of the Year in each division will be invited to be recognized in person at the 2025 Maxwell Awards Gala. The prestigious event, celebrating excellence in American football, will be held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta on March 14. Tickets to the event are available at  www.maxwellfootballclub.org/gala.

TOLEDO ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA HONOREES

FIRST TEAM
2024 – Anthony Torres
2023 - Judge Culpepper
2012 - Dan Molls
2004 - Lance Moore
2001 - Todd France
1995 - Craig Dues
1983 - Mike Matz

SECOND TEAM
2024 - Maxen Hook
2023 - Maxen Hook
2018 - Cody Thompson
2002 - Chris Tuminello
2001 - Chris Tuminello
2000 - Todd France
1996 - Craig Dues
1988 - Ken Moyer
1980 - Ted Wampfler