RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada head football coach Chris Ault and senior quarterback Colin Kaepernick will each be honored at a February banquet by the Touchdown Club of Columbus (Ohio), the group recently announced.
Ault, who recently earned his second Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honor, will receive the group’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the Feb. 5, 2001 banquet. The Touchdown Club of Columbus noted Ault’s contributions to the game and the devotion of “nearly 40 years of his career to enriching the college experience shared by students, and greatly influenced the lives of scores of student-athletes.” Previous winners of this award include the late Lamar Hunt, Archie Griffin, Sparky Anderson and Jim Brown.
Kaepernick, who recently earned his second WAC Offensive Player of the Year honor, will be presented with the group’s Award of Distinction. The Touchdown Club of Columbus praised Kaepernick’s many career accomplishments, which include being the only player in college football history to rush for 4,000 yards and throw for 9,000 yards in a career and the only player to ever pass for rush for 1,000 yards and throw for 2,000 yards in the three consecutive years.
Ault and his wife, Kathy, will be in Columbus to accept this prestigious award on Saturday, February 5, 2011 during the 56th Touchdown Club of Columbus Awards Banquet hosted at the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion in Downtown Columbus. Colin Kaepernick will also be presented the club's prestigious Award of Distinction for his record-setting collegiate career at the banquet. Visit the official TDC website www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com for additional information.
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