Division III Conference Postseason Awards

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Sunday, 29 November 2009 18:35

Below is a complete list of the Division III postseason awards handed out by each league.

2009 MIAC Football Awards

St. Paul, Minn. -- The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced the 2009 MIAC Football Awards today, November 23, 2009.

University of St. Thomas sophomore wide receiver/returner Fritz Waldvogel received the 2009 Jim Christopherson MIAC MVP award. Waldvogel tallied 59 catches for 706 yards and four touchdowns in conference play. He added 313 yards and two touchdowns on 10 kick-off returns in eight games.

St. Olaf College senior defensive tackle C.J. Tabasky was named the recipient of the Mike Stam Award as the league's top interior lineman. Tabasky led the MIAC with 11 sacks in conference play. He also recorded 20 solo and 17 assisted tackles.

Saint John's University head coach John Gagliardi was given the 2009 MIAC Coach of the Year Award. Gagliardi's Johnnies finished conference play with a perfect 8-0 record. The 2009 conference title was the 27th for Gagliardi while at Saint John's.

As part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative, the MIAC announced the fourth annual All-MIAC Sportsmanship team for football. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition.

2009 MIAC Awards
Jim Christopherson MIAC MVP - Fritz Waldvogel, St. Thomas (So., Mendota Heights., Minn./St. Thomas Academy)

Mike Stam Award - C.J. Tabasky, St. Olaf (Sr., Ormond Beach, Fla./Mainland)

Coach of the Year - John Gagliardi, Saint John's (57th season at Saint John's)

2009 MIAC First Team All-Conference - Offense

Name	Team	Year	Position	Hometown/High School
Joe Boyle	Saint John's	Jr.	QB	Richfield, Minn./Holy Angels
Marcus Brumm	Augsburg	So.	QB	Lakeville, Minn./South
Leon Clark	St. Olaf	So.	RB	Rochester, Minn./Century
Logan Flannery	Bethel	Jr.	RB	Lakeville, Minn./South
Ben Wartman	St. Thomas	Jr.	RB	Prior Lake, Minn.
Mike Nourie	Augsburg	Sr.	WR	Nicollet, Minn.
Tim Queck	Hamline	So.	WR	Annandale, Minn.
Fritz Waldvogel	St. Thomas	So.	WR	Mendota Hts., Minn./St. Thomas Academy
Josh Pronschinske	Augsburg	Jr.	TE	Fountain City, Wis./Cochrane-Fountain City
Blaine Anderson	Saint John's	Sr.	OL	Hewitt, Minn./Bertha-Hewitt
John M. Anderson	Concordia	Sr.	T	Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti
Brad Eckelmann	Carleton	Jr.	T	Portland, Ore./Lincoln
Mitch Elliott	Bethel	So.	T	Brooklyn Park, Minn./Minnehaha Academy
Derall King	Hamline	Jr.	T	Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Henry Sibley
Josh Ostrue	St. Thomas	Jr.	OL	South St. Paul, Minn.
Chad Vandergriff	St. Thomas	So.	OL	Eagan, Minn.
Leon Clark	St. Olaf	So.	Utility	Rochester, Minn./Century
Russell Gliadon	Saint John's	Sr.	K	Fridley, Minn.

2009 MIAC First Team All-Conference - Defense

Name	Team	Year	Position	Hometown/High School
Travis Aufderheide	Concordia	Sr.	DT	New Ulm, Minn.
Cyrus Allen	St. Thomas	Jr.	DL	New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper
Andrew Johnson	Bethel	Jr.	DE	Maple Grove, Minn.
Kyle Schroeder	Saint John's	Jr.	DL	Richmond, Minn./Rocori
C.J. Tabasky	St. Olaf	Sr.	DT	Ormond Beach, Fla./Mainland
Adam Concannon	St. Olaf	Sr.	ILB	Orlando, Fla./University
Tony Palma	Gustavus	Sr.	ILB	Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial
Ryan Wimmer	Saint John's	Sr.	ILB	St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral
Adam Mead	Augsburg	Jr.	OLB	St. Francis, Minn.
Zach Sturm	St. Thomas	Jr.	OLB	Springfield, Minn.
Nate Voronyak	Bethel	Sr.	OLB	Orono, Minn.
Zach Debeltz	Concordia	Jr.	S	Anoka, Minn.
Brady Ervin	St. Thomas	Jr.	S	Eden Prairie, Minn.
Bobby Klint	Saint John's	Sr.	DB	Coon Rapids, Minn./Totino-Grace
Bryan Villar	St. Thomas	Jr.	CB	Oakdale, Minn./Tartan
Joe Welch	Gustavus	Sr.	SS	Hastings, Minn.
Matt Knutson	Gustavus	Sr.	P	St, Peter, Minn.

2009 MIAC Second Team All-Conference - Offense

Name	Team	Year	Position	Hometown/High School
Josh Aakre	Bethel	So.	QB	Dawson, Minn./Dawson-Boyd
Mike Dunham	Concordia	So.	QB	Willmar, Minn.
Jon Lien	Carleton	So.	RB	Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes
Jakob Reding	Saint John's	Jr.	RB	Eden Prairie, Minn.
Colin Tobin	St. Thomas	So.	RB	Itasca, Ill./Chicago Fenwick
Muneer Al-Hameed	Augsburg	Jr.	WR	Woodbury, Minn./Minneapolis Washburn
Elliot Herdina	Gustavus	So.	WR	Blooming Prairie, Minn.
Joel Quick	Bethel	Sr.	WR	Johnston, Iowa
Josh Overman	Saint John's	Jr.	TE	Albany, Minn.
Kyle Boersma	Bethel	So.	G	Hospers, Iowa/MOC-Floyd Valley
Jack Breckner	Gustavus	Sr.	OL	Wayzata, Minn.
Josh Corrigan	Augsburg	Sr.	T	Cottage Grove, Minn.
Jon Curtis	St. Thomas	So.	OL	Shell Lake, Wis.
Jeff Gilbertson	Saint John's	Jr.	OL	Wabasha, Minn./Winona Cotter
Tim Juba	Saint John's	Jr.	OL	Cottage Grove, Minn./Park
John Schantzen	St. Olaf	Sr.	T	Stillwater, Minn.
Andrew Larson	Concordia	Sr.	Utility	Fergus Falls, Minn.
Derek Johnson	Hamline	Sr.	K	Casa Grande, Ariz.

2009 MIAC Second Team All-Conference - Defense

Name	Team	Year	Position	Hometown/High School
Joe Boerma	Carleton	Fy.	NG	Watertown, S.D.
Zachary Henschel	St. Olaf	Sr.	DE	Minnetonka, Minn.
Jared Lyle	Bethel	Sr.	NG	Elgin, Ill./Burlington Central
Ryan McKay	Concordia	Sr.	NG	Brainerd, Minn.
Noel Meyer	Saint John's	Sr.	DL	Melrose, Minn.
Ethan Eid	Saint John's	Sr.	ILB	Arden Hills, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall
Corey Olsen	Hamline	So.	ILB	Elk River, Minn.
Ross Petterson	Bethel	Jr.	ILB	Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo
Paul Stommes	Gustavus	Jr.	OLB	Richmond, Minn./Eden Valley-Watkins
John Stanton	Saint John's	Jr.	OLB	San Rafael, Calif./Marin Catholic
Corey Svihla	Bethel	Jr.	OLB	Foley, Minn.
Tim Cornish	Bethel	Sr.	CB	Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata
Chris DeLuca	St. Olaf	Sr.	SS	Longwood, Fla./Lake Mary
Dominic Haik	Saint John's	Sr.	DB	Minneapolis, Minn./Totino-Grace
Neil Kolstad	Carleton	Jr.	S	St. James, Minn.
David Vavra	Bethel	So.	S	Cambridge, Minn./Braham
John Broback	Hamline	Fy.	P	Apple Valley, Minn.

2009 All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team
Augsburg - Adam Mead (Jr., St. Francis, Minn.)
Bethel - Reid Velo (Sr., Nashwauk, Minn./Nashwauk-Keewatin)
Carleton - Phil Blue (Sr., Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North)
Concordia - Craig Lachowitzer (Sr., Battle Lake, Minn.)
Gustavus - Tony Palma (Sr., Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial)
Hamline - Derek Johnson (Sr., Casa Grande, Ariz.)
Saint John's - Drew Percival (Sr., Wayzata, Minn./Blake)
St. Olaf - Zachary Henschel (Sr., Minnetonka, Minn.)
St. Thomas - Zach Sturm (Jr., Springfield, Minn.)

NESCAC Football All-Conference Teams Announced

Middlebury’s McKillop, Amherst’s Taylor Named Players of the Year

HADLEY, Mass. – Middlebury junior QB Donald McKillop (Poway, Calif.) and Amherst senior LB Mike Taylor (Evanston, Ill.) have been selected by the conference coaches as the 2009 NESCAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively. McKillop is the first Panther player to receive top offensive honors since running back Bryan Sanchez in 2000, while Taylor becomes the first member of the Lord Jeffs to garner defensive recognition since lineman Pat McGee in 2001.

In only his third year with the Panthers, McKillop re-wrote the career record books for passing at Middlebury, as he not only led the NESCAC in passing but also established new single-season school and league marks as well. McKillop completed just under 65-percent of his attempts this fall with an average of 359.1 yards per game and an efficiency rating of 136.77. The 2007 Rookie of the Year finished the season with 262 completions on 405 attempts, 2,873 passing yards, 22 touchdown passes, and 2,967 yards of total offense, all conference records. He also added two rushing touchdowns to his totals. In addition to being named Offensive Player of the Year, McKillop was also chosen as a member of the All-NESCAC First Team Offense a year after he earned Second Team honors.

A big part of the conference’s top defense, Taylor and the Lord Jeffs allowed a league-low 10.4 points per game, 50.9 rushing yards per game, and surrendered only three rushing touchdowns. Taylor was second among his counterparts in the NESCAC in tackles with a career-best 89 (47 solo), averaging 11.1 per outing. He also contributed 11.0 tackles for a combined loss of 40 yards, four sacks for a total of 25 yards, five pass break-ups, three forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery. Taylor earned All-NESCAC First Team Defense for the first time during his tenure at Amherst as well.

In the backfield on the All-Conference First Team Offense were Trinity senior Oliver Starnes and Williams junior Ryan Lupo at running back along with Tufts senior Noah Hatfield-Biondo at fullback. Starnes, who was chosen as a member of the First Team for the second year in a row, was second in the NESCAC in rushing, averaging 98.1 yards per game and 4.0 yards per carry, and also scored eight touchdowns on the ground. The primary man in the backfield for the Ephs, Lupo paced the conference’s top rushing offense with a league-best 107.1 yards per game for a total of 857 yards. He recorded more touchdowns than any other player this season by scoring nine of Williams’ 17 rushing touchdowns. Hatfield-Biondo appeared in seven games for the Jumbos as a multi-purpose back, averaging 1.3 yards on the ground and 10.1 receiving yards. He caught two touchdown passes and ran in for a third score.

Representatives from five different teams made up the five offensive line spots on the First Team. Returning from last year’s First Team Offense was junior Matt Santora of Trinity, as the Bantams boasted the best red zone offense in the conference, converting on 27-of-31 attempts (.871). Tufts senior Adam Wueger moved up from the 2008 Second Team to this year’s First Team. Amherst senior Wyatt Moss received All-NESCAC honors for the first time in his career as part of a front line that allowed a league-low eight sacks. Senior Matt Fait of Colby and Kevin Rose of Williams joined Moss as being first-time honorees. The Ephs tied with Middlebury for the highest-scoring offense in the conference, averaging 29.9 points per game, and were also tops in rushing, gaining just over 160 yards per game on the ground. The Mules were not far behind in rushing, ranking third in the NESCAC with a 113.2 yard average.

The receiving corps on the First Team was made up of seniors Nick Caro of Williams and James Millard of Middlebury along with Bowdoin sophomore Patrick Noone. Limited to just six games this season, Caro averaged 15.0 yards per catch and 67.7 yards per game, scoring five touchdowns. Millard was second only to Noone among conference players in both receptions (64) and yards (748), as he had 8.0 receptions per game and 93.5 receiving yards per game. He also claimed All-NESCAC Specialist honors for the third consecutive year (2007 Second Team, 2008 First Team), recording 328 yards on kick returns and 111 yards on punt returns. Noone had a breakout sophomore campaign for the Polar Bears, as he set or tied five different program records and broke the single-season conference record for receptions with 76 catches. Noone racked up 997 receiving yards, second all-time in the NESCAC, with a program-best seven touchdowns and a league-high 124.6 yards per outing. Bates senior tight end Sean Wirth rounded out the All-NESCAC First Team Offense. Wirth posted a career-high average of 49.1 yards per game along with 9.8 yards per reception. An excellent blocker for the Bobcats, Wirth added in his sixth career touchdown reception this season.

On the All-NESCAC First Team Defense, seniors Eric Pender and Edwin Urey of Amherst were back for a second tour in as many years. The duo helped the Lord Jeffs post the league’s best rushing defense, allowing only 50.9 yards on the ground per game and 1.5 yards per attempt. In addition, the Amherst defense had 38 sacks (1st NESCAC) and permitted only 13 of 25 incursions into the red zone to be successful (2nd). Pender had 38 tackles (21 solo) with 6.5 tackles for a loss of 33 yards, 5.0 sacks, three pass break-ups, and one fumble recovery. Urey led his squad and was second in the conference with 13 tackles for a combined loss of 79 yards and 8.0 sacks. He made 33 total stops this season (21 solo). A Second Team member in 2008, Wesleyan senior Peter Sugarbaker joined the First Team Defense in 2009. Sugarbaker recorded 38 tackles (22 solo) with 8.0 TFL of 40 yards, five sacks for 36 yards, three pass break-ups, and a forced fumble. Bowdoin senior Laurence Duggan finished the season as the NESCAC leader in sacks with nine for 52 yards. He also made 50 stops (35 solo), 10.5 tackles for a loss of 57 yards, two quarterback hurries, a break-up, and a fumble recovery. Sophomore Colin Curzi of Williams was the final lineman on the First Team. Curzi recorded 22 tackles (14 solo) with 5.0 TFL of 21 yards, two sacks, and two pass break-ups. Curzi and the rest of the Ephs were tops in third down defense, as opponents only converted 26.2-percent of their opportunities (33-for-126).

Along with Amherst’s Taylor at linebacker were Hamilton senior John Lawrence, Williams junior Dylan Schultz, and Trinity sophomore Walter Fallas, all of whom led their respective squads in tackling. Lawrence, who earned Second Team honors a year ago, had a career-best 63 tackles this season (38 solo) with 5.5 tackles for a loss of 26 yards, 2.0 sacks, an interception, a forced fumble, and four pass break-ups in only six games. Schultz made 61 stops (37 solo) which included 9.5 tackles for a loss of 29 yards, 3.0 sacks, and a pass break-up. Fallas tied with Lawrence for third among conference players in tackles per game (10.5) with an impressive 84 tackles (44 solo). Of his 84 stops, 7.0 were for a loss of 23 yards. He also recorded a sack, an interception, two pass break-ups, a quarterback hurry, and a fumble recovery.

Tufts senior defensive back Tom Tassinari earned First Team Defense for the third time in his career, the only player on this year’s squad to do so. Tassinari recorded a personal-best 57 tackles (37 solo) with four pass break-ups and a quarterback hurry. Joining Tassinari from the 2008 First Team was Bates’ Kyle McAllister. The senior defensive back made 36 tackles (24 solo) to go along with an interception, a fumble recovery, and three pass break-ups. Rounding out the First Team Defense were seniors Fred Argir of Amherst and Matt Zanedis of Williams. Argir intercepted a conference-best six passes in 2009, as the Jeffs led the league in turnovers with a plus-9 margin. Argir also had eight pass break-ups and 57 tackles (32 solo). Zanedis returned a fumble and an interception for a touchdown this fall. Over eight games, Zanedis had two interceptions, six pass break-ups, a blocked kick, and 30 tackles (23 solo).

Accompanying Millard of Middlebury on the First Team Specialists were Williams senior Will Cronin and Trinity sophomore Tim Costello. Cronin led the conference in yards per punt with a 39.3 average, booting a long of 75 yards and putting 10 inside the opponents’ 20. Costello was 5-for-5 on extra point attempts and 10-for-11 in field goals this season. Costello nailed a career-long 42-yard field goal in double-overtime of the season finale against Wesleyan to give Trinity a 26-23 win.

Rookie of the Year went to Williams freshman linebacker Chris Cameron (Walpole, Mass.). Cameron was second among his teammates in tackles this year with 46 stops, 33 of which were solo. He also made 8.0 tackles for a loss of 48 yards, 5.5 sacks for 42 yards, two pass break-ups, and a fumble recovery.

Amherst head coach E.J. Mills was the unanimous choice for NESCAC Coach of the Year. In his 13th season at the helm of the Lord Jeffs, Mills guided his team to their third 8-0 finish in conference play and first undefeated season since 1984. Amherst won the 2009 NESCAC Football Championship, its first outright title and second overall after sharing the award with Colby and Middlebury in 2000. It is the first time that Mills has received the conference’s coaching honor.

2009 NESCAC FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE
	First Team Offense
QB	Donald McKillop	Middlebury	Jr.	Poway, Calif.
RB	Ryan Lupo	Williams	Jr.	Princeton Junction, N.J.
RB	Oliver Starnes	Trinity	Sr.	Ledgewood, N.J.
FB	Noah Hatfield-Biondo	Tufts	Sr.	Southampton, N.Y.
OL	Matt Fait	Colby	Sr.	Glencoe, Ill.
OL	Wyatt Moss	Amherst	Sr.	Westport, Conn.
OL	Kevin Rose	Williams	Jr.	Middletown, N.Y.
OL	Matt Santora	Trinity	Jr.	Westport, Conn.
OL	Adam Wueger	Tufts	Sr.	Marietta, Ga.
WR	Nick Caro	Williams	Sr.	Andover, Mass.
WR	James Millard	Middlebury	Sr.	Greenwich, Conn.
WR	Patrick Noone	Bowdoin	So.	North Attleboro, Mass.
TE	Sean Wirth	Bates	Sr.	Barrington, R.I.

	First Team Defense
DL	Colin Curzi	Williams	So.	Hampton, N.J.
DL	Laurence Duggan	Bowdoin	Sr.	Weston, Mass.
DL	Eric Pender	Amherst	Sr.	Drexel Hill, Pa.
DL	Peter Sugarbaker	Wesleyan	Sr.	Milton, Mass.
DL	Edwin Urey	Amherst	Sr.	Quincy, Mass.
LB	Walter Fallas	Trinity	So.	Everett, Mass.
LB	John Lawrence	Hamilton	Sr.	Baldwinsville, N.Y.
LB	Dylan Schultz	Williams	Jr.	Lanesboro, Mass.
LB	Michael Taylor	Amherst	Sr.	Evanston, Ill.
DB	Fred Argir	Amherst	Sr.	Lakeville, Minn.
DB	Kyle McAllister	Bates	Sr.	Exeter, N.H.
DB	Tom Tassinari	Tufts	Sr.	Andover, Mass.
DB	Matt Zanedis	Williams	Sr.	Upper Saddle River, N.J.

