BERKELEY – Patrick Laird was selected Thursday to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District® Team recognizing the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. Laird was selected at the NCAA Division I level for the District 8 team.

Laird is a double major in business administration and political science with a 3.58 cumulative GPA.

Laird now advances to the Google Cloud Academic All-America® ballot. First and second-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in early December.

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Below are notes on Laird with an extended bio available by clicking on his name.

Patrick Laird, RB, 6-0, 205, Sr., 2L, Arroyo Grande, CA (Mission Prep)

Senior (2018)

• A national honors candidate who is a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy and Senior CLASS Award, a national semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy and was selected as a member of the AFCA Good Works Team®
• Has earned CoSIDA Academic All-District® 8 honors for a second consecutive season
• Cal's candidate for Pac-12 Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year and on the ballot for CoSIDA Academic All-America® honors
• On preseason watch lists for the Maxwell Award and Wuerffel Trophy and a candidate for the Doak Walker Award
• Earned second-team preseason All-Pac-12 honors from Athlon and Lindy's while he was a fourth-team pick of Phil Steele
• Leads Cal in rushing with team-highs of 771 yards and five touchdowns on the ground on 179 carries while also pacing the squad with 1040 all-purpose yards, eight total touchdowns and 43 receptions (269 yards), while his three touchdown grabs equal a team-high
• Has also completed both of his pass attempts for a total of 25 yards to give him a 205.00 passer rating and added one tackle
• Hosted the Patrick Laird Summer Reading Challenge in 2018 with participants who completed the challenge receiving the opportunity to meet Laird following Cal's 2018 season-opening win over North Carolina at California Memorial Stadium and receiving up to four complimentary tickets to the game
• Had over 3,600 students sign up for the challenge and promoted the event thru social and traditional media, as well as during visits and speaking engagements with 23 schools and three camps in the Bay Area and his hometown area of Arroyo Grande on the Central Coast
• Published a series of #ReadWithPat videos with head coach Justin Wilcox, Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton, best-selling author Michael Lewis and UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ

Junior (2017)

• An honorable mention All-Pac-12, Cal Bear Backers Offensive Team MVP and CoSIDA Academic All-District® selection as well as one of 10 national semifinalists for the Burlsworth Trophy when he set nearly all of his offensive career highs with 191 rushes, 1127 yards rushing and eight touchdowns on the ground, while adding 45 receptions and 322 yards receiving for 1449 all-purpose yards in addition to one touchdown catch
 

Cal Career (2015 – Present)

• Has earned Google Cloud Academic All-District® Team honor during both his junior and senior seasons
• Served as one of Cal's season captains as both a junior and senior