Most student athletes are well aware of the age-old trial of balancing academics with athletics. Keeping class schedules straight, submitting assignments on time, and maintaining the minimum grade point average established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association can be a challenge for any industrious student.

But what if you're studying something as challenging as, say, aerospace engineering?

Aerospace engineering senior David Roberts knows this balance. He's a wide receiver for the University of Arizona football team who is in the starting rotation as an inside receiver for 2011.