	First Team Specialists
PK	Tim Costello	Trinity	So.	Solana Beach, Calif.
P	Will Cronin	Williams	Sr.	Acton, Mass.
RS	James Millard	Middlebury	Sr.	Greenwich, Conn.

	Second Team Offense
QB	Oliver Kell	Bowdoin	Sr.	Westford, Mass.
RB	Pat Bailey	Tufts	Jr.	Beverly, Mass.
RB	Erik Rostad	Middlebury	Sr.	York, Maine
OL	Paul Bennett	Middlebury	Sr.	Williamstown, N.J.
OL	Tim Bishop	Williams	Sr.	New Milford, N.J.
OL	Mike Goulet	Trinity	Jr.	Glastonbury, Conn.
OL	Brian Leighton	Colby	Sr.	Orrington, Maine
OL	Stuart Lindberg	Middlebury	Sr.	Perkasie, Pa.
OL	Nick Seara	Wesleyan	Jr.	South Ozone Park, N.Y.
WR	Tom Beaton	Bates	Sr.	West Newbury, Mass.
WR	Bryce Bennett	Williams	Jr.	Jonesboro, Ark.
WR	Mike Galligan	Trinity	Jr.	Shoreham, N.Y.
WR	Brian Murphy	Amherst	Jr.	Evanston, Ill.
TE	David Reed	Middlebury	Jr.	New Canaan, Conn.

	Second Team Defense
DL	Herman Brito	Trinity	So.	Wayland, Mass.
DL	Dan Canina	Williams	Jr.	Carlisle, Mass.
DL	Donnie Simmons	Tufts	So.	Houston, Texas
DL	Burke St. John	Hamilton	Jr.	Chappaqua, N.Y.
DL	Kyle Williams	Trinity	Sr.	Bethesda, Md.
LB	Justin Freres	Wesleyan	Jr.	Santa Barbara, Calif.
LB	Eric Kamback	Middlebury	Sr.	Mahwah, N.J.
LB	Jeff Katz	Amherst	Jr.	Cheshire, Conn.
LB	Tyler Tennant	Bowdoin	Sr.	Swampscott, Mass.
DB	Chris Copeland	Colby	Sr.	Rexford, N.Y.
DB	Dan Haluska	Middlebury	Sr.	Wellesley, Mass.
DB	John Marinelli	Trinity	Sr.	New Canaan, Conn.
DB	Alex Perry	Tufts	Sr.	Danvers, Mass.
DB	Derrick Williams	Wesleyan	So.	Brockton, Mass.

	Second Team Specialists
PK	Anthony Kuchan	Middlebury	Jr.	Wauwatosa, Wis.
P	Grant Kunkel	Trinity	Sr.	New Canaan, Conn.
RS	Pat Bailey	Tufts	Jr.	Beverly, Mass.

	Offensive Player of the Year
QB	Donald McKillop	Middlebury	Jr.	Poway, Calif.

	Defensive Player of the Year
LB	Michael Taylor	Amherst	Sr.	Evanston, Ill.

	Rookie of the Year
LB	Chris Cameron	Williams	Fr.	Walpole, Mass.

	Coach of the Year
	E.J. Mills	Amherst

2009 University Athletic Association Football All-Association Team

All-Association First Team — Offense

Francis Adarkwa Chicago RB SO Wheaton, IL (Wheaton Warrenville South)

Michael Allen Case C SO McMurray, PA (Peters Township)

Dee Brizzolara Chicago WR FR Aurora, OH (Aurora) ✝ Rookie of the Year

Corey Checkan Case FB SR Georgetown, PA (South Side Area)

Bryan Dedeker Chicago OT SR Cincinnati, OH (Turpin)

Zach Homyk Case WR JR Chicago, IL (St. Ignatius Prep)

Brendan Howe Carnegie Mellon WR SR Grosse Pointe, MI (Grosse Pointe South)

Marcus Kluczynski Case OT JR Erie, PA (McDowell)

Jim O’Brien Washington RB JR Wheaton, IL (Wheaton Warrenville South)

Tony Opperman Case OG SO Pickerington, OH (St. Charles Preparatory)

DJ Suitca Case TE SR Homeworth, OH (Marlington)

John Tabash Chicago OT FR St. Louis, MO (St. Louis Priory)

Mike Van Roten Chicago OG FR Rockville Centre, NY (Chaminade)

Dan Whalen Case QB SR Willoughby, OH (Willoughby South) ✝ Player of the Year

Nate Williams Chicago C SO Wheaton, IL (Wheaton Warrenville South)

All-Association First Team — Defense

Andrew Berryman Washington OLB SR St. Peters, MO (Francis Howell Central)

Bobby Bott Case CB SR Grafton, OH (Midview)

Brandon Brown Washington CB JR Fort Mitchell, KY (Covington Catholic)

Jeff Brown Case ILB SR North Olmsted, OH (North Olmsted) ✝ Player of the Year

Dale English Case DL SO Middleburg Heights, OH (Holy Name)

Nick Gialessas Washington DL SR Lemont, IL (Lemont)

Justin Kaderabek Chicago DL JR Caledonia, IL (Boylan Catholic)

Jake Longtin Chicago DL SO Sioux City, IA (North)

Tim Machan Washington S SR Wauwatosa, WI (Marquette University HS)

Bradley Paramore Case OLB SR Garfield Heights, OH (Garfield Heights)

Mike Pelyak Case S SR Newton Falls, OH (Newton Falls)

Mike Shedlosky Carnegie Mellon ILB JR Bridgewater, NJ (Bridgewater-Raritan)

Socrates Zacharias Carnegie Mellon OLB SR Pittsburgh, PA (Mt. Lebanon)

All-Association First Team — Special Teams

Dee Brizzolara Chicago KR FR Aurora, OH (Aurora)

Sam Coffey Case K JR Middletown, OH (Lakota East)

Tim Machan Washington PR SR Wauwatosa, WI (Marquette University HS)

Dan Miller Carnegie Mellon PR SO Pittsburgh, PA (Upper St. Clair)

Richard Pattison Carnegie Mellon P JR Rocky River, OH (Rocky River)

Players of the Year

Dan Whalen Case QB SR Willoughby, OH (Willoughby South) ✝ Offense

Jeff Brown Case ILB SR North Olmsted, OH (North Olmsted) ✝ Defense

Rookie of the Year

Dee Brizzolara Chicago WR FR Aurora, OH (Aurora)

Coaching Staff of the Year

Case Western Reserve University (Head Coach Greg Debeljak, Associate Head Coach Marcus Macalla, Assistant Coaches Dereck Slesh, Jerry Schuplinski, Dave DiCarlo, Mickey Iliano, Jim Michals, Mike Jones, Ryan Jones, James Rosenbury, Ben Taylor, Sam Suitca, Kyle Brower)

All-Association Second Team — Offense

Tim Cowdrick Case WR SR Mentor, OH (Mentor)

Jared Daiber Washington OG SR St. Louis, MO (Ladue)

Christopher Donlon Carnegie Mellon OT SR Olmstead Falls, OH (Holy Name)

Mike Emerson Chicago TE SR Okemos, MI (Okemos)

Christopher Garcia Carnegie Mellon RB SO Albuquerque, NM (Valley)

Ryan Kolesar Case WR SR Mentor, OH (Mentor)

David Mackey Washington OT JR Cincinnati, OH (Anderson)

Greg Meyer Case RB SR Clearwater, FL (Countryside)

Stefan Mitrovic Chicago OG SO North Royalton, OH (North Royalton)

Marshall Oium Chicago QB JR Temecula, CA (Great Oak)

Justin Pratt Carnegie Mellon FB JR Bethel Park, PA (Bethel Park)

Joe Rhein Washington C SO Fairview Heights, IL (Belleville East)

Clay Wolff Chicago WR JR St. Louis, MO (Christian Brothers)

All-Association Second Team — Defense

Emmett Carrier Chicago CB SO Glen Ellyn, IL (Benet Academy)

Richard Doolin Case DL SO Bethel Park, PA (Bethel Park)

Alex Dzierbicki Chicago ILB FR Clinton Township, MI (Chippewa Valley)

Cameron Grimes Chicago OLB SO Naples, FL (Barron Collier)

Kyle Huber Washington OLB JR O’Fallon, MO (St. Dominic)

Joshua Kresge Carnegie Mellon S SR East Greenville, PA (Upper Perkiomen)

Jake Mey Case DL JR Brook Park, OH (Padua Franciscan)

Brendan O’Mahony Washington DL SR Gibsonia, PA (Pine-Richland)

Danny Polaneczky Chicago S SO Cincinnati, OH (Turpin)

Brett Schiffman Washington ILB SR Oak Park, IL (Oak Park & River Forest)

John Schneider Washington DL JR Westerville, OH (Westerville Central)

Nick Vom Brack Washington CB SR River Forest, IL (Oak Park & River Forest)

All-Association Second Team — Special Teams

Tim Johnson Washington K JR St. Louis, MO (Lutheran South)

Austin Morman Washington P SO Rockford, IL (Boylan Catholic)

Jim O’Brien Washington KR JR Wheaton, IL (Wheaton Warrenville South)

Honorable Mention

Offense — Carnegie Mellon: Ryan Chehanske, Phil Pantalone; Case: Shaun Nicely, Andrew Zajac; Chicago: Joe Stoner; Washington: Tom Gulyas, Greg Lachaud, Stephen Sherman, Phill Stoecker

Defense — Carnegie Mellon: Sean Kennedy, David O’Connor, Jason Stearns; Case: Zachary Hass, Lee Sasala; Chicago: Cory Swaim; Washington: Tim Olivos

Special Teams —Case: Dan Whalen

SCAC Announces 2009 All-Conference Football Team

SUWANEE, Ga. - DePauw University and Millsaps College each went 5-1 in league play to share the 2009 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) football crown. For that success on the gridiron, both were awarded with two major awards each with today's announcement of the 2009 All-SCAC Football team.

In exclusive voting by the head coaches of the conference, Alex Koors of DePauw was selected as the league's Offensive Player-of-the-Year while Will Hawkins of Millsaps was voted the league's Defensive Player-of-the-Year.

Hawkins' teammate, Michael Galatas, was selected as Special Teams Player-of-the-Year for the second consecutive year while DePauw's Robby Long was voted the league's Coach-of-the-Year.

In the same balloting, Kyle Trella of Trinity University was named the SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year.

Alex Koors, a 6-2, 168-pound junior receiver from Indianapolis, Ind., set the DePauw single season receiving yards mark this season with 1,266 yards - the third highest total in SCAC history. His 73 receptions this year places him in a tie for the ninth-most in a SCAC single season and his 13 receiving touchdowns are tied for the fourth-most. Currently ranked third in the nation in receiving yards, Koors had two 200+ yard receiving games this season (212 yards vs. Millsaps and 209 yards vs. Anderson). He is the first conference receiver to post two 200+ yard receiving games in a single-season since David Crowley of Centre in 2004. For his career and with a year still remaining in Greencastle, Koors is already ranked in the league's all-time top 10 for career receptions (169 - 10th), receiving yards (2,595 - fifth) and receiving touchdowns (26 - fifth).

Koors received six votes in the Offensive POTY voting with Chris Baer of Trinity University and Shane Bowser of Millsaps College receiving one vote each.

Will Hawkins, a 6-2, 230-pound junior linebacker from Nettleton, Miss., tied for the SCAC lead with 102 tackles, becoming the first Millsaps player in six years with 100 tackles in a season. He had double digit tackles in five of the team's last six games, including a career-high 17 against Birmingham-Southern. Hawkins also finished tied for eighth in the conference with 7.5 tackles-for-loss and added three interceptions and two recovered fumbles. The league's reigning Offensive Player-of-the-Year in baseball, Hawkins is just the second SCAC student-athlete to earn Player-of-the-Year honors in two separate sports - excluding cross country and track and field - following Liz Bondi of DePauw who was SCAC POTY in both women's basketball (twice) and tennis (three times).

Hawkins received four votes in the Defensive POTY balloting to nose out Brian Sneed of Centre College, who received three votes. Thomas Wrona of DePauw received the remaining first-place vote.

Michael Galatas, a 5-10, 175-pound receiver/kick returner from Lacombe, La., is the first SCAC student-athlete to earn back-to-back Special Teams Player-of-the-Year honors since DePauw's Jamarcus Shephard in 2003 and 2004. Galatas finished second in the SCAC in all-purpose yards (142.1 yards per game), which included a Millsaps single-season record 687 kick return yards and two touchdowns. He also broke the school's career record with three kick return for touchdowns. Galatas averaged 25.4 yards per kick return, which was good for second in the SCAC (35th nationally). As a receiver, Galatas was selected First Team All-SCAC after catching 32 passes for 632 yards and nine touchdowns.

Galatas garnered six votes in the Special Teams Player-of-the-Year voting. Garrett Biel of Trinity received the remaining two votes. This is the fourth consecutive year that a Millsaps player has been selected the league's Special Teams POTY. Former Majors Chris Jackson (2006) and John Milazzo (2007) earned the award prior to Galatas' two selections.

Kyle Trella, a 6-0, 165-pound first-year punter from Chandler, Ariz., had three punts over 60 yards this season, as well as several more punts over 50 yards. He broke a 46-year-old school record with his 48.8 yards per punt average against Sewanee, and now holds four of the top 10 averages in Trinity single-game history (min. five punts). Trella was a huge weapon for the Tigers as he dropped over 33% of his punts inside the 20-yard line (16). As of the end of the regular season, Trella led all of Division III in punting average at 44.0 yards per punt.

Trella received three votes in the NOTY balloting, followed closely by Shawn Morris of Birmingham-Southern College and Greg Harrell of Austin College, who received two votes each. Tevin Goggins of Millsaps received the remaining first-place vote.

After guiding DePauw to a share of its third SCAC football title and the program's first-ever NCAA playoff appearance, Robby Long was selected by his peers as SCAC Coach-of-the-Year. Long, who turned 30 on Sunday, took over as interim head football coach on August 7. He had spent the previous five seasons as an assistant coach at DePauw, including the last three as the Tigers' assistant head coach and defensive coordinator. Long led the Tigers to their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs. DePauw battled #10 Thomas More in Kentucky Saturday, but came up on the short end of a 49-39 score and ended the 2009 season with a 7-3 record. Long had the "interim" tag removed from his title on Tuesday and was officially named head coach.

Long captured five votes in the COTY balloting. Mike DuBose of Millsaps, Andy Frye of Centre and Steve Mohr of Trinity received one vote each.

2009 SCAC Football Offensive Player-of-the-Year

Alex Koors DePauw Jr. WR 6-2 168 Indianapolis, Ind.

2009 SCAC Football Defensive Player-of-the-Year

Will Hawkins Millsaps Jr. LB 6-2 230 Nettleton, Miss.

2009 SCAC Football Special Teams Player-of-the-Year

Michael Galatas Millsaps Jr. KR 5-10 175 Lacombe, La.

2009 SCAC Football Newcomer-of-the-Year

Kyle Trella Trinity Fy. P 6-0 165 Chandler, Ariz.

2009 SCAC Football Coach-of-the-Year

Robby Long DePauw 7-3 overall / 5-1 SCAC (T-1st place) / NCAA Playoffs

2009 All-SCAC First Team Offense

Linemen (Six selected)

John Shivers Millsaps Sr. G 6-2 275 Somerville, Ala.

Lewis Brown DePauw Jr. G 6-1 270 Poway, Calif.

David Joeckel DePauw Sr. G 6-4 290 Arlington, Texas

Austin Light Austin Jr. T 6-2 270 Collinsville, Texas

Josh Hooten Trinity Sr. C 6-0 270 Waco, Texas

Ben Hume Centre So. T 6-4 270 Lexington, Ky.

Wide Receivers (Four selected)

Michael Galatas Millsaps Jr. WR 5-10 175 Lacombe, La.

Alex Koors DePauw Jr. WR 6-2 168 Indianapolis, Ind.

Riley Curry Trinity Sr. WR 6-0 197 Sugar Land, Texas

*Greg Harrell Austin Jr. WR 6-3 215 Plano, Texas

*Bryan Mulligan DePauw Sr. WR 5-10 187 Elmhurst, Ill.

*Two players tied for the final wide receiver position.

Offensive Backs (Three selected)

Shane Bowser Millsaps So. RB 5-10 200 Pass Christian, Miss.

Jonathan Pinque Centre So. RB 5-9 190 Athens, Ala.

Chris Baer Trinity Sr. RB 6-0 205 Shiner, Texas

Quarterback (One selected)

Spud Dick DePauw Sr. QB 5-11 190 Indianapolis, Ind.

Place-Kicker (One selected)

Garrett Biel Trinity Fy. PK 5-8 165 Clayton, Calif.

2009 All-SCAC First Team Defense

Linemen (Five selected)

David Dale Millsaps Sr. DE 6-1 235 Amory, Miss.

Tim Groh Centre Sr. DE 6-2 230 Lebanon, Ohio

Mason Burrell Millsaps Sr. DE 6-1 230 New Orleans, La.

Alex Fitch DePauw Sr. DE 6-3 221 Long Grove, Ill.

Bakari Faulkner Sewanee Sr. DE 6-3 255 Maysville, Ga.

Linebackers (Four selected)

Will Hawkins Millsaps Jr. ILB 6-2 230 Nettleton, Miss.

Brian Sneed Centre Sr. OLB 6-0 195 Hendersonville, Tenn.

Dennis Grebe Trinity Sr. LB 5-11 220 Bay City, Texas

*Kendral Ellison Rhodes Sr. LB 5-9 221 Decatur, Ala.

*Andrew Meir Rhodes Jr. LB 6-1 192 Chesterfield, Mo.

*Ryan Preuss DePauw Jr. OLB 6-1 215 Zionsville, Ind.

*Kyle Sherer DePauw Jr. OLB 6-1 223 Fort Wayne, Ind.

*Four players tied for the final linebacker position.

Defensive Backs (Five selected)

Zack Sloan Centre Sr. CB 5-11 196 Lebanon, Ind.

Chalankis Brown Sewanee Jr. CB 5-10 180 Millbrook, Ala.

Kevin Peters Millsaps Jr. FS 6-3 205 Metairie, La.

Evan Coachman Austin Jr. S 6-2 205 Frisco, Texas

*Jonathan Osei-Kuffour Trinity So. CB 6-0 192 Houston, Texas

*Sean Swallen Centre Sr. S 6-0 200 Cincinnati, Ohio

*Two players tied for the final defensive back position.

Punter (One selected)

Kyle Trella Trinity Fy. P 6-0 165 Chandler, Ariz.

2009 All-SCAC Second Team Offense

Linemen

Oliver Galicki Millsaps So. G 6-3 310 Jackson, Miss.

Dane Spoelker Centre Jr. C 6-0 270 Louisville, Ky.

Joey Hollenbeck Rhodes Jr. T 6-3 265 Canton, Miss.

