Jacobson Awarded 2010-11 Male Athlete Of The Year

Trey Jacobson, all-around sports athlete for Watford City, has been awarded the 2010-11 North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Male Athlete of the Year.

Jacobson is the son of Todd and Terrille Jacobson, Alexander, and the grandson of Jim and Barb Jacobson, Alexander, and Terry and Camille Peterson, Watford City, (formerly of Froid).

He was named to all three (football, basketball and baseball) All State teams, plus Region 8’s Senior Athlete of the Year in football, basketball and baseball. He was also named Class B Senior Athlete of the Year in baseball.

In football, as starting quarterback, he threw for 2,764 yards and 35 touchdowns his junior and senior years. As a guard in basketball he averaged 16.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 5.7 steals his senior year. He also was shortstop and pitcher for the Watford City Wolves baseball team. With a home run, four doubles, two triples, 18 runs batted in, Jacobson had a batting average of .470. As a pitcher he had a 3-2 win-loss record with a .65 ERA in 31.1 innings.

Jacobson has tentatively chosen to attend Minot State University and play baseball.