Mt. Union native Leonard Wester (No. 79) blocks for the Missouri Western offense. Photo courtesy of Missouri Western State University.

A former Mount Pleasant Panther football player, and Mount Union native has been honored for his work in the college classroom. Leonard Wester, a senior offensive lineman on the Missouri Western State University Griffon football team, was recently named a College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District.

Last year, Wester was named honorable mention All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Associaton, MIAA Academic Honor Roll and MIAA Scholar Athlete during his time at Missouri Western. A finance and ccounting major, Wester has a 3.84 cumulative grade point average while starting 28 football games for the Griffons.

Wester is now eligible for the Academic All-America team.