Brains and brawn — Capital High offensive lineman selected for NASA internship

Capital junior Jacob Godby was one of 43 selected out of a field of 617 applicants nationwide for a summer internship program at the University of Texas’ Center for Space Research.

The 5A SIC honorable mention offensive lineman will travel to Austin, Texas, July 17-29 to help scientists and engineers conduct NASA-supported research in astronomy, remote sensing and satellite technology.

Godby (6-1, 250) was the starting center on Capital’s football team this fall, which reached the 5A state championship. He played the entire season with a torn ACL.

This story was originally published May 2, 2017 at 5:20 PM with the headline "Brains and brawn — Capital High offensive lineman selected for NASA internship."