A three - time all - WAC Academic selection , Ruffin earned first - team CoSIDA Academic All - America accolades in 1999 .
Was a recipient of the NCAA Top VIII award in Jan. 2000 .
A three - time all - WAC Academic selection , Ruffin earned first - team CoSIDA Academic All - America accolades in 1999 and was a recipient of the NCAA Top VIII award in Jan. 2000 .