Ryan Creel Birmingham Jr. G 6-3 265 Dora, Ala.

Wide Receivers

Nick Edwards Centre Sr. WR 6-0 185 Flemingsburg, Ky.

Caleb Urban Trinity Sr. WR 6-1 205 Victoria, Texas

Mark Branigan DePauw Jr. TE 6-3 235 Indianapolis, Ind.

Brayden Dahlstrom DePauw Jr. WR 6-1 191 Coatesville, Ind.

Jake Jackson Rhodes So. WR 5-7 165 Bauxit, Ark.

John Milazzo Millsaps Sr. WR 5-10 190 Hammond, La.

Jason O’Rear Millsaps Fy. WR 6-3 200 Mandeville, La.

Offensive Backs

Walter Arrington Birmingham Jr. RB 5-7 185 Hueytown, Ala.

Ross Hasten Austin Sr. RB 5-10 205 Lewisville, Texas

Quarterbacks

Andy Braly Austin Sr. QB 5-11 205 Richland Hills, Texas

Chris Graves Millsaps Sr. QB 6-2 210 Covington, La.

Joe Thigpen Birmingham Jr. QB 6-2 215 Crestview, Fla.

Place-Kickers

Jordan Havercamp DePauw Sr. PK 6-0 175 Indianapolis, Ind.

Taylor Russolino Millsaps Jr. PK 6-0 165 Metairie, La.

John Reisig Austin Sr. PK 5-10 180 Houston, Texas

2009 All-SCAC Second Team Defense

Linemen Jeff Carapetyan Trinity Sr. DT 6-0 235 Dallas, Texas

Jeremy Character Sewanee Sr. DL 6-2 320 Marietta, Ga.

Tyler Doane DePauw Jr. DT 6-0 236 Valparaiso, Ind.

Graham Herron Centre Sr. DT 6-1 245 Hendersonville, Ky.

Bryan Jackson Birmingham So. DE 6-4 240 Houston, Texas

Karl Rogers Sewanee Sr. DE 6-3 265 Tullahoma, Tenn.

Linebackers Miles

Sager Millsaps Sr. OLB 6-0 205 Monroe, La.

Kyle Coats Trinity Sr. LB 5-8 185 Georgetown, Texas

Colby Langston Millsaps Sr. ILB 5-11 220 Booneville, Miss.

Defensive Backs

Evan Reville Trinity Sr. S 5-10 175 Oklahoma City, Okla.

Andy Boucher Rhodes Sr. DB 5-9 190 Germantown, Tenn.

Thomas Wrona DePauw Jr. SS 5-8 180 Easton, Pa.

Jon Lambert DePauw Jr. FS 6-2 198 Batesville, Ind.

Alfonzo Knight Sewanee So. S 6-0 205 Nashville, Tenn.

Andrew Shannon Birmingham So. S 6-1 210 Trussville, Ala.

Punters William

Lawrimore Millsaps Sr. P 5-9 175 Tampa, Fla.

Jeff Collett Centre Sr. P 6-2 244 Paintsville, Ky.

Geoffery Marolda Sewanee Jr. P 6-1 175 Houston, Texas

2009 All-SCAC Honorable Mention Austin: Matt Finke (Jr., CB), Phillip Gonzales (Fy., WR), Tanner Martin (So., LB), Tony Martinez (Sr., C), Greg Millerick (So., CB); Centre: Dan Fox (Sr., OL), Kevin Harman (Jr., DL), Matt Mazzanti (Sr., DB), Cooper McGuire (So., DE), Kyle Saylor (Sr., WR); DePauw: Paul DePoy (Jr., T), Jon Ellis (So., RB), Derrick Karazsia (Jr., RB), Anthony Meek (So., FB), Ryan Woodard (Jr., DE); Millsaps: Sam Herman (Sr., LB), Tye Menist (Sr., WR), Kenny Metzger (Sr., RB), Chris Skinner (Jr., RB), Adam Williams (Jr., OL); Rhodes: Chris Bell (So., DL), Matt Gilbert (Jr., WR/RB/P), Derek King (Sr., WR), Josh McMurray (Sr., RB), Joe Svejkosky (Jr., OL); Sewanee: Rascoe Dean (Sr., TE), Henry Gass (Sr., DE), Stuart Rast (Sr., DB), Trey Reliford (Sr., LB); Trinity: Tyler Barrett (So., DB), Jarrod Burns (Sr., LB), Justin Campbell (So., OL), Ben Robinson (So., LB), Garrett Van Dyke (Jr., DL)

ALL-NCAC FOOTBALL SQUADS ANNOUNCED; HUDSON, VALLERY TAKE TOP HONORS

CLEVELAND – Wabash senior Matt Hudson (Salem, IN/Salem) and Wittenberg junior Eddie Vallery (South Solon,

OH/Madison Plains) have been honored for outstanding seasons by being named North Coast Athletic Conference Players of the Year. Hudson receives the Mike Gregory Award as the NCAC’s Offensive Player of the Year. The award is presented by Richard Gregory of Columbus, in honor of his father, a multi-sport standout at Denison in the 1920s. Vallery, meanwhile, is the Defensive Player of the Year and receives the Hank Critchfield Award, commemorating the 1927 Wooster graduate.

Hudson, a senior quarterback, led the Little Giants to their third consecutive trip to the NCAA Division III tournament and a second-place finish in the conference. He earns the Gregory Award for the second straight season, and is the sixth player to earn the honor in back-to-back years. He led the North Coast in passing (279.6 yards per game), total offense (292.0 yards per game), and pass efficiency (169.5). Hudson finishes his career with 8,420 yards in 34 games and 79 touchdown passes. He ranks second in Wabash history and third in NCAC history in career passing yards. He is second in both school and conference history in career TD passes.

Vallery, a junior defensive lineman, dominated NCAC champion Tiger opponents with 57 tackles (33 solo), 20 tackles for losses of 121 yards, and 14.5 sacks for another 111 yards lost. He also broke up five passes, forced two fumbles and blocked a pair of kicks. Vallery helped fuel a defensive unit that allowed only nine touchdowns through the first round of the NCAA playoffs, including just three on the ground. The Wittenberg defense led the league in total defense (164.2 yards allowed per game), passing defense (100.7 yards allowed per game), rushing defense (63.5 yards allowed per game) and scoring defense (6.1 points allowed per game). The Tigers spent most of the season atop the NCAA defensive categories as well.

Ohio Wesleyan freshman defensive end James Huddleston (Pontiac, MI/St. Marys Prep) is the North Coast’s

Newcomer of the Year. He contributed 48 stops, three sacks and nine tackles for loss for the Battling Bishops.

Wittenberg's Joe Fincham has been named Coach of the Year for the sixth time after guiding his team to a perfect 10-0 regular season record, their ninth North Coast title and an NCAA Division III tournament bid for the first time since 2006. He has a 125-29 record in 14 seasons at the helm.

CLEVELAND -- The following performers have earned All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors for the 2009 season through balloting by the NCAC football coaches.

FIRST TEAM • OFFENSE

QB Matt Hudson *n Wabash Sr. 6-6 223 Salem, IN/Salem

RB Nick Krempasky Denison Sr. 5-10 200 San Clemente, CA/San Clemente

RB Corey Weber Wittenberg Jr. 5-9 195 Pataskala, OH/Watkins Memorial

WR Kody Lemond n Wabash Jr. 5-11 176 Pendleton, IN/Pendleton Hts.

WR Harry von Kann 3n Kenyon Sr. 6-4 225 Washington, DC/Wilson ISP

TE A.J. Clair Kenyon Sr. 6-4 220 Shaker Hts., OH/Shaker Hts.

C Dillon Hollin @ z Wittenberg Sr. 6-0 260 Prospect, KY/Trinity

OL Jeremy Block Wittenberg Jr. 5-9 265 Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair

OL Evan Isaacs n Wabash Sr. 6-3 275 Indianapolis, IN/North Central

OL John Obery z Wooster Sr. 6-8 305 South Euclid, OH/Brush

OL Storm Tropea n Wooster Sr. 6-0 265 Hollywood, FL/Hollywood Hills

FIRST TEAM • DEFENSE

DL Humphrey Caswell 3% z Hiram Sr. 6-0 285 South Euclid, OH/Charles F. Brush

DL Adam Kattoua Wittenberg Jr. 6-0 270 Upper Arlington, OH/Upper Arlington

DL Eddie Vallery z Wittenberg Jr. 6-2 220 South Solon, OH/Madison Plains

DL Matt Whyde v Wabash Sr. 6-3 226 Greenfield, IN/Mt. Vernon

OLB Matt DeGrand % n Wooster Sr. 6-0 205 Stow, OH/St. Vincent-St. Mary

OLB Kyle Lohrman n Wittenberg Sr. 6-0 200 Loveland, OH/Loveland

ILB Brad McKinley @ n Wittenberg Jr. 5-8 200 Hilliard, OH/Davidson

ILB Zach Hurtt Wittenberg So. 6-0 215 Fort Thomas, KY/Highlands

DB Trent Brunic Wittenberg Sr. 6-1 200 Indianapolis, IN/Perry Meridian

DB Sid Facaros Allegheny Jr. 5-11 200 Oakmont, PA/Riverview

DB Addrian Frederick z Wabash Sr. 5-11 183 Rensselaer, IN/Rensselaer

DB Rylan Mitter-Burke % n Ohio Wesleyan Sr. 6-1 195 Marlborough, MA/Marlboro

FIRST TEAM • SPECIALISTS

RS Wes Chamblee z Wabash Jr. 5-11 173 South Bend, IN/St. Joseph's

K Max Crumley-Effinger Earlham Sr. 6-4 210 Richmond, IN/Richmond

P Trevor Cochran Wittenberg Jr. 6-1 170 Newark, OH/Newark

Mike Gregory Award (Offensive Player of the Year): Matt Hudson, Wabash

Hank Critchfield Award (Defensive Player of the Year): Eddie Vallery, Wittenberg

Newcomer of the Year: James Huddleston, Ohio Wesleyan

Coach of the Year: Joe Fincham, Wittenberg

Key: n 1st team 2008; z 2nd team 2008; v honorable mention 2008

* 1st team 2007; @ 2nd team 2007; % honorable mention 2007

# 2nd team 2006; 3 honorable mention 2006

SECOND TEAM • OFFENSE

QB Aaron Huffman @ Wittenberg Sr. 6-4 225 Newark, Ohio/Newark

RB Robert Flagg Wooster So. 5-6 175 Dunedin, FL/Dunedin

RB Kyle Toot n Kenyon Sr. 5-8 190 Cape Elizabeth, ME/Cape Elizabeth

WR Wes Chamblee z Wabash Jr. 5-11 173 South Bend, IN/St. Joseph's

WR Jake Vite Allegheny Sr. 6-3 190 Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg Area

TE Cameron Daniels Wooster So. 6-3 230 Clarksburg, WV/Byrd

C Josh Clark Wooster Sr. 6-0 280 Dennison, OH/Tuscarawas Central Catholic

OL Ryan Metzger Wittenberg Sr. 6-2 285 Williamsport, OH/Westfall

OL Jeremy Morris *n Wabash Sr. 6-6 300 Glendora, CA/Walnut

OL Chris Shaw Earlham Sr. 6-4 320 Anderson, IN/Pendleton Hts.

OL Skip Tokar Wabash Sr. 6-6 305 Zionsville, IN/Zionsville

SECOND TEAM • DEFENSE

DL Taylor Scherer v Wittenberg Sr. 6-0 240 Crewstwood, KY/South Oldham County

DL Nick Silva v Allegheny Sr. 6-4 240 Pascoag, RI/Williston-Northampton, MA

DL Taylor Smith Ohio Wesleyan Jr. 6-3 280 Marengo, OH/Highland

DL Britan Tolliver v Ohio Wesleyan Sr. 5-10 185 Croton, OH/Johnstown Northridge

OLB Beau Calcei v Kenyon Jr. 6-0 205 Mantua, OH/Aurora

OLB Matt Kraft Wabash Sr. 6-0 210 Newburgh, IN/Castle

ILB C.J. Gum Wabash Jr. 6-2 218 North Judson, IN/North Judson

ILB Bryan Watson z Wabash Sr. 6-2 224 Zionsville, IN/Zionsville

DB Brandyn Brown *z Wittenberg Sr. 5-8 170 Louisville, KY/Male

DB Jake Carr Earlham Sr. 5-11 185 Richmond, IN/Richmond

DB Keenan Freeman Wittenberg Sr. 5-10 190 Fairborn, OH/Greenon

DB Taylor Trout Wooster So. 6-0 175 Nashport, OH/Tri-Valley

SECOND TEAM • SPECIALISTS

RS Bryan Albani n Wooster Sr. 5-10 185 Warren, OH/Howland

P Andrew DeJong Allegheny So. 5-10 190 Pittsburgh, PA/Taylor-Allderdice

K Zack Harris Wittenberg Sr. 5-11 210 Columbus, OH/Jonathan Alder

HONORABLE MENTION • OFFENSE

QB Austin Holter z Wooster Sr. 6-0 200 Johnstown, OH/Johnstown-Monroe

QB T.J. Salopek Allegheny Jr. 5-11 175 North Huntington, PA/Norwin

WR Glenn Campbell Hiram Jr. 6-0 180 Akron, OH/Buchtel

WR Pat Williams %v Wittenberg Sr. 6-0 195 Plainfield, IN/Plainfield

TE Chad Sorenson v Wabash Sr. 6-4 231 Newburgh, IN/Castle

TE Cody Parsell Wittenberg Sr. 6-3 245 Caledonia, OH/River Valley

TE Shawn Eagle Denison Jr. 6-3 251 Harmony, PA/Seneca Valley

OL Craig Morrison Wabash Sr. 6-3 271 Plainfield, IN/Avon

OL Chris Pottmeyer Oberlin Jr. 6-2 240 Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny

OL Todd Spillman Wooster Sr. 6-5 275 Zoar, OH/Tuscarawas Valley

OL Derek Ulsh Denison Sr. 6-1 245 Fredericksburg, PA/The Hill School

K Russ Palm Wooster Jr. 6-1 200 Williamstown, WV/Williamstown

K Ryan Zipf Allegheny So. 6-0 195 Cranberry Twp., PA/Seneca Valley

HONORABLE MENTION • DEFENSE

DL Lance Phillips 3*n Wittenberg Sr. 6-1 250 Wellston, OH/Wellston

DL Mark Sullivan Kenyon Jr. 5-11 215 Mentor, OH/St. Ignatius

DL Cody Wiewandt Oberlin Jr. 5-10 250 Berlin Heights, OH/Edison

OLB Adam LaFollette Earlham Sr. 6-4 225 Riverview, FL/Riverview

ILB Cale Gulliford % Earlham Sr. 5-8 205 Marion, IN/Marion

LB Bill Aukerman Denison Sr. 6-0 220 Greensburg, PA/Greater Latrobe

LB Jon Hull v Hiram So. 6-2 198 Buford, GA/Mill Creek

LB Chad Murawski Ohio Wesleyan Jr. 6-1 195 Chesterland, OH/West Geauga

LB Andy Scheilhauf z Allegheny Sr. 5-9 205 Connellsville, PA/Connellsville Area

DE Mike Browning Ohio Wesleyan Sr. 6-0 210 East Isliip, NY/East Islip

DE Alex Painter Earlham Sr. 6-2 245 New Haven, IN/Ft. Wayne Snider

DB Michael Brown Hiram So. 5-9 158 Cleveland, OH/Glenville Academy Center

DB Daniel DeLay Ohio Wesleyan Sr. 5-10 185 Pine, CO/Conifer

DB Jake Martin Wabash Jr. 6-2 186 Toluca, IL/Fieldcrest

DB Frankie Morales Kenyon Jr. 5-10 170 Miami, FL/John A. Ferguson

DB Justin Morgan Kenyon Sr. 5-9 200 Glenn Dale, MD/Charles H. Flowers

DB Solomon Turner Oberlin Jr. 5-9 155 Greensboro, NC/Deerfield Academy

Empire 8 Announces Football All-Conference Team; Jared Manzer and Andy Episcopo Named Players of the Year

ROCHESTER, NY – The Empire 8 announced its 2009 Football All-Conference team with senior wide receiver Jared Manzer being unanimously selected as Offensive Player of the Year and St. John Fisher College senior linebacker Andy Episcopo chosen as Defensive Player of the Year.

Manzer earned first-team all-conference honors as a wide receiver, all-purpose player, and defensive back and was named to the second team as a kick return specialist. He set single-season school records for touchdown receptions (15 so far) and holds the school career marks for receiving yards, touchdown catches, and total receptions.

Manzer enters NCAA play averaging seven catches per game and totaling 1,007 receiving yards in nine games. He averages 211.3 yards per game all-purpose, 21.3 yards per kick return, and 10.4 yards per punt return. Manzer leads the Saxons with seven pass break-ups and five interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns, including a school-record 98-yarder.

Episcopo, a second-team all-conference choice last season, enters the ECAC Northwest Bowl against Cortland averaging 9.7 tackles per game with 10 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. He has forced three fumbles, recovered a fumble, and recorded an interception.

Freshman quarterback Andrew Benkwitt of Utica College was named Empire 8 Rookie of the Year. He broke nearly every single-season school record, including completions, yards, attempts, touchdowns, completion percentage, and passing yards per game. Benkwitt completed 60.8 percent of his passes for 2,375 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Dave Murray was the unanimous selection as Empire 8 Coach of the Year as he led Alfred University to a share of its first conference title and only its second trip to the NCAA tournament, first since 1981.

Six players from the Saxons joined Manzer as all-conference first team selections. Sophomore quarterback Tom Secky, the 2008 Empire 8 Rookie of the Year, finished the regular season with a 168.8 efficiency rating, the best single-season mark in school history. He has thrown 25 touchdown passes and completed 63.6 percent of his passes. Senior running back Vinson Hendrix ran for 100 yards or more in seven of the Saxons’ nine regular season games, averaging 5.5 yards per carry and rushing for 10 touchdowns.

Senior left tackle Dave Carletta and junior right tackle Zach Morgan were each named to the all-conference first team, anchoring an Alfred line that has produced 414.4 yards of offense per game (175.1 rushing and 239.3 passing), while allowing only 12 sacks.

Sophomore linebacker Nick Clark averages 7.8 tackles per game and leads the Saxons in tackles for loss. Senior punter Pete Marley leads the conference with a 39.1 yards per punt average and has also landed nine punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. Clark and Marley earned first-team honors for the first time.

Four players from Empire 8 co-champion St. John Fisher College joined Episcopo as all-conference first team selections. Junior left tackle Pete Soehner and senior right guard P.J. Colombo anchor the Cardinals’ line which has produced 419.1 yards per game (151.8 rushing and 267.3 passing).

Senior defensive lineman Joel Vickers and senior defensive back John Sheridan were named to the all-conference first team for the Cardinals. Vickers enters ECAC play averaging 5.2 tackles per game and totaling five sacks and 11 tackles for loss. Sheridan, who plays the opponents’ top receiver, has picked off four passes and broken up nine, while posting 5.5 tackles per game.

Senior Jared Burrell of Springfield College was named to the all-conference first team as a defensive back and as a return specialist. He enters ECAC play ranked second in Division III in punt returns (17.2 yards per return) and third in Division III in kick returns (32.8 yards per return). He averages four tackles per game, has intercepted two passes, and broken up five. Burrell is joined on the all-conference first team by classmate Cody Flanigan, a defensive lineman with four sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss.

Senior offensive lineman Jake Queener and senior defensive lineman Joe Goetz of Ithaca College repeated as first-team selections. Goetz finished the season with nine tackles for loss. Junior tight end Dan Higgins was named to the first team after leading the conference tight ends with 2.9 receptions per game and four touchdowns. Sophomore Andrew Rogowski was chosen as the all-conference first-team placekicker after connecting on 12 field goals and averaging 6.7 points per game.

Three players from Hartwick College were chosen as first-team honorees, including senior defensive lineman Ben Tomaino, a second-team choice in 2008. He enters ECAC play averaging 7.9 tackles per game and has registered conference-highs of 10 sacks and 15 tackles for loss. Senior running back Tosh DeMulder is averaging 102.1 yards per game, 5.8 yards per carry, and has scored 10 rushing touchdowns and two more receiving. Senior wide receiver Noah Koreman ranks ninth in Division III with 120 yards receiving per game and has caught 16 touchdown passes.

Senior linebacker Eric Kahl and senior defensive back Pete Vano of Utica College were named to the all-conference first team. Kahl averaged 10.6 tackles per game and recording 11.5 tackles for loss despite missing three games with a broken foot. Vano averaged 5.9 tackles per game and broke up four passes.

One member of each team was named that institution’s representative on the 2009 Football Sportsman of the Year Team. Empire 8 emphasizes that "Competing with Honor and Integrity" is an essential component of a student-athlete’s experience in conjunction with an institution’s educational mission. These honorees have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits as outstanding sportsmen.

Empire 8 2009 Football All-Conference Awards

Offensive Player of the Year: Jared Manzer, Alfred University
Defensive Player of the Year: Andy Episcopo, St. John Fisher College
Rookie of the Year: Andrew Benkwitt, Utica College
Coach of the Year: Dave Murray, Alfred University

First Team Offense

Name Position Yr. School

Tom Secky QB So. Alfred University

Tosh DeMulder RB Sr. Hartwick College

Vinson Hendrix RB Sr. Alfred University

Jared Manzer WR/All-Purpose Sr. Alfred University

Noah Koreman WR Sr. Hartwick College

Dan Higgins TE Jr. Ithaca College

Dave Carletta OL Sr. Alfred University

P.J. Colombo OL Sr. St. John Fisher College

Zach Morgan OL Jr. Alfred University

Jake Queener OL Sr. Ithaca College

Pete Soehner OL Jr. St. John Fisher College

First Team Defense

Cody Flanigan DL Sr. Springfield College

Joe Goetz DL Sr. Ithaca College

Ben Tomaino DL Sr. Hartwick College

Joel Vickers DL Sr. St. John Fisher College

Nick Clark LB So. Alfred University

Andy Episcopo LB Sr. St. John Fisher College

Eric Kahl LB Sr. Utica College

Jared Burrell DB Sr. Springfield College

Jared Manzer DB Sr. Alfred University

John Sheridan DB Sr. St. John Fisher College

Pete Vano DB Sr. Utica College

First Team Special Teams

Name Position Yr. School

Andrew Rogowski PK So. Ithaca College

Pete Marley P Sr. Alfred University

Jared Burrell KR/PR Sr. Springfield College

Second Team Offense

Name Position Yr. School

Tim Bailey QB Jr. St. John Fisher College

Baldwin Cunningham RB Sr. Springfield College

Christian Zemaitis RB Fr. St. John Fisher College

Cody Elliott WR Sr. Utica College

Tom Vossler WR Jr. Ithaca College

Tosh DeMulder All-Purpose Sr. Hartwick College

Marcus Miles TE Sr. St. John Fisher College

Corey Balcerzak OL So. St. John Fisher College

Kevin Heinzelman OL Sr. Ithaca College

Matt Lowney OL Jr. St. John Fisher College

Eric Manning OL Sr. Alfred University

Sean Meagher OL So. Springfield College

Second Team Defense (Note: Two players tied for final spot at DB)

Name Position Yr. School

Tracy Branch DL Jr. Utica College

Kyle Macey DL Jr. St. John Fisher College

Chris Sawyer DL So. St. John Fisher College

Ken Goodwin LB Sr. Springfield College

Nick Krajacic LB Sr. St. John Fisher College

Chad Pieri LB Jr. Alfred University

Wes Smith LB So. Alfred University

Dave Ahonen DB Jr. Ithaca College

Andre Bliss DB Sr. St. John Fisher College

Alec Currier DB So. Alfred University

David Vosburgh DB So. St. John Fisher College

Spencer White DB So. Ithaca College

Second Team Special Teams

Name Position Yr. School

Eric Rockwood PK So. Alfred University

Andrew Rogowski P So. Ithaca College

Jared Manzer KR/PR Sr. Alfred University

Sportsman of the Year

Name Yr. School

Milton Harding Sr. Alfred University

Mark Theofel Sr. Hartwick College

Brian Grastorf Sr. Ithaca College

Josh Carter So. Springfield College

Brad Carlton Sr. St. John Fisher College

Cody Elliott Sr. Utica College

Honorable Mention Offense

Name Position Yr. School

Paul Decker WR Sr. St. John Fisher College

Dan Ruffrage WR Jr. Ithaca College

Keith Geraldsen TE Sr. Hartwick College

D.J. Loughlin-Pope TE Jr. Alfred University

John Carlton OL Jr. Springfield College

Tyler Olles OL So. Utica College

Brad Carlton All-Purpose Sr. St. John Fisher College

Honorable Mention Defense

Name Position Yr. School

Adam Drescher DL Sr. Ithaca College

Mike Raplee DL Fr. Alfred University

Brenden Moore LB So. St. John Fisher College

Jordan Spirou LB So. Hartwick College
Eric Toporoff LB So. Ithaca College

Honorable Mention Special Teams

Name Position Yr. School

Dan Ruffrage PR Jr. Ithaca College

COE'S BOYLE NAMED IIAC FOOTBALL MVP, COE'S STAKER NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR ALL-IOWA CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM RELEASED

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today that Coe College sophomore quarterback Brad Boyle (New Sharon, Iowa/North Mahaska) has been named the 2009 IIAC Football Most Valuable Player and Coe head coach Steve Staker has been named the 2009 IIAC Football Coach of the Year.

Boyle threw for 2,478 yards and 17 touchdowns in ten games, setting new single-season school records for passing completions (198) and total offense by a quarterback (2,807). His 2009 passing yardage total ranks third all-time in school history and could possibly move up on the chart. He also threw only one interception during the regular season. Boyle opened the season with an NCAA Division III-record 305 consecutive passing attempts without an interception before being picked off by Cornell’s Cody Backhaus in the regular-season finale.

He threw for 300-plus yards three times this season, including a season-high 373 against Gustavus Adolphus, and nearly hit the mark again with 295 against Wartburg. Boyle also rushed for 329 yards on 126 carries with 14 touchdowns. He led the IIAC in total offense (280.7 ypg) while ranking second in passing (247.8 ypg) and third in scoring.

Boyle is the first Coe player since Joe Brannen in 2004 to be named Iowa Conference MVP. Fred Jackson also captured back-to-back MVP honors in 2001 and 2002. He is also the first sophomore to be named MVP since Central running back Vance Schuring captured the first of his back-to-back MVP honors in 2005.

Staker led the Kohawks to a 9-1 mark overall, a runner-up finish in the Iowa Conference with a 7-1 mark, and a berth in the 2009 NCAA Division III Football Championship. Under his guidance this year, Coe ranks among the top-three in the Conference in 20 statistical areas including leading the IIAC in scoring defense (14.3 ppg), total defense (300.2 ypg), sacks (34), and turnover margin (+1.7). The Kohawks also led the league in red zone defense, holding opponents to scores on only 60 percent (18 of 30) of red zone chances. This is the second time a Coe coach has been named Iowa Conference Coach of the Year. Erik Raeburn was named IIAC Coach of the Year in 2002.

The IIAC also announced today the 2009 All-Conference Football Team. The 54-member Team includes eight repeat All-Conference honorees, including two individuals – Central punter Kurtis Brondyke and Coe linebacker Tate Harrison – who become three-time All-Conference performers. Brondyke is a three-time First Team performer. In addition, Coe’s Tyler Takes received Second Team honors at both wide receiver and return specialist.

Iowa Conference champion Central College had an IIAC-best 14 All-Conference players, including a league-high nine First Team members, while runner-up Coe College each had 11 All-Conference players and Wartburg College and Buena Vista University each had seven. The Kohawks had five players selected to the First Team, second only to Central, while the Beavers had four. Luther received five All-Conference honors followed the University of Dubuque (4), Loras College (3), Cornell College (2), and Simpson College (1).

Brad Boyle, So., QB, Coe
2009 IIAC Most Valuable Player

Steve Staker, Coe
2009 IIAC Coach of the Year

Most Valuable Player - Brad Boyle, So., QB, Coe
Coach of the Year - Steve Staker, Coe

First Team - Offense	School	Year	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Brad Boyle	Coe	So.	QB	New Sharon, Iowa/North Mahaska
Nate Snead	Central	So.	QB	Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk
David Zachary	Central	Sr.	RB	Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic
Justin Spaulding	Dubuque	So.	RB	Milton, Wis./Milton
Michael Zweifel	Dubuque	Jr.	WR	Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater
Jeremy Snead	Central	Sr.	WR	Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk
Alex Macey ^	Cornell	Sr.	TE	Oceanside, Calif./Vista
Andy Kneib	Central	Sr.	OL	Overland Park, Kan./Olathe East
Joey Shoemaker	Central	Jr.	OL	Des Moines, Iowa/Lincoln
Morgan O'Connor ~	Wartburg	Jr.	OL	Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge
Ricky Lueders	Buena Vista	Jr.	OL	Westside, Iowa/Ar-We-Va
Logan Weber	Coe	Jr.	OL	Minonk, Ill./Fieldcrest

First Team - Defense	School	Year	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Alan Bladt	Buena Vista	So.	DB	Shelby, Iowa/AHST
Don Bladt ^	Cornell	Sr.	DB	Shelby, Iowa/AHST
Andrew Creary	Wartburg	Jr.	DB	Knoxville, Iowa/Knoxville
Josh Patterson ^	Luther	Jr.	DB	Zion, Ill./Zion-Benton
Shane Wong ^	Central	So.	DL	Pleasant Hill, Iowa/Southeast Polk
Frank Weymiller	Coe	Fr.	DL	New Albin, Iowa/Waukon
Bobby Kuennen $	Luther	Sr.	DL	Decorah, Iowa/Decorah
Daniel Mikels	Buena Vista	Jr.	DL	Logan, Iowa/Logan-Magnolia
Tate Harrison % ~	Coe	Sr.	LB	Nevada, Iowa/Nevada
Kyle McGivney	Luther	Jr.	LB	Apple River, Ill./Warren
Calvin Thomas ^	Coe	Sr.	LB	Westchester, Ill./St. Joseph's
Ben Hansen ^	Buena Vista	Sr.	LB	Red Oak, Iowa/Red Oak

First Team - Specialists	School	Year	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Jake Viggers	Central	Jr.	PK	Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk
Kurtis Brondyke # ~	Central	Jr.	P	Clinton, Iowa/Clinton
Brett Wilkin	Central	So.	RS	Pleasant Hill, Iowa/Southeast Polk

Second Team - Offense	School	Year	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Nick Yordi ~	Wartburg	Sr.	QB	Solon, Iowa/Solon
Colton Hansen ^	Dubuque	Sr.	QB	Olin, Iowa/Olin Consolidated
Sam Hammes ~	Coe	Sr.	RB	Story City, Iowa/Roland-Story
Reese Thompson	Wartburg	Fr.	RB	Van Horne, Iowa/Benton Community
Tyler Takes	Coe	Jr.	WR	Ely, Iowa/Solon
Bryce Meyer	Buena Vista	Sr.	WR	Lawton, Iowa/Lawton-Bronson
Darren Oxton	Luther	Sr.	WR	Lakeville, Minn./North
John Stoltenberg $	Luther	Sr.	OL	St. Paul, Minn./Mahtomedi
Bill Carroll ~	Simpson	Sr.	OL	Littleton, Colo./Heritage
Lee Schroeder	Central	Sr.	OL	Malcom, Iowa/Montezuma
Matt Maginot ^	Loras	Jr.	OL	Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South
Jon Orr	Wartburg	So.	OL	Coggon, Iowa/Maquoketa Valley

Second Team - Defense	School	Year	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Cody Baethke	Central	Sr.	DB	Williamsburg, Iowa/Williamsburg
Kyle Polich	Coe	Sr.	DB	Ely, Iowa/Solon
Todd Schwartz	Buena Vista	Sr.	DB	Harlan, Iowa/Harlan Community
Leonard Brady Jr.	Dubuque	Fr.	DB	Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township
Brady Hill	Central	So.	DL	Carroll, Iowa/Carroll Kuemper
Nate Clear	Coe	Jr.	DL	Dallas, Texas/Bishop Lynch
Kyle McCormick	Loras	Sr.	DL	Harpers Ferry, Iowa/Waukon
Kale McCormick	Loras	Sr.	DL	Harpers Ferry, Iowa/Waukon
Ross Yeast	Coe	Sr.	LB	West Liberty, Iowa/West Liberty
Zach VanArkel	Central	Sr.	LB	Malcom, Iowa/Grinnell
Blake Suckow	Wartburg	Jr.	LB	West Union, Iowa/North Fayette
Greg Best	Central	Jr.	LB	Clive, Iowa/West Des Moines Valley

Second Team - Specialists	School	Year	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Zach Kaufman	Buena Vista	Sr.	PK	Harlan, Iowa/Harlan Community
Robby Salmon	Wartburg	So.	P	Mason City, Iowa/Mason City
Tyler Takes	Coe	Jr.	RS	Ely, Iowa/Solon

Honorable Mention	School	Year	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Kevin Good	Central	Sr.	DB	Chandler, Ariz./Chandler
AJ Santon	Central	Jr.	OL	Omaha, Neb./Camdenton (Mo.)
Zach Zasada	Cornell	Sr.	DL	Sauk City, Wis./Sauk Prairie
Brian King	Cornell	Sr.	LB	West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley
Richard Skaife	Dubuque	Fr.	OL	DeForest, Wis./DeForest
Taylor Buhmeyer	Loras	Sr.	PK	Burlington, Iowa/Burlington
Cody Edwards	Luther	Sr.	DL	Rock Falls, Ill./Rock Falls
Jason Courtney	Simpson	Sr.	DL	Mitchellville, Iowa/Bondurant-Farrar
Cody Jensen	Simpson	Sr.	LB	Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell
Jake Rissi	Simpson	Sr.	RB/TE	Marion, Iowa/Linn-Mar
Spencer Herkelman	Wartburg	Jr.	OL	Maquoketa, Iowa/Maquoketa

~ - 2008 First Team All-Conference
$ - 2008 Second Team All-Conference
^ - 2008 Honorable Mention All-Conference
# - 2007 First Team All-Conference
% - 2007 Second Team All-Conference

2009 All-Northwest Conference Football Team

Coach of the Year: Joseph Smith, Linfield
Offensive Player of the Year: Aaron Boehme, Linfield
Defensive Player of the Year: Ralph Pineda, Willamette

First Team Offense
QB - Aaron Boehme, Linfield (6-5, 205, Sr./Jr., Stanwood, Wash./Stanwood)
RB - Aaron Williams, Linfield (6-0, 200, So./So., Aptos, Calif./Aptos)
OL - Jordan Barnes, Linfield (6-1, 275, So./So., Portland, Ore./Lake Oswego)
OL - Scott Millenbach, Linfield (6-2, 280, Sr./Sr., Olympia, Wash./Capital)
OL - Jeff Kintner, Whitworth (6-4, 305, Sr./Sr., Wenatchee, Wash./Wenatchee)
OL - Scott Hirschberger, Willamette (6-0, 283, Sr., Beaverton, Ore./Southridge)
OL - Joe Penkala, Willamette (6-5, 295, Sr., Niles, Ill./Loyola Academy)
TE - Lance Walkup, Menlo (6-3, 215, Sr., Santa Cruz, Calif./Cabrillo College)
WR - Greg Ford, PLU (6-1, 200, Jr./Jr., Steilacoom, Wash./Steilacoom)
WR - Trevor Patterson, Linfield (6-1, 200, Sr./Sr., Pendleton, Ore./Pendleton)
WR - Scott Schoettgen, Willamette (6-3, 209, Jr., Columbia, Calif./Sonora HS)
PK - Andrew Foote, Lewis & Clark (5-11, 200, Sr., Denver, Colo./George Washington)

First Team Defense
DL - Paul Nishizaki, Linfield (5-11, 280, Sr./Jr., Portland, Ore./Westview)
DL - Damien Girard, Menlo (6-0, 270, Jr., Lihue, Hawaii/Kauai)
DL - Brandon Martin, Whitworth (5-11, 260, Sr./Sr., Sweet Home, Ore./Sweet Home)
DL - Ron Carter, Willamette (6-1, 251, So., Atwater, Calif./Buhach Colony)
DL - Cory Lowe, Willamette (6-4, 235, Sr., Beaverton, Ore/Beaverton)
LB - Ralph Pineda, Willamette (6-2, 257, Jr., Los Angeles, Calif./San Jose State Univ.)
LB - Jaymin Jackson, Linfield (6-0, 230, Sr./Sr., Vancouver, Wash./Columbia River)
LB - Alex Tkachuk, Linfield (6-1, 215, Sr./Sr., Beaverton, Ore./Southridge)
LB - Shawn Winters, Menlo (6-2, 230, Jr., Santa Maria, Calif./St. Joseph)
DB - Drew Fisher, Linfield (6-2, 190, So./So., Gresham, Ore./Centennial)
DB - Beau Bussani, Menlo (5-8, 185, So., Rocklin, Calif./Rocklin)
DB - Luke Gilgan, Willamette (5-11, 192, Sr., Sherwood, Ore./Sherwood)
DB - Arlin Taylor, Willamette (5-9, 184, Jr., Spring Valley, Calif./Steele Canyon)
DB - Andy Sturza, PLU (5-10, 200, Sr./Sr., Kingston, Wash./North Kitsap)
P - Zack Clow, Whitworth (6-1, 208, Jr./Jr., Blanchard, Idaho/Priest River)

Second Team Offense
QB - Jordan Rasmussen, PLU (6-4, 220, Jr./Jr., University Place, Wash./Curtis)
RB - Jamiere Abney, Willamette (5-5, 192, So., Bremerton, Wash./Bremerton)
OL - Curtis Smith, Lewis & Clark (6-0, 290, Sr., Santa Margarita, Calif./Atascadero)
OL - Luis Guerra, Willamette (6-1, 291, Jr., El Cajon, Calif./Steele Canyon)
OL - Chris Duenas, Puget Sound (6-0, 280, Jr./Jr., Puyallup, Wash./Puyallup)
OL - Michael Nahl, Whitworth (6-3, 310, Sr./Sr., West Seattle, Wash./Univ. of Wash.)
OL - Edward Salceda, Willamette (5-11, 276, Jr., San Pedro, Calif./Los Angeles Harbor Coll.)
WR - Chad Pollard, Willamette (5-8, 158, So., Sacramento, Calif./Bakersfield College)
WR - Chris Slezak, Linfield (6-3, 200, Sr./Jr., Salem, Ore./West Salem)
WR - Drew Griffin, PLU (5-8, 165, Sr./Sr., Vancouver, Wash./Fort Vancouver)
PK - Mitchell Rowan, Willamette (6-0, 179, So., Cotati, Calif./Rancho Cotate)

Second Team Defense
DL - Walter Robinson, Willamette (6-0, 213, Jr., Altadena, Calif./Cathedral)
DL - Eric Hedin, Linfield (6-7, 245, Jr./Jr., Silverdale, Wash./North Kitsap)
DL - Greig O'Connor, Menlo (6-0, 260, Fr., Newark, Calif./Newark Memorial)
DL - Giustin Jenkins, PLU (5-10, 240, Sr./Sr., Snohomish, Wash./Bellevue)
DL - Jeff Erlenmeyer, Whitworth (5-11, 229, Jr./Jr., Moses Lake, Wash./Moses Lake)
LB - Devon Jonsson, Menlo (6-3, 240, So., Sammamish, Wash./Skyline)
LB - Paul Partlow, Linfield (6-0, 220, Sr./Sr., Portland, Ore./Lincoln)
LB - Tyler Vlasak, Puget Sound (6-0, 230, Jr./Jr., Sumner, Wash./Sumner)
LB - Layton Brown, Whitworth (6-3, 222, So./So., Kennewick, Wash./Kennewick)
LB - Andrew Ross, Willamette (6-0, 233, Sr., Petaluma, Calif.,/Petaluma)
DB - Kole Krieger, Linfield (6-2, 195, So./So., Sherwood, Ore./Sherwood)
DB - Derek Bosia, Menlo (5-10, 195, So., San Francisco, Calif./College of Marin)
DB - Damarkus Milner, Puget Sound (6-1, 210, So./So., Tacoma, Wash./Lincoln)
DB - Cailen Thomason, Whitworth (5-9, 172, So./So., Vancouver, Wash./Mountain View)

Honorable Mention:
Lewis & Clark - Louis Baltazar (Fr., LB); Shawn Evans (So., TE); Zach Himmelberger (Sr., OL); Sean Johnson (Sr., OL); Chris Kelly (So., DB); Shawn Kelly (Sr., DB); Tucker Laurence (Jr., QB); Danny Lockard (Sr., DB)
Linfield - Chris Buck (OL, Sr./Sr.); Gunnar Cedarberg (WR, Sr./Sr.); Ian Estrada (DE, Sr./Sr.); Aaron Heston (OL, Sr./Jr.); Kyle Otineru (OL, Sr./Sr.); Russell Sells (TE, Sr./Sr.); Taylor Skore (DB, So./So.)
Menlo - James Basset (WR, Sr.); Payton Bell (RB, Jr.); Cruz Castillo (QB, Fr.); Kenny Cavness (WR, Fr.); Brett Klee (LB, Sr.); Shaun Souza (RB, Sr.); Andrew Stevens (RB, Jr.); Justin Weise (LB, Sr.)
Pacific Lutheran - Sten Koos (OL, Jr./Jr.); Erik Magnussen (DL, So./So.); Conor McNeill (OL, Jr./Jr.); Isaac Moog (WR, Jr./Jr.); Bryan Neumiller (DB, Sr./Sr.); Nick Oglesby (OL, So./So.); Monroe Samifua (TE, Sr./Sr.); Tony Slater (DL, Sr./Sr.); Kyle Whitford (WR, Jr./Jr.)
Puget Sound - Casey Coberly (DL, So./So.); Cory Dunn (DB, Sr./Jr.); Casey Larson (RB, Jr./Jr.); Brian Walker (DL, Sr./Sr.); Ross Zuhl (WR, Fr./Fr.)
Whitworth - Eric Entel (WR, Sr./Sr.); Nate Hadley (LB, Sr./Sr.); Emilio Sulpizio (OL, Jr./So.)
Willamette - Matt Banta (LB, Sr.); Harmon Bruno (LB, So.); Deon Horne (RB, Sr.); Bubba Lemon (DB, Sr.); Mikey Lemon (WR, Jr.)

2009 NJAC FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED

PITMAN—The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced on November 20 that 87 student-athletes have earned all-conference honors in football during the 2009 season. All selections were made by a vote of the league’s 10 head coaches.

Kean University senior running back Jared Chunn was selected as the NJAC Offensive Player of the Year, marking the second consecutive year that he garnered the league’s top offensive honor. A four-time all-conference selection, he currently leads the NJAC in rushing with an average of 108.8 yards per game. A two-time NJAC Offensive Player of the Week selection during the 2009 season, he has rushed 195 times for a league-high 1,088 yards, and seven touchdowns. He also produced the highest single-game rushing output of any player in the NJAC during the 2009 season, compiling 246 rushing yards in a victory at William Paterson on November 7. Chunn will wrap up his collegiate career on November 21 when Kean hosts Ursinus in the ECAC Southeast Bowl.

SUNY Cortland senior defensive lineman Bryan Wiley was tapped as the NJAC Defensive Player of the Year. A two-time all-conference selection, Wiley is currently tied for the league-lead in total sacks (10.0), while ranking fourth in the conference in total tackles for loss (17). On the 2009 season, he has produced 69 tackles, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. Wiley will conclude his collegiate career on November 21 when the Red Dragons travel to face St. John Fisher in the ECAC Northwest Bowl.

Montclair State University senior kicker Marco Capozzoli was selected as the NJAC Special Teams Player of the Year. A two-time NJAC all-conference selection, he currently leads the conference in PAT percentage (.966), while ranking third in kick scoring per game (5.5 points). On the 2009 season, he has connected on 9-of-14 field goal attempts, and a league-best 28-of-29 PATs. Capozzoli and the NJAC Champion Red Hawks will open play in the 2009 NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament by hosting Maine-Maritime on November 21.

Western Connecticut State University freshman running back Tyler DeRosa was tapped as the NJAC Offensive Rookie of the Year, marking the third time in the past four seasons that a Colonial has been selected as the league’s top offensive playmaker. He currently ranks 18^th in the NJAC in rushing yards per game (30.5). DeRosa wrapped up his freshman campaign with rushing totals of 75 carries for 305 yards and three touchdowns.

Buffalo State College freshman linebacker Eddie Weiser garnered the NJAC Defensive Rookie of the Year award. A four-time NJAC Defensive Player of the Week selection during the 2009 season, he wrapped up his freshman campaign with 79 tackles, six tackles for loss, one sack, four interceptions, and one forced fumble. Weiser currently ranks eighth in the NJAC in tackles with an average of 7.9 per game.

Montclair State University head coach Rick Giancola was selected as the NJAC Coach of the Year by his peers. Picked to finish third in the NJAC preseason coaches poll, Giancola led the Red Hawks to nine consecutive league victories for the 2009 NJAC Championship, and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. As champions of the NJAC, Giancola and the Red Hawks will host Maine Maritime in a first round NCAA contest on November 21. In 27 seasons at the helm of the MSU program, Giancola has guided the Red Hawks to an overall record of 190-86-2.

FFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jared Chunn, Kean

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Bryan Wiley, Cortland

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Marco Capozzoli, Montclair State

OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Tyler DeRosa, Western Connecticut

DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Eddie Weiser, Buff State

COACH OF THE YEAR: Rick Giancola, Montclair State

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Name Year Pos. School Hometown/High School

Frank Wilczynski~ SR QB Rowan Pine Hill, NJ/Overbrook

Jared Chunn*#% SR RB Kean Tinton Falls, NJ/Monmouth Regional

Ryan Leafey SR RB Rowan Westville, NJ/Deptford

Sean Atkins~ JR FB Kean Perth Amboy, NJ/Perth Amboy

Felipe Diaz~ SR WR Brockport Syracuse, NY/Onondaga

Eric Hajnos SR WR Cortland Grand Island, NY/Grand Island

Matt Newman SR WR Brockport Unadilla, NY/Unatego

Joel Rivera* SR WR William Paterson Hoboken, NJ/Hoboken

Alex Cade+ SR TE Kean Galloway, NJ/Absegami

Bobby Bradtke+ SR OL Brockport Weedsport, NY/Weedsport

Shabazz Green SR OL Kean Summit, NJ/Summit

Kareem Johnson SR OL Kean Pemberton, NJ/Pemberton

Ken Siano* SR OL Rowan Port Reading, NJ/Woodbridge

Chris Van De Weert SR OL Cortland Goshen, NY/Goshen

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

Name Year Pos. School Hometown/High School

Darryl Jackson~# SR DL Kean Red Bank, NJ/Red Bank Regional

Chris Merkle~ SR DL Montclair State Nutley, NJ/Nutley

Bryan Wiley+ SR DL Cortland Cape Vincent, NY/Thousand Islands

Evan Wyler SR DL Cortland Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley

Nathan Bull JR LB Brockport Brockport, NY/Brockport

Jared Burke~^ SR LB William Paterson Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.

Brian Tweer JR LB Montclair State Butler, NJ/Butler

Andrew Yezzi*^ SR LB Rowan Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional

Dominique Dixon SR CB Montclair State Wharton, NJ/Morris Hills

Malcolm Dock SR CB Rowan Phillipsburg, NJ/Phillipsburg

Chris Lauda~# JR CB Kean Staten Island, NY/Curtis

Mike Barone~ SR S Rowan Hammonton, NJ/Hammonton

Mario McLean* JR S Montclair State Boonton, NJ/Montville

Jamahl Williams+ SO S Kean Passaic, NJ/Passaic

FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS

Name Year Pos. School Hometown/High School

Marc Zucconi+ SR P TCNJ Marlton, NJ/Holy Cross

Marco Capozzoli~ SR K Montclair State Bloomfield, NJ/St. Joseph's

Scott Kubrak SR PR Montclair State Caldwell, NJ/Caldwell

Cevon Carver+ SR KR Brockport Bronx, NY/Dewitt Clinton

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Name Year Pos. School Hometown/High School

Jake Graci SR QB Brockport Farnham, NY/Lake Shore

Jeff Bliss~ SR RB Montclair State New Milford, NJ/New Milford

Marcus McKinney SO RB William Paterson Paterson, NJ/John F. Kennedy

Pat Hashey JR FB Brockport Endwell, NY/Maine-Endwell

Anthony Giuliano JR WR Cortland Thornwood, NY/Westlake

Derric Harris SR WR Kean Freehold, NJ/Freehold Township

A.J. Letizia^ SR WR Montclair State Dumont, NJ/Dumont

Colin Weber SR WR TCNJ Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood

Chris Schule SR TE William Paterson Rutherford, NJ/Rutherford

Saul Garcia+ SR OL William Paterson North Bergen, NJ/North Bergen

Jeremy Goldman SR OL Montclair State Staten Island, NY/Tottenville

Tommy Menendez+ SR OL Rowan Westwood, NJ/Westwood Regional

Mike Sperduti SO OL Montclair State Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach

Josh Weiss~ SR OL Rowan Glassboro, NJ/Glassboro

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Name Year Pos. School Hometown/High School

Darnell Butler SR DL Kean Rahway, NJ/Rahway

Matt Hoffman+ JR DL Rowan Burlington, NJ/Burlington Township

Dyon Moore~ JR DL William Paterson Brooklyn, NY/Hudson Catholic

Keith Sayball SR DL William Paterson Milford, CT/Foran

Kyle Maher SR LB Kean Red Bank, NJ/Red Bank Catholic

EJ Meaweather SR LB Morrisville State Syracuse, NY/Cass Tech

Matt Pacana~ SR LB Buffalo State North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda

Will Schroeder JR LB Cortland Rockville Centre, NY/Holy Trinity

Kevin Taylor~ SR LB Rowan Westwood, NJ/Westwood Regional

Leer Biddle~ JR CB William Paterson Sicklerville, NJ/Lenape

Gary Knoeppel JR CB Montclair State West Long Branch, NJ/Shore Regional

D.J. Romano SO CB Cortland Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy

Doug Dudek+ SO S William Paterson Rockaway, NJ/Morris Hills

Jesse Shenker SR S Montclair State Freehold, NJ/Freehold

SECOND TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS

Name Year Pos. School Hometown/High School

Kyle Peterson* SR P Cortland Montrose, NY/Hendrick Hudson

Billy Daniels SO K Kean Ridgefield, NJ/Ridgefield Memorial

Steve Wall~ SR PR Rowan Morris Plains, NJ/Parsippany Hills

Lionel Assie SR KR Western Connecticut Bridgeport, CT/Bassick

HONORABLE MENTION

Name Year Pos. School Hometown/High School

Thomas D'Ambrisi SO QB Kean Eatontown, NJ/Monmouth Regional

Christopher James SR QB TCNJ Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial

Dom Sair JR RB Cortland Huntington, NY/Huntington

Ron Litz SR FB Montclair State South River, NJ/South River

Ben Mauer SO FB Buffalo State Corning, NY/Corning West

Hector Rosas SR WR Brockport Angola, NY/Lake Shore

Kevin DelleDonne SO TE Rowan Summit, NJ/Summit

Justin Balducci JR OL Morrisville State Merrick, NY/Calhoun

Joe Gelpi+ SR OL Montclair State Clifton, NJ/St. Mary's

Chris Osborn JR OL William Paterson Dunellen, NJ/Dunellen

Eric Voytek SR OL Western Connecticut Trumbull, CT/Trumbull

Gary Brenner JR DL Montclair State Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex

David Daly SR DL Morrisville State Red Bank, NJ/Red Bank Regional

Craig Meyer SR DL TCNJ Far Hills, NJ/Bernards

Ray Wegrzynek SO DL Kean Linden, NJ/Linden

Jerome Gordon JR LB Rowan Pemberton, NJ/Pemberton Township

Jim Hamill JR LB William Paterson Stanhope, NJ/Lenape Valley Regional

Mike Lacaria FR LB Western Connecticut Watertown, CT/Bridgeton

Jermaine Rose% SR LB Buffalo State Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls

Cody Geffers SR CB Brockport York, NY/York

Chris Hanlon JR S Cortland Patchogue, NY/Patchogue-Medford

Key:
* -First Team All-Conference 2008
~ -Second Team All-Conference 2008
+ -Honorable Mention 2008
^ - Second Team All-Conference 2007
# - Honorable Mention 2007
% - Honorable Mention 2006

OAC Announces 2009 Football Special Awards and All-OAC Teams

OAC Coach of the Year: Al Logan, Muskingum

Muskingum third-year Head Coach Al Logan has been selected as the 2009 OAC Football Coach-of-the-Year, as voted by his peers. Logan led the Muskies to a fifth place finish in the OAC with a 4-5 (4-6 overall) record, their best finish since 2003. Muskingum finished the season winning four of its last six games. The Muskies finished ninth with a 2-7 (3-7 overall) record just a season ago. Logan is the fourth Muskies coach to earn this honor.

OAC Assistant Coaches of the Year: Troy Rothenbuhler, Ohio Northern & Henry Sanford, Capital

Ohio Northern’s Troy Rothenbuhler and Capital’s Henry Sanford have been choose as the 2009 OAC Co-

Assistant Football Coaches-of-the-Year, as selected by the 10 OAC head coaches.

Rothenbuhler serves as offensive coordinator and oversees the quarterbacks. The Polar Bears finished the season ranking second in the OAC in scoring offense (35.7 ppg). ONU also ranks fifth in rushing offense (222.1 ypg), sixth in passing offense (184.5 ypg) and in total offense (366.8 ypg). Rothenbuhler is the third ONU coach to be awarded this honor.

Sanford serves as the receivers coach for the Crusaders. Capital finished the season ranking second in passing efficiency. Capital was 158-of-273 (.579) with 152.5 yards-per-game and 23 touchdowns. Sanford is the third Capital coach to earn this honor.

Bob Packard Award: Kyle Simmons, Ohio Northern

Ohio Northern junior quarterback Kyle Simmons (Orrville) was chosen as the 2009 Bob Packard Most

Outstanding Offensive Back, as voted by the league coaches. Simmons finished the season ranked fifth in the Conference in total offense with 441 rushing yards and 1,793 passing yards for an average of 223.4 yards-per-game.

Simmons ranks fourth in pass efficiency with 60 percent after going 138-of-230 with 16 touchdowns. He also ranks fifth in scoring (TDs) with 10. Simmons is just the second Polar Bear to garner this honor and had been named First Team All-OAC.

The Packard Award is presented by Baldwin-Wallace College in honor of Bob Packard, who served as head coach of the Yellow Jackets from 1981-2001. He led B-W to six OAC championships and a 156-54-2 overall record.

Ken Wable Award: Cory Dutcher, Capital

Capital senior Cory Dutcher (Orient/Teays Valley) received the 2009 Ken Wable Most Outstanding Offensive

Lineman award, as voted by the league coaches. Dutcher led the Crusaders’ offensive line to third in the OAC in scoring offense with a 33.8 average. Capital also ranks second in the Conference in total offense with 423.1 yards per- game. He has also earned First Team All-OAC honors.

The Wable Award is presented by Mount Union College in honor of Ken Wable, who spent 24 years (1962-1985) leading the football program. During his time at Mount Union he led the Purple Raiders to 123 victories and an OAC Championship.

Ed Sherman Award: Cecil Shorts, Mount Union

Mount Union senior Cecil Shorts (Cleveland Collinwood) has been selected as the 2009 Ed Sherman Most

Outstanding Receiver for the second time (2008, 2009), as voted by the league coaches. At the end of the regular season, Shorts leads the OAC in receiving yards-per-game with 126.1. Shorts also leads the league in scoring with 17 touchdowns for 10.2 points-per-game. He has also earned First Team All-OAC Honors. Shorts is the 12th Purple Raider to earn this honor.

The Sherman Award is presented by Muskingum College in honor of the winningest coach in school history.

Sherman guided the Muskies to a 141-43-8 record from 1945-66.

Paul Hoernemann Award: Joe Millings, Mount Union

Mount Union senior Joe Millings (Copley) has been voted by the league coaches as the 2009 Paul Hoernemann Most Outstanding Defensive Lineman. Heading into postseason play, Millings had a Conference best nine sacks and ranks second in tackles for loss with 15 for 73 yards. He has also earned First Team All-OAC honors and is the ninth Purple Raider to garner this award.

Heidelberg College presents the Hoernemann Award in memory of its most successful football coach, Paul Hoernemann, who directed the Student Princes to a 102-18-4 record from 1946-59. Hoernemann was inducted in 1997 to the College Football Hall of Fame.

Gene Slaughter Award: Sam Kershaw, Mount Union

Mount Union junior Sam Kershaw (West Jefferson) has been named the 2009 Gene Slaughter Most Outstanding

Linebacker as voted by the league coaches. At the end of the regular-season, Kershaw had tallied 54 tackles (30 solo), 5.5 tackles-for-loss (13 yards) and two sacks. Kershaw has earned First Team All-OAC honors and is the ninth Purple Raider to be awarded this honor.

The Slaughter Award is presented by Capital University in honor of Gene Slaughter. Slaughter spent 25 years (1961-1985) at the helm of the Capital football program and guided it to a 120-94-3 record and a Stagg Bowl victory in 1970. He also served as Capital athletic director from 1981-1987.

Lee J. Tressel Award: Drew McClain, Mount Union

Mount Union senior Drew McClain (Newark/Licking Valley) has been named the 2009 Lee J. Tressel Most

Outstanding Defensive Back, as voted by the league coaches. McClain amassed 44 tackles (25 solo), 6.5 tackles-for loss (16 yards), one interception and four pass breakups at the end of the regular-season. McClain has earned First

Team All-OAC honors and is the eighth Purple Radier to garner this honor.

Baldwin-Wallace presents the Tressel Award in memory of coach Lee J. Tressel, who guided the Yellow Jackets to four OAC championships, one national title and a 154-52-6 record from 1958-80. Tressel was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

2009 All-OAC Football Teams

First Team Offense

Position Player, School Yr. Hometown/High School

Receiver Mike Preston, Heidelberg Jr. Maple Heights/Euclid

Frank Ross, John Carroll * Sr. Canfield

Cecil Shorts III, Mount Union # Sr. Cleveland/Collinwood

Tight End Kyle Miller, Mount Union Sr. Elida

Center Cory Dutcher, Capital * Sr. Orient/Teays Valley

Offensive Line Chad Davis, Capital Sr. Columbus/Grandview Heights

Nathan Kater, Heidelberg Jr. Villa Hills, KY/Covington Catholic

Caleb Crowl, Mount Union Sr. Lisbon/David Anderson

Andrew Benchic, Ohio Northern # Sr. Englewood/Miamisburg

Quarterback Kyle Simmons, Ohio Northern Jr. Orrville

Running Back Jamar Lewis, Heidleberg * Sr. Bedford Heights/Bedford

Lamar Hunter, Marietta ! Sr. South Euclid/Brush

Brent Donley, Ohio Northern # Jr. Southfield, MI/West Bloomfield

Colton Coy, Otterbein # Jr. Frankfort/Adena

Kicker Jake Heaphy, Ohio Northern * Sr. Dublin/Jerome

First Team Defense

Position Player, School Yr. Hometown/High School

Defensive Line Matt Grieves, Heidelberg *^ Sr. Huron

Joe Millings, Mount Union Sr. Copley

James Herbert, Mount Union # Sr. Sagamore Hills/Nordonia

Matt Williamson, Mount Union # Sr. Columbus/DeSales

Josh Horn, Ohio Northern * Sr. Franklin

Linebackers Sam Jacobs, Capital Jr. Columbus/Bishop Watterson

Sam Kershaw, Mount Union ! Jr. West Jefferson

Judd Lutz, Mount Union Sr. Tiffin/Columbian

Bryce Martin, Wilmington Jr. Wilmington/Ashland

Defensive Back

Ronnie Smith, Capital & Sr. Westerville/St. Francis DeSales

Drew McClain, Mount Union * Sr. Newark/Licking Valley

Roger Stewart, Mount Union # Sr. Pleasantville/Fairfield Union

Chad Woodfork, Otterbein # Sr. Columbus/South

Punter Karl Roshong, John Carroll Jr. Canton/Perry

Special Teams Dan Gendron, Otterbein # Sr. Newport, MI/Jefferson

J.J. Mihoci, Ohio Northern Jr. Jefferson

Second Team Offense

Position Player, School Yr. Hometown/High School

Receiver Evan Blake, Capital Sr. Circleville/Logan Elm

Vince Petruziello, Mount Union ! Sr. Mentor/Lake Catholic

Ryan Rowley, Otterbein # Sr. Grove City

Tight End Matt White, Capital Jr. Mason

Mike Detwiler, Otterbein * Sr. Westfield Center/Cloverleaf

Center Mike Nitz, Mount Union # Sr. Copley

Offensive Line George Frisch, Marietta Sr. Glenshaw, PA/Shaler Area

Samy Guerrero, Mount Union Sr. Dublin/Dublin Scioto

Steve Emmert, Muskingum ! Sr. Somerset/Sheridan

Matt Hochberg, Otterbein Jr. Chardon

Quarterback Kurt Rocco, Mount Union Sr. Cincinnati/Roger Bacon

Running Back Dominic D’Andrea, Capital Jr. Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley

Kenny Sims, Heidelberg % Sr. Garfield Heights

Scott Panchik, Mount Union Sr. Natrona Heights, PA/Highlands

Kicker Bradley Marchese, John Carroll Fr. Columbus/St. Charles Prep

Second Team Defense

Position Player, School Yr. Hometown/High School

Defensive Line Brandon Fast, Baldwin-Wallace Sr. Ashland

Brian Porter, Capital Sr. Mason

Ken Bevington, John Carroll % Sr. Mentor/Middlefield Canrdinal

Adam Tate, Marietta Jr. Chesterhill/Federal Hocking

Chaz Horsley, Otterbein Jr. West Portsmouth/Portsmouth West

Linebackers Ryan Kish, Baldwin-Wallace Jr. Amherst/Marion Steele

Matt Heagen, Capital Sr. New Concord/John Glenn

Gabe Washington, Ohio Northern * Sr. Lorain/Admiral King

Donnie Reinhart, Otterbein Sr. Westerville/Dublin Coffman

Defensive Back Ryan Dugan, Baldwin-Wallace So. Mentor

Julius Higginbotham, Heidelberg Sr. Elyria

Joe Cigas, John Carroll Sr. Brooklyn Heights/Benedictine

Chaz Jordan, Mount Union Jr. Medina/Medina Buckeye

Punter Jay Carpenter, Mount Union Sr. Fairmont, WV/Fairmont

Special Teams James Coppeler, Mount Union Sr. Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne

All-OAC Honorable Mention

Player, School Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School

Brett Scarl, Baldwin-Wallace * OT Sr. North Olmsted

Anthony Gardner, Baldwin-Wallace ! QB Sr. Rocky River/St. Edward

Marty Assmann, Capital QB Sr. Columbus/Bishop Hartley

Bill Giblin, Capital OL Sr. New Middletown/Springfield/Local

Andrew Miller, Heidelberg QB Jr. Dalton

Wayne Glisson, Heidelberg DB Sr. Huntington Beach, CA/Fountain Valley

Scott Williams, John Carroll WR Sr. Kent/Theodore Roosevelt

Jim Gilchrist, John Carroll LB Sr. Cuyahoga Falls/St. Vincent-St. Mary

Cameron Kiger, Marietta OL Jr. Rockbridge/Logan

Cody Andrews, Marietta DL So. Carmichael, PA/

Terrance Morring, Mount Union ^ RB Sr. Sanford, FL/John A. Ferguson

Alex Ferrara, Mount Union DB So. Independence/Walsh Jesuit

Jake Burns, Muskingum QB Jr. Marion/Pleasant

Blake Allen, Muskingum TE Jr. Barnesville

Rick Ingold, Ohio Northern * OL Sr. Newark

Justin Linzy, Ohio Northern WR Sr. Toledo/Woodward

Eric Yates, Otterbein * % RB Sr. Dublin/Scioto

Anthony Korpieski, Otterbein WR Jr. Westerville/Olentangy

Luke Green, Wilmington WR Sr. Wilmington

Chris Medley, Wilmington * LB Sr. Cincinnati/Purcell Marian

KEY: # 2008 First-Team All-OAC…* 2008 Second-Team All-OAC…! 2008 Honorable Mention….% 2007 First-Team All-

OAC…& 2007 Second-Team All-OAC…^2007 Honorable Mention

2009 All-Centennial Conference Football

First Team Offense

Pos Name, School Cl Ht Wt Hometown / High School

QB-Ian Mitchell, Dickinson # ...............................................Sr 5-11 190 Newtown Square, PA / Malvern Prep

RB-Andrew Kase, Johns Hopkins * ......................................Sr 6-1 225 Wyomissing, PA / Wyomissing

RB-Jamel Mutunga, Gettysburg # .........................................Jr 5-8 180 Bel Air, MD / Bel Air

WR-George Eager, Franklin & Marshall *............................Sr 5-10 175 Lititz, PA / Manheim Township

WR-Phil Cresta, Muhlenberg * .............................................Sr 6-3 208 Aston, PA / Sun Valley

TE-Mike Deutch, Franklin & Marshall .................................Jr 6-4 235 Sussex, NJ / Vernon

OL-Clarke Miller, Franklin & Marshall ................................Sr 6-3 260 Richmond, VA / St. Christopher’s School

OL-Mike Stoffel, Johns Hopkins (A) * .................................Sr 6-1 275 Livingston, NJ / Livingston

OL-Tim Miller, Johns Hopkins # ..........................................Sr 6-0 270 Ronkonkoma, NY / Sachem East

OL-Anthony Abbate, Dickinson *.........................................Sr 6-3 240 Haddonfield, NJ / Haddonfield

OL-Victor Jaramillo, Ursinus ................................................Jr 6-3 290 Philadelphia, PA / Roman Catholic

PK-Gordon Craig, Dickinson ................................................Jr 5-10 190 Grove City, PA / Grove City

KR-George Eager, Franklin & Marshall *.............................Sr 5-10 175 Lititz, PA / Manheim Township

First Team Defense

Pos Name, School Cl Ht Wt Hometown / High School

DL-Glenn Rocca, Johns Hopkins (A)....................................Sr 6-5 250 Westwood, NJ / Westwood

DL-Seth Payne, Moravian .....................................................So 6-1 325 Collingswood, NJ / Collingswood

DL-Steve Levinson, Johns Hopkins (A) #.............................Sr 6-2 305 Villanova, PA / Penn Charter

DL-Frank Emmett, Muhlenberg # .........................................Sr 6-3 216 Clarks Summit, PA / Abington Heights

LB-Colin Wixted, Johns Hopkins #.......................................Sr 5-10 210 Lafayette Hill, PA / St. Joseph's Prep

LB-Pat McDonough, Muhlenberg .........................................Jr 6-1 228 Wyomissing, PA / Wyomissing

LB-Pete Hamill, Dickinson (A) .............................................Jr 5-8 200 Downingtown, PA / Downingtown West

LB-Mike Weick, McDaniel # ................................................Sr 5-10 205 Holland, PA / Penn Charter

DB-Barry Lovett, Franklin & Marshall * ..............................Sr 6-1 185 Brooklyn, NY / Poly Prep

DB-Chris Rountree, Ursinus..................................................Fr 5-10 170 Lawnside, NJ / Haddon Heights

DB-Michael Maxwell, Dickinson..........................................Sr 6-0 180 Coatesville, PA / Coatesville

DB-Mike Milano, Johns Hopkins ..........................................So 5-9 180 Allentown, PA / Allentown Central Catholic

P-Brian Betley, Gettysburg....................................................Jr 6-2 185 Mt. Laurel, NJ / Lenape

Second Team Offense

Pos Name, School Cl Ht Wt Hometown / High School

QB-John Harrison, Franklin & Marshall ...............................So 5-10 175 Flourtown, PA / La Salle College HS

RB-Tim Wells, Dickinson .....................................................Sr 5-9 210 Baltimore, MD / Perry Hall

RB-Ryan Rempe, Moravian ..................................................Sr 5-11 167 Dickson City, PA / Mid-Valley

WR-Al Desiderio, Ursinus.....................................................So 5-11 158 Philadelphia, PA / Roman Catholic

WR-Matt Cahill, McDaniel ...................................................Sr 6-1 185 Broomall, PA / Haverford Township

TE-A.J. Perrotti, Gettysburg ..................................................Sr 6-3 205 Brick, NJ / Brick Township

TE-Brian Hopkins, Johns Hopkins ........................................Jr 6-1 215 Rocky River, OH / St. Ignatius

OL-Austin Herr, McDaniel % ...............................................Sr 6-2 280 Millersville, PA / Penn Manor

OL-James Monreale, Gettysburg...........................................So 6-2 250 Staten Island, NY / Monsignor Farrell

OL-Anthony Catanzano, Johns Hopkins (A).........................Sr 6-0 270 Seaford, NY / Kellenberg

OL-Ed Rodger, Johns Hopkins ..............................................So 6-3 250 Glen Ridge, NJ / St. Peter’s Prep

OL-Andrew Ciukurescu, Dickinson %..................................Sr 5-10 270 Ambler, PA / Chestnut Hill Academy

OL-Anthony Figueroa, Ursinus .............................................So 6-3 285 Bridgeton, NJ / Cumberland Regional

PK-Alex Lachman, Johns Hopkins........................................Jr 6-0 200 Livingston, NJ / Livingston

KR-Al Desiderio, Ursinus %.................................................So 5-11 175 Philadelphia, PA / Roman Catholic

Second Team Defense

Pos Name, School Cl Ht Wt Hometown / High School

DL-Mark Worrilow, Ursinus # ..............................................Sr 6-3 230 Wilmington, DE / The Charter School

DL-Corwyn Gordon, Dickinson ............................................So 6-4 332 Hanover, PA / South Western

DL-Mark Surma, Franklin & Marshall (A) ...........................Jr 6-3 259 Philadelphia, PA / Central

DL-Mike Ford, McDaniel......................................................Jr 6-1 230 Drexel Hill, PA / Haverford Township

LB-Ryan Piatek, Johns Hopkins (A) .....................................So 6-1 215 Sewell, NJ / Bishop Eustace

LB-Sam Massaro, Franklin & Marshall ................................Fr 6-2 210 Old Tappan, NJ / Northern Valley Old Tappan

LB-Greg Martell, Ursinus (A) ...............................................So 5-10 220 Levittown, PA / Neshaminy

LB-Tyler Brown, Johns Hopkins...........................................So 5-9 191 Huntington Station, NY / Walt Whitman

DB-Sam Eagleson, Johns Hopkins ........................................So 6-0 195 Reading, PA / Gov. Mifflin

DB-Andy Miller, Juniata %...................................................Sr 5-9 165 Lancaster, PA / Manheim Township

DB-Joe Henry, Ursinus..........................................................So 5-10 180 Medford, NJ / Shawnee

DB-Pat McNeal, Dickinson ...................................................Jr 5-11 195 Glen Mills, PA / Archmere Academy

P-Jason LoPipero, Muhlenberg..............................................Jr 6-0 215 Kings Park, NY / Kings Park

Honorable Mention Offense

Pos Name, School Cl Ht Wt Hometown / High School

QB-Matt Flynn, Gettysburg...................................................Sr 6-1 185 Northfield, NJ / Mainland Regional

WR-Dan Crowley, Johns Hopkins.........................................Jr 6-4 210 Glen Rock, NJ / Glen Rock

OL-Alex Bonder, Gettysburg ................................................Sr 6-2 250 Mantua, NJ / Gloucester Catholic

OL-Ryan Lino, Johns Hopkins ..............................................Jr 6-2 275 Middletown, NJ / Mater Dei

Honorable Mention Defense

Pos Name, School Cl Ht Wt Hometown / High School

DL-Jason Marquis, Juniata %................................................So 5-11 255 Jeannette, PA / Jeannette

DL-Jake Floyd, Muhlenberg (A) ...........................................Sr 5-11 241 Springfield, NJ / Jonathan Dayton

DL-Tony Stefanoni, Ursinus..................................................Jr 6-0 230 Lumberton, NJ / Holy Cross

DL-Gray Gish, Dickinson @.................................................Sr 6-4 240 Boerne, TX / Culver Academy

DL-Sam Cox, McDaniel ........................................................Jr 6-0 210 Towson, MD / Towson

DL-Allen Petros, Moravian (A).............................................Jr 6-0 234 Bethlehem, PA / Liberty

LB-Andy Curley, Muhlenberg (A) ........................................Jr 6-1 221 Mt. Airy, MD / Glenelg

LB-Joe Galie, Ursinus (A) %.................................................Jr 6-0 195 Phoenixville, PA / Phoenixville

DB-Dan Burley, Moravian ....................................................Jr 5-11 180 Easton, PA / Easton

DB-Travis Wenrich, McDaniel #...........................................Sr 6-0 200 Wernersville, PA / Conrad Weiser

DB-Chase Nadell, Muhlenberg..............................................So 5-10 168 Merrick, NY / John F. Kennedy

DB-Jeff Kellar, Franklin & Marshall (A) # ...........................Sr 5-11 180 State College, PA / State College

P-Derek Giannetti, Ursinus....................................................Fr 6-0 180 Dresher, PA / Upper Dublin

* 1st-team All-Centennial in 2008

# 2nd-team All-Centennial in 2008

@ 2nd-team All-Centennial in 2008 as a TE

% Honorable Mention All-Centennial in 2008

(A) Named to 2009 Fall Conference Academic Honor Roll

Offensive Player of the Year: Andrew Kase, Johns Hopkins, Sr., RB

Defensive Player of the Year: Colin Wixted, Johns Hopkins, Sr., LB

Coach of the Year: John Troxell, Franklin & Marshall

NOTES

• Kase is the third Johns Hopkins player to earn Centennial Offensive Player of the Year honors and first since Anthony Triplin in 2005.

• Wixted is the fourth player from Johns Hopkins to win the Centennial Defensive Player of the Year award and first since Matt Campbell in 2003.

• Seven players repeated from the 2008 All-CC first team – Kase, Cresta, Stoffel, Abbate, Lovett and Eager as a WR and as a KR.

• Three players were unanimous first-team selections – Kase, Eager (WR) and Lovett.

• Rountree is the 10th freshman in Centennial history to earn first-team All-Conference recognition and first defensive player since Dickinson’s Charles Warren in 1993.

• Muhlenberg had three players named to the first team to raise its all-time total to 114. Dickinson is second with 111, followed by Franklin & Marshall (102), Johns Hopkins (97), McDaniel (79), Gettysburg (70), Ursinus (66) and Conference newcomers Moravian (8) and Juniata (0).

• Thirteen students were also named to the Conference Academic Honor Roll, which recognizes sophomores, junior and seniors who are key performers and have a 3.40 cumulative grade point average or higher.

2009 NAC football awards announced
WAUKESHA, Wis. -- The Northern Athletics Conference has announced the awards for the 2009 football season, as voted on by the conference's head coaches. Included are First and Second All-NAC Teams, honorable mention selections, an eight-member All-Sportsmanship Team and the four individual awards of Defensive Player, Offensive Player, Freshman and Coach of the Year.

Lakeland's Jacob Heinemeyer and Concordia Chicago's Mike Marotta were named Co-Offensive Players of the Year, Aurora's Mike Budzinski was named Defensive Player of the Year, Benedictine's John Alessi and Wisconsin Lutheran's Zach Shaw were named Co-Freshmen of the Year, and Co-Coaches of the Year were Lakeland's Kevin Doherty and Concordia Chicago's Lonnie Pries.

Heinemeyer, a senior wide receiver from Shiocton, Wis., has totaled 803 receiving yards and nine touchdowns for the NAC champions. His 140.4 average of all purpose yards per game leads the conference.

Junior quarterback Mike Marotta (Brookfield, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) led the league with over 3,000 yards passing for a 308.7 per game average. His 153.9 pass efficiency and 26 touchdown passes were also NAC bests.

Budzinski, a senior linebacker from Minooka, Ill., tallied a league best 104 tackles, including 40 solo, for the Spartans (4-6, 2-5 NAC). He also had 2.5 sacks and three fumble recoveries.

Alessi (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) was the top freshman running back with 686 rushing yards and four touchdowns for the Eagles (6-4, 5-2). His 76.2 rushing average was second best in the conference.

Shaw (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township) led the Warriors to their best conference finish at 4-3, and tied the program's best overall finish at 5-5. The quarterback threw for 1,141 yards and 16 touchdowns in his rookie season for the NAC's third best passing efficiency at 116.2.

Doherty led the Muskies (6-4, 6-1) to the NAC title and spot in the NCAA Division III Football Championship tournament.

2009 Football All-Northern Athletics Conference Awards

Co-Offensive Players of the Year:	Jacob Heinemeyer, Lakeland & Mike Marotta, Concordia Chicago
Defensive Player of the Year:	Mike Budzinski, Aurora
Co-Freshmen of the Year:	John Alessi, Benedictine & Zach Shaw, Wisconsin Lutheran
Co-Coaches of the Year:	Kevin Doherty, Lakeland & Lonnie Pries, Concordia Chicago

First Team All-Northern Athletics Conference
Offense
Mike Marotta	Concordia Chicago	QB	Jr.	Brookfield, Ill. (Riverside-Brookfield)
Khyree Copeland	Concordia Chicago	RB	Jr.	Jacksonville, Fla. (Potter's House)
Larry Hairl	Wisconsin Lutheran	RB	Jr.	Chicago, Ill. (Clemente)
Jeremy Williams	Lakeland	RB	So.	Zion, Ill. (Zion Benton)
Mike Egebrecht	Concordia Chicago	WR	Jr.	Wheeling, Ill. (Buffalo Grove)
Roberto Flores	Lakeland	WR	Jr.	Milwaukee, Wis. (Thomas More)
Jacob Heinemeyer	Lakeland	WR	Sr.	Shiocton, Wis.
Dominique Johnson	Wisconsin Lutheran	WR	Jr.	Milwaukee, Wis. (Vincent)
Eric Rusch	Concordia Wisconsin	TE	Sr.	Jackson, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran)
Matt Calcagnini	Concordia Wisconsin	OL	Fr.	Naples, Fla. (Ley)
Aaron Kraemer	Lakeland	OL	Jr.	Oshkosh, Wis. (North)
Quarandus Taylor	Benedictine	OL	Sr.	Chicago, Ill. (Curie)
Mason Thompson	Concordia Chicago	OL	Jr.	Ocala, Fla. (Vanguard)
Pete Thompson	Benedictine	OL	Sr.	Creston, Ill. (Rochelle Township)
Defense
Pat Funk	Aurora	DL	Sr.	Morris, Ill.
Kaylan Gaines	Wisconsin Lutheran	DL	Jr.	Lake Worth, Fla. (American Heritage)
Eddie Hill Jr.	Benedictine	DL	Sr.	Chicago Heights, Ill. (Bloom Trail)
Jacob Pfeiffer	Concordia Wisconsin	DL	Jr.	Sheboygan, Wis. (South)
Mike Budzinski	Aurora	LB	Sr.	Minooka, Ill.
Alex Dewey	Benedictine	LB	Sr.	Geneseo, Ill.
Anthony Hoitink	Concordia Wisconsin	LB	So.	Sheboygan, Wis. (South)
Josh McCormick	Wisconsin Lutheran	LB	Jr.	Fond du Lac, Wis. (Winnebago Lutheran)
Devin Montgomery	Benedictine	LB	Sr.	Zion, Ill. (Zion-Benton)
Jarin Davis	Concordia Chicago	DB	Sr.	Jacksonville, Fla. (Potter's House)
Matt McWilliams	Benedictine	DB	So.	Belleville, Mich. (Divine Child)
Justin Rogers	Concordia Wisconsin	DB	So.	Milwaukee, Wis. (Vincent)
Keith Woodson	Lakeland	DB	Jr.	Evanston, Ill. (Evanston Township)
Special Teams
Derek Powell	Aurora	P	Fr.	Colfax, Ill. (Ridgeview)
Neal Revane	Benedictine	P	Sr.	Villa Park, Ill. (Montini Catholic)
Daniel Winsey	Concordia Wisconsin	K	Jr.	Tampa, Fla. (Sickles)
Jeremiah Montgomery	Rockford	KR/PR	Fr.	Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park)

Second Team All-Northern Athletics Conference
Offense
Jacob Dworak	Lakeland	QB	Jr.	Denmark, Wis.
John Alessi	Benedictine	RB	Fr.	Tinley Park, Ill. (Andrew)
Jason Hosey	Rockford	RB	Jr.	Chicago, Ill. (Prosser)
Adam Miller	Lakeland	RB	Jr.	Marion, Wis.
Ryne Reder	Aurora	RB	Sr.	Aurora, Ill. (Marmion Academy)
Rob Dupre	Maranatha	WR	Sr.	Lafayette, Ind. (Faith Christian)
Savonte Hunt	Concordia Chicago	WR	So.	Archer, Fla. (Buchholz)
Tim Young	Aurora	WR	Sr.	Aurora, Ill. (Christian)
Eric Zuelsdorf	Lakeland	TE	Jr.	Cedar Grove, Wis. (Cedar Grove Belgium)
Tyler Burke	Benedictine	OL	Sr.	Bradley, Ill. (Bradley-Bourbonnais)
Matt Laabs	Concordia Wisconsin	OL	Jr.	Manitowoc, Wis. (Valders)
Anthony Pennella	Concordia Chicago	OL	So.	Elmhurst, Ill. (York Community)
Ben Stellmacher	Lakeland	OL	Sr.	Waukesha, Wis. (West)
Phil Sturm	Maranatha	OL	Sr.	Los Angeles, Calif. (Faith Baptist)
Defense
Justin Cromas	Wisconsin Lutheran	DL	Sr.	Greenfield, Wis.
David Dwyer	Concordia Chicago	DL	So.	St. Louis, Mo. (Ladue Horton Watkins)
Josh Gordon	Lakeland	DL	Sr.	Pontiac, Mich.
Dan Kleppin	Benedictine	DL	Jr.	Morton Grove, Ill. (Niles West)
Caleb Rader	Maranatha	LB	So.	Kinross, Mich. (Maplewood Baptist)
Nate Rosenberg	Wisconsin Lutheran	LB	Jr.	Hortonville, Wis. (Fox Valley Lutheran)
Jamie Schramm	Lakeland	LB	Sr.	Cuba City, Wis.
Malcom Godwin	Concordia Chicago	DB	So.	Ocala, Fla. (Vanguard)
Mike Hatfield	Benedictine	DB	Jr.	Madison Heights, Mich. (Bishop Foley)
Paul Metcalfe	Concordia Wisconsin	DB	Sr.	Glendale, Wis. (Madison East)
Joey O'Brien	Lakeland	DB	Sr.	Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove)
Special Teams
Philip Chaltis	Wisconsin Lutheran	K	Fr.	Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee)
Shem Biebert	Wisconsin Lutheran	P	Jr.	Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (St. Croix Luth.)
Justin Laack	Lakeland	KR/PR	Fr.	Sheboygan Falls, Wis.

Honorable Mention
Kaz Duran	Concordia Wisconsin	RB	Jr.	West Palm Beach, Fla. (Palm Beach Gardens)
Kenneth McNeal	Rockford	RB	Sr.	Chicago, Ill. (Prosser)
Cody Harms	Wisconsin Lutheran	OL	Sr.	Blair, Wis. (Blair-Taylor)
Ben Baskin	Maranatha	DL	Sr.	Torrington, Conn.
Lucas Clausen	Rockford	DL	Jr.	Roscoe, Ill. (Hononegah)
Mike DeVries	Aurora	DL	Sr.	Princeville, Ill.
Steve Donovan	Benedictine	DL	Sr.	Chicago, Ill. (St. Patrick's)
Kellen Grott	Lakeland	DL	Sr.	New Holstein, Wis.
Matt Lechler	Concordia Wisconsin	DL	Fr.	Kiel, Wis. (New Holsten)
Ethan Rosen	Maranatha	DL	So.	New Munich, Minn. (Melrose)
Chris Scott	Rockford	DL	Jr.	Morrison, Ill.
Justin Tlachac	Concordia Wisconsin	DL	Sr.	Luxemburg, Wis. (Luxemburg Casco)
Brent Alexander	Rockford	LB	Jr.	LeRoy, Ill.
Will Baldwin	Lakeland	LB	Jr.	Waukegan, Ill. (Carmel)
Andrew Hobus	Concordia Wisconsin	LB	Jr.	Orange, Calif. (Milwaukee Lutheran)
Josh Ross	Rockford	LB	Jr.	Elgin, Ill. (Larkin)
Jason Talos	Concordia Chicago	LB	Jr.	Chicago, Ill. (Guerin Prep)
Curtis Underwood	Concordia Chicago	LB	Jr.	Delray Beach, Fla. (Pope John Paul II)
Tony Faller	Lakeland	DB	So.	Theinsville, Wis. (Oostburg)
Jimmy Fierro	Aurora	DB	Jr.	Carol Stream, Ill. (Glenbard North)

All-Sportsmanship Team
Reed Sullivan	Aurora	DB	Sr.	Decatur, Ill. (Maroa-Forsyth)
Devin Montgomery	Benedictine	LB	Sr.	Zion, Ill. (Zion-Benton)
D.J. Cooper	Concordia Chicago	LB	Sr.	St. Peters, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt West)
Ryan Bott	Concordia Wisconsin	LB	Sr.	Holmen, Wis.
Joey O'Brien	Lakeland	DB	Sr.	Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove)
Tim Manion	Maranatha	WR	Sr.	Watertown, Wis. (Maranatha)
Nathan Kilburn	Rockford	LB	So.	Richmond Hill, Ga.
Alex Allister	Wisconsin Lutheran	DB	Jr.	Lake Mills, Wis. (Lakeside Lutheran)

2009 All-MIAA Football Team

Offensive Most Valuable Player
Eric Watt, Trine (junior from Kentland, Ind./South Newton HS)

Defensive Most Valuable Player
Gino Panza, Adrian (senior from Monroe/Jefferson HS)

Pete Schmidt Memorial Award
Neil Droppers, Hope (senior from Maitland, Fla./Winter Park HS)

All-MIAA First Team
Offense
QB – Eric Watt, Trine** (junior from Kentland, Ind./South Newton HS)
RB – Kent Biller, Trine* (sophomore from Nappanee, Ind./NorthWood HS)
RB – Tim Elzinga, Hope* (junior from Grand Rapids/GR South Christian HS)
WR – Andrew Schaar, Alma** (junior from DeWitt/DeWitt HS)
WR – Kyle Dietrich, Hope* (junior from Gobles/Gobles HS)
WR – Jimmy Semelsberger, Kalamazoo** (senior from Bloomfield Hills/Lahser HS)
TE – Nick Leeman, Trine* (senior from Noblesville, Ind./Hamilton Heights HS)
OL – Cameron Reichow, Albion** (senior from Albion/Albion HS)
OL – Kelly Durr, Alma* (senior from Bad Axe/Bad Axe HS)
OL – Josh Droppers, Hope* (sophomore from Kalamazoo/Portage Northern HS)
OL – James Greenlee, Trine (senior from Columbus, Ind./North HS)
OL – Bryce Sims, Trine* (junior from Columbia City, Ind./Columbia City HS)
* - Number of years All-MIAA First Team

Defense
DL – Gino Panza, Adrian** (senior from Monroe/Jefferson HS)
DL – Charles Green, Albion* (senior from Chattanooga, Tenn./The McCallie School)
DL – Austin Rodgers, Albion** (junior from Dexter/Chelsea HS)
DL – Matt Medina, Trine* (junior from Decatur, Ind./Adams Central HS)
LB – Jared Kwiatowski, Adrian* (junior from Warren/Cousino HS)
LB – Zach Jones, Hope* (junior from Three Rivers/Three Rivers HS)
LB – Brandon Foutz, Kalamazoo* (senior from Grand Blanc/Grand Blanc HS)
LB – Jake Vance, Trine* (junior from Fenton/Lake Fenton HS)
DB – John Parvin, Adrian* (senior from White Lake/Walled Lake Northern HS)
DB – Chris Greenwood, Albion* (sophomore from Detroit/Martin Luther King HS)
DB – Kyle Warren, Hope* (junior from Grandville/Hudsonville Unity Chrisitan HS)
DB – Aaron Selking, Trine* (junior from Decatur, Ind./Adams Central HS)

Specialists
K – Jeremy Howard, Trine** (junior from Elkhart, Ind./Concord HS)
P – Ryan Patten, Olivet*** (senior from Charlotte/Charlotte HS)
RS – Andrew Schaar, Alma* (junior from DeWitt/DeWitt HS)

All-MIAA Second Team
Offense
QB – Brandon Luczak, Kalamazoo (senior from Rochester Hills/Rochester HS)
RB – Clinton Orr, Albion (freshman from Buchanan/Buchanan HS)
RB – Mike Martin, Olivet (sophomore from Caledonia/Wayland HS)
WR – Eric Suttie, Adrian (senior from Sylvania, Ohio/Northview HS)
WR – Paul Curtis, Trine (junior from Cassopolis/Ross Beatty HS)
WR – Mario Brown, Trine (sophomore from Battle Creek/Battle Creek Central HS)
TE – Nick Hemmingsen, Adrian (senior from Clinton Twp./Chippewa Valley HS)
OL – Brett Rude, Albion (senior from Waterford/Kettering HS)
OL – Shane Jesiel, Albion (freshman from Sterling Heights/Henry Ford II HS)
OL - Jared Andrzejewski, Kalamazoo (senior from Saint Johns/Saint Johns HS)
OL - Deryck Jefferies, Trine (senior from Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead HS)
OL – Tyler Terry, Trine (junior from Stroh, Ind./Prairie Heights HS)

Defense
DL - Austin Fritz, Adrian (junior from Ayersville, Ohio/Ayersville HS)
DL – Justin Judd, Adrian (junior from Grosse Ile/Grosse Ile HS)
DL – Jeremy Green, Albion (junior from Chattanooga, Tenn./The McCallie School)
DL – Cody Stripling, Alma (senior from Haslett/Haslett HS)
LB – Danny Taylor, Adrian (junior from Commerce Twp./White Lake Lakeland HS)
LB – Conrad Bovee, Alma (sophomore from Ithaca/Ithaca HS)
LB – Chris Behnke, Olivet (junior from Bellevue/Olivet HS)
LB – Aaron Shoemaker, Trine (sophomore from Onsted/Onsted HS)
DB – Jacob Lee, Albion (senior from Spring Lake/Spring Lake HS)
DB – Robbie Moffett, Albion (junior from Chelsea/Chelsea HS)
DB – Bart Blystone, Alma (senior from Mount Pleasant/Mount Pleasant HS)
DB - Ryan Rickaby, Trine (sophomore from Adrian/Adrian HS)

Specialists
K – Justin Warner, Adrian (senior from Paw Paw/Paw Paw HS)
P – Mychal Galla, Albion (junior from Muskegon/Catholic Central HS)
RS – Joey Beehler, Adrian (senior from Wakarusa, Ind./Mishawaka Penn HS)

UW-Whitewater’s Donovan Named Player of the Year; Leipold Claims Coaching Honor

MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Jeff Donovan was named the Player of the Year to lead the individuals selected to the 2009 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Football Team by the league coaches, while Warhawks head coach Lance Leipold was voted the George Chryst Coach of the Year.

Donovan, a senior quarterback, leads the WIAC with a 180.3 passing efficiency and 73.2 completion percentage, while ranking second with 247.0 yards of total offense per game and third with 244.7 passing yards per contest. He threw for more than 220 yards in seven games, including a career-high 353 yards against UW-River Falls on Oct. 24. Donovan also had a career-best five touchdown tosses (in just 13 attempts) against Midland Lutheran (Neb.) on Sept. 12.

His career totals include 32 games played, 5,188 passing yards, 36 touchdown passes and 402 completions on 595 attempts for a 67.6 completion percentage. UW-Whitewater has had an individual claim the WIAC Player of the Year trophy four of the last five seasons and nine times in program history.

Repeat selections on this year’s first team offense included: UW-Eau Claire’s Brett Schreiner and Cory Sartorelli, UW-Stevens Point’s Jared Jenkins, UW-Stout’s Craig Warminski and UW-Whitewater’s Levell Coppage and Jeff Schebler.

The first team defense repeat choices consisted of: UW-Stevens Point’s Matt Lunder, UW-Stout’s Marcus Ball and UW-Whitewater’s Troney Shumpert and Anthony White.

UW-Whitewater head coach Lance Leipold was voted the George Chryst Coach of the Year after directing the Warhawks to their fifth consecutive conference championship. He is in his third season in charge of the squad and owns a career mark of 37-3, including 20-1 in WIAC contests.

An All-Sportsmanship Team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. Named to the squad were: UW-Eau Claire’s Andy Prevost, UW-La Crosse’s Reid Oldenburg, UW-Oshkosh’s Justin Budiac, UW-Platteville’s Rob Crowley, UW-River Falls’ Connor Graves, UW-Stevens Point’s Jake Swank, UW-Stout’s Andrew Jeske and UW-Whitewater’s Max Wasikowski.

2009 All-WIAC Football Team
First Team Offense
Name, School, Year, Position, Height, Weight, Hometown (High School)
Ryan Hansen, River Falls, Senior, Tight End, 6-3, 210, Grantsburg
Jeff Donovan, Whitewater, Senior, Quarterback, 6-5, 187, Wauwatosa (East)
Levell Coppage, Whitewater, Sophomore, Running Back, 5-8, 180, Oak Park, Ill.
Cory Sartorelli, Eau Claire, Senior, Running Back, 6-1, 204, Appleton (North)
Craig Warminski, Stout, Sophomore, Running Back, 5-10, 200, Stanley (Stanley-Boyd)
Jared Jenkins, Stevens Point, Junior, Wide Receiver, 6-4, 210, Milwaukee (Rufus King)
Aaron Rusch, Whitewater, Junior, Wide Receiver, 6-0, 168, Hartford
Brett Schreiner, Eau Claire, Senior, All-Purpose, 6-4, 245, Somerset
Nate Newholm, Stout, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-5, 255, Burlington
Robbie Ustruck, Whitewater, Junior, Offensive Line, 6-2, 280, West Allis (Hale)
Matt Weber, Whitewater, Junior, Offensive Line, 6-3, 285, Oregon
Shane Winterfeldt, Stevens Point, Junior, Offensive Line, 6-1, 310, Hortonville
Garth Coats, Whitewater, Senior, Center, 6-2, 282, Evansville
Kyle Martin, Stout, Senior, Punter, 6-1, 190, Hubertus (Kettle Moraine Lutheran)
Jeff Schebler, Whitewater, Senior, Kicker, 6-0, 182, Davenport, Iowa (Assumption)
Greg Klingelhutz, River Falls, Sophomore, Return Specialist, 5-9, 180, Chanhassen, Minn. (Holy Family)

First Team Defense
Marcus Ball, Stout, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-1, 225, Austin, Minn.
Charlie Dercks, Stevens Point, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-4, 270, Little Chute
Matt Lunder, Stevens Point, Junior, Defensive Line, 6-2, 250, Waunakee
Tim Stephenson, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-3, 235, Lanark, Ill. (Eastland)
Anthony White, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-0, 215, Milwaukee (Bay View)
Tom Bruins, Platteville, Senior, Linebacker, 6-3, 245, Waupun
John Jones, Stevens Point, Senior, Linebacker, 6-1, 245, Oregon
Kyle Supianoski, Whitewater, Senior, Linebacker, 6-0, 225, Tama, Iowa (South)
James Taraboi, Oshkosh, Senior, Linebacker, 6-2, 220, Grafton (Cedarburg)
Quincy Hudson, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-9, 165, Milwaukee (Bay View)
Troney Shumpert, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-8, 180, Milwaukee (Bay View)
Kendall Wade, Stout, Senior, Defensive Back, 6-0, 175, Milwaukee (Bay View)
Matt Winney, La Crosse, Senior, Defensive Back, 6-3, 205, Green Bay (Preble)

Second Team Offense
Patrick Mengelkoch, Stout, Junior, Tight End, 6-4, 225, Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park)
Jared Beckwith, Stevens Point, Senior, Quarterback, 6-0, 205, Baraboo
Kyle Paulson, Eau Claire, Senior, Quarterback, 6-5, 219, Amery
Taylor Edwards, River Falls, Sophomore, Running Back, 6-1, 190, Janesville (Parker)
Reid Oldenburg, La Crosse, Senior, Running Back, 6-1, 235, Burlington
David Goodman, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Wide Receiver, 6-2, 184, Neenah
Aunton Terry, Platteville, Senior, Wide Receiver, 6-1, 210, Waukesha (North)
Joe Burkeland, Platteville, Junior, All-Purpose, 6-1, 195, Hollandale (Pecatonica)
John Sherman, Stout, Senior, All-Purpose, 6-3, 235, Cokato, Minn. (Dassel-Cokato)
Alex Mueske, Oshkosh, Junior, Offensive Line, 6-5, 295, Merrill
Kyle Schulz, La Crosse, Junior, Offensive Line, 6-1, 285, Evansville
Tyler Smith, La Crosse, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-2, 270, Middleton
Michael Tharp, Platteville, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-6, 310, Bettendorf, Iowa
Andrew Gebel, La Crosse, Senior, Center, 5-11, 275, Oshkosh (West)
Kris Rosholt, Whitewater, Sophomore, Punter, 6-3, 229, Reedsburg
Tony Smidl, Platteville, Senior, Kicker, 5-11, 180, Oshkosh (West)
Tyler O’Kane, La Crosse, Freshman, Return Specialist, 6-1, 195, Prairie du Chien

Second Team Defense
Justin Ankley, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-4, 285, Racine (Case)
Jon Baldwin, Whitewater, Junior, Defensive Line, 6-3, 247, Spring Grove, Ill. (Richmond Burton)
Pierce FollansbeeDelong, Stevens Point, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-2, 285, Cumberland
Mike Lenzendorf, La Crosse, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-1, 300, Eastman (Prairie du Chien)
Greg Towner, Stout, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-2, 235, Onalaska
Aaron Johnson, La Crosse, Senior, Linebacker, 6-0, 240, Wisconsin Dells
Ryan Leis, Eau Claire, Senior, Linebacker, 6-3, 232, Alma Center (Lincoln)
Cole Lowell, River Falls, Senior, Linebacker, 6-0, 210, White Bear Lake, Minn.
Lane Olson, Whitewater, Junior, Linebacker, 5-10, 195, Racine (Horlick)
Bryan Blum, Stevens Point, Senior, Defensive Back, 6-0, 215, Baraboo
Matt Guertin, River Falls, Sophomore, Defensive Back, 5-10, 180, Mounds View, Minn. (Irondale)
Joe Mleziva, Stevens Point, Junior, Defensive Back, 6-0, 205, Casco (Luxemburg-Casco)
Paul Wick, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-10, 185, Franklin

Honorable Mention Offense
John Novak, Whitewater, Junior, Tight End, 6-5, 278, Michigan City, Ind.
Travis Bordeau, La Crosse, Junior, Wide Receiver, 6-0, 190, Menasha
Jordan Wells, Whitewater, Senior, Wide Receiver, 6-0, 185, Elgin, Ill.
Tyler Butzler, Stout, Sophomore, Offensive Line, 6-5, 300, Tomah
John Nicholas, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Offensive Line, 6-4, 290, Oneida (Seymour)
Tyler VandenWyngaard, Stevens Point, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-4, 285, Kaukauna
Al Wolf, Eau Claire, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-1, 286, Green Bay (Notre Dame)

Honorable Mention Defense
Andrew Evanoff, Eau Claire, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-2, 256, Plover (SPASH)
Randy Langer, Platteville, Junior, Defensive Line, 6-2, 255, Milton (Edgerton)
Kyle Scofield, Stevens Point, Senior, Linebacker, 6-1, 235, Green Bay (Preble)
Ben Arata, River Falls, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-11, 195, Menomonee Falls
Zach Christopherson, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-11, 210, Hartford
Justin Crooks, Stout, Senior, Defensive Back, 6-0, 220, Wausau (East)
Dustin Drath, La Crosse, Junior, Defensive Back, 6-0, 195, Manawa (Little Wolf)
Derek Dreher, La Crosse, Junior, Defensive Back, 6-2, 200, Verona
Nate Heard, Oshkosh, Junior, Defensive Back, 6-1, 180, Milwaukee (Lutheran)
Mike Larson, River Falls, Senior, Defensive Line, 5-11, 231, Ashland
Brian Snyder, Platteville, Junior, Defensive Back, 5-10, 210, Mt. Morris, Ill. (Oregon)

All-Sportsmanship Team
Justin Budiac, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Running Back, 5-8, 180, Mukwonago
Rob Crowley, Platteville, Senior, Linebacker, 6-1, 220, Lyndon Station (Mauston)
Connor Graves, River Falls, Senior, Tight End, 6-2, 220, Grantsburg
Andrew Jeske, Stout, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-11, 195, Glenwood City
Reid Oldenburg, La Crosse, Senior, Running Back, 6-1, 235, Burlington
Andy Prevost, Eau Claire, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-3, 298, Galesville (G-E-T)
Jake Swank, Stevens Point, Senior, Wide Receiver, 6-4, 205, Oregon
Max Wasikowski, Whitewater, Senior, Running Back, 6-0, 235, Cudahy

Player of the Year: Jeff Donovan of Whitewater

Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete: Shay Lehman of Stout

George Chryst Coach of the Year: Lance Leipold of Whitewater

2009 ACFC AWARDS

The Atlantic Central Football Conference announced its 2009 All-ACFC Teams on Thursday morning. Five-time conference champion Wesley College won two of the four Player Of The Year awards as junior quarterback Shane McSweeny repeated as Offensive Player Of The Year and junior defensive tackle Mike Ward winning Defensive Player Of The Year honors. The Apprentice School took home the Rookie of the Year for the second straight season as defensive back Louis Norwood won the honor. Frostburg State University wide receiver and return specialist Avery Willie won the Special Teams Player Of The Year honor.

McSweeny earned his award after leading a Wesley offense that has soared to a 10-0 record heading into Saturday's NCAA South Region First Round game with N.C. Wesleyan. The Bensalem, Pa. native threw for 1,953 yards and 26 touchdowns. He leads the conference in passing yards, pass efficiency, touchdown passes and total offense, while ranking fifth in the conference in rushing. Ran for a career high 121 yards against NAIA 19^th-ranked Ohio Dominican and threw for six touchdowns and 366 yards in a conference win over Frostburg State.

Ward took home Defensive Player Of The Year honors after a stellar season where he had almost a third of his 49 total tackles were for a loss. Those 15 tackles for loss included seven sacks to which he is tied for second in the conference. He is on a six-game streak of at least one sack. The Norwich, Ct. native is part of a Wesley defense that leads NCAA Division III in tackles for loss, third in scoring defense (8.22 ppg), fifth in sacks (3.56/game) and in total defense (230 yards/game).

Norwood stepped into a young defensive backfield for the Builders and recorded a stellar season. The Baker, La. native had eight pass breakups and six interceptions which tied the school record for the Apprentice School. He had 27 tackles, 21 solo, three blocked kicks and one forced fumble. Norwood had two interceptions against Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham and had three breakups against Malone University in his collegiate debut.

Willie earned the Special Teams Player Of The Year award after leading the league in kickoff return yardage (747) and second in punt returns (76). He returned a punt 43 yards for a touchdown against Geneva in the season opener. The Aberdeen, Md. native holds the single-season FSU record for return yards in a season.

Drass won his seventh ACFC Coach Of The Year honor as his third-ranked Wolverines won their eighth ACFC championship and fifth in a row. Wesley enters the NCAA Tournament with a 10-0 record and the number one seed in the South Region.

2009 All-ACFC Team

Award Winners

Offensive Player Of The Year: Shane McSweeny, Wesley, Jr., QB, 6-2, 210, Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem

Defensive Player Of The Year: Mike Ward, Wesley, Jr., DL, 6-2, 315 Norwich, Conn./Norwich Free Academy

Special Teams Player Of The Year: Avery Willie, Frostburg State, Sr., 5-11, 180, Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen

Rookie Of The Year: Louis Norwood, Apprentice, Fr., DB, 5-9, 170, Baker, La./Baker

Coach Of The Year: Mike Drass, Wesley

First Team Offense

Quarterback: Shane McSweeny, Wesley, Jr., 6-2, 210, Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem

Running Back: Bryan Woolson, Salisbury, Jr., 5-8, 194, Whitehall, Md./North Harford

Aaron Jackson, Wesley, Sr., 5-9, 177, New Brunswick, NJ/North Brunswick

Tight End: Sean McAndrew, Wesley, Jr., 6-4, 250, Lanoka Harbor, NJ/Lacey Twp.

Teo Ellis, Apprentice, Sr., 5-11, 230, Camden, SC/Camden

Wide Receiver: Ellis Krout, Wesley, Jr., 6-4, 195, Dallas, Tex./Roosevelt

Bryan Cain, Apprentice, Jr., 6-1, 180, Baker, La./Baker

Offensive Line: Chris Hutton, Salisbury, So., 6-0, 310, Largo, Md./Largo

Tom Fox, Wesley, Sr., 6-2, 247, Middletown, Del./Middletown

Matt Ferguson, Wesley, Sr., 6-5, 300, Dover, Del./Dover

Ben Crowder, Frostburg State, Sr., 6-1, 300, Boydton, Va./Bluestone

Anthony West, Wesley, Jr., 6-3, 307, Laurel, Del./Laurel

First Team Defense

Defensive Line: Jovan McCamey, Apprentice, So., 6-3, 240, Ft. Washington, Md./Gwynn Park

Paul Cynewski, Salisbury, Sr., 6-3, 245, Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown

Mike Ward, Wesley, Jr., 6-2, 315, Norwich, Conn./Norwich Free Academy

Mike Iheakanwa, Frostburg State, Sr., 6-3, 220, Lantham, Md./Duval

Chris Mayes, Wesley, So., 6-3, 235, Waldorf, Md./Westlake

Linebacker: Jeff Morgan, Wesley, Jr., 6-2, 208, Vineland, NJ/Vineland

Jeremy Drayton, Apprentice, Jr., 6-0, 240, Orlando, Fla./Lyman

Mike Asiedu, Wesley, So., 6-3, 212, Yonkers, NY/Gorton

Defensive Backs: Marcus Wilson, Wesley, Jr., 6-3, 212, Pennsauken, NJ/Camden Catholic

Brandon Hudson, Salisbury, Sr., 5-9, 170, Delmar, Md./Sussex Tech

Aaron Benson, Wesley, Jr., 5-11, 197, Swarthmore, Pa./Strath Haven

Louis Norwood, Apprentice, Fr., 5-9, 170, Baker, La./Baker

First Team Special Teams

Kicker: Tommy Kowalick, Salisbury, So., 5-9, 150, Sterling, Va./Dominion

Punter: Thomas Mason, Apprentice, Fr., 5-10, 180, Disputanta, Va./Prince George

Return Specialist: Avery Willie, Frostburg State, Sr., 5-11, 180, Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen

Second Team Offense

Quarterback: Phil Caralla, Apprentice, Sr., 5-10, 195, Tarpon Springs, Fla./E. Lake

Running Back: Sam Arnold, Apprentice, Sr., 5-5, 157, Tampa, Fla./King

Anthony King, Frostburg State, Jr., 6-0, 185, Germantown, Md./Northwest

Wide Receiver: Avery Willie, Frostburg State, Sr., 5-11, 180, Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen

Gene Knight, Wesley, Sr., 5-10, 192, Baltimore, Md./Overleaf

Offensive Line: Alex Smith, Salisbury, So., 6-8, 320, Madison, NJ/Madison

Greg Rhoades, Jr., Frostburg State, 6-3, 290, Frostburg, Md./Thomas Stone

Mike Kinder, Sr., Apprentice, 6-6, 340, Zanesville, Oh./Philo

Patrick Fears, Jr., Frostburg State, 6-2, 285, Washington, DC/Archbishop Carroll

Lamar Johnson, Sr., Apprentice, Sr., 6-2, 263, St. Matthews, SC/Calhoun Co.

Second Team Defense

Defensive Line: Ryan Simmons, Frostburg State, So., 6-3, 285, Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright

Alex Bresner, Salisbury, Sr., 6-1, 275, Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead

Carlos James, Wesley, Sr., 6-1, 268, Annapolis, Md./Broadneck

James Lee, Apprentice, Sr., 5-11, 239, Richmond, Va./Varina

Linebacker: Justin Chura, Salisbury, Jr., 5-9, 200, Lothian, Md./Southern

Mana Ohia, Apprentice, So., 5-9, 203, Honolulu, Hi./Aiea

Travis Blair, Frostburg St., So., 6-1, 200, Upper Marlboro, Md./Oxon Hill

George Feiser, Frostburg St., Sr., 6-0, 220, Hagerstown, Md./Smithsburg

Defensive Backs: Ian Turner, Frostburg St., Jr., 5-8, 180, Hanover, Md./Meade

Terryl Monroe, Frostburg St., Jr., 5-11, 200, Temple Hills, Md./DeMatha

Dakevis Howard, Wesley, Jr., 6-2, 200, Wilmington, Del./Concord

Tom Fontaine, Salisbury, Sr., 5-8, 184, Philadelphia, Pa./W. Catholic

Second Team Special Teams

Kicker: Zachary Beukers, Frostburg St., Fr., 5-9, 160, Lusby, Md./Calvert

Nicholas Foor, Apprentice, Fr., 5-11, 160, Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown

Punter: Nick Payne, Frostburg St., Sr., 6-2, 225, Frostburg, Md./Northern Garrett

Andrew Geisert, Salisbury, Sr., 6-0, 190, White Plains, Md./McDonough

Honorable Mention

Apprentice School: Jeff Leckrone, Sr., OL, 5-11, 247, Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith

James Abbs, Fr., WR, 6-2, 185, Stone Mountain, Ga./Tucker

Salisbury: Randall Smedley, So., SL, 5-9, 200, Frederick, Md./St. John's Catholic Prep

D.J. Nelson, Sr., WR, 5-11, 175, Mulilca Hills, NJ/Clearview Regional

Wesley: Jeff Dorsey, Jr., DE, 6-2, 252, Baltimore, Md./Woodlawn

Evan Prichett, Sr., OL, 6-0, 278, Baltimore, Md./Sparrows Point

Frostburg State: James Lohr, So., DB, 6-1, 180, Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Spalding

Christian Cook, Fr., WR, 5-10, 180, Reistertown, Md./Calvert Hall

2009 American Southwest Conference Football Awards Announced

RICHARDSON, Texas –– Mississippi College senior quarterback Adam Shaffer and senior linebacker Quartez Ashmore won player of the year awards along with Louisiana College junior Jordan Rideaux to highlight the 2009 American Southwest Conference football awards, the ASC office announced on Thursday (Nov. 19) after a vote of the league’s nine head coaches.

Shaffer (Brandon, MS / Jackson Academy HS) was named ASC Offensive Player of the Year after throwing a league-high 29 touchdown passes against just eight interceptions. He totaled 2,557 yards through the air and posted a pass efficiency rating of 149.4 to help the Choctaws claim a share of the ASC title.

Ashmore (Vicksburg, MS / Southwest Mississippi CC) was named ASC Defensive Player of the Year after leading the Choctaws with 74 tackles – 44 solo and six for loss. He also posted 1.5 sacks, blocked a kick, forced two fumbles and recovered another to help MC secure a share of the conference championship.

Rideaux (Carencro, LA / CHS) earned the title of ASC Special Teams Player of the Year for the second straight season. Rideaux was the only player in the league to return a kick and a punt for a touchdown. He averaged 23.5 yards per kick return and 16.5 on punt returns. Rideaux also led the ASC in all-purpose yardage (185.7 per game) and receiving (7.8 catches, 115.7 yards per game).

Shaffer, Ashmore and Rideaux were all named to the ASC All-Conference First Team. Rideaux took up the spots for returner and slot back.

Mississippi College senior guard Josh Lankford (Saraland, AL / Satsuma HS) was voted ASC Offensive Lineman of the Year, while University of Mary Hardin-Baylor senior defensive end Marco Coppola (Willis, TX / WHS) earned the title of ASC Defensive Lineman of the Year. Lankford anchored a unit that allowed just 13 sacks and paved the way for the league’s only 1,000-yard rusher, Steven Knight. Coppola posted five sacks and spearheaded a group that allowed league-lows of 211.1 yards and 9.9 points per game.

Mary Hardin-Baylor quarterback LiDarral Bailey (Bremond, TX / BHS) won freshman of the year honors after averaging 82.8 rushing yards per game with eight touchdowns. He also helped UMHB win a share of the ASC title.

Mississippi College senior defensive back Jimmy Sampson (Monroe, LA / Wossman HS) was voted ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year.

Mississippi College’s Norman Joseph took coach of the year honors after guiding the Choctaws to an 8-2 regular season and their first ASC title since 1997.

2009 ASC FOOTBALL INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Offensive Player of the Year: Adam Shaffer, QB, Sr., Mississippi College

Defensive Player of the Year: Quartez Ashmore, LB, Sr., Mississippi College

Offensive Lineman of the Year: Josh Lankford, G, Sr., Mississippi College

Defensive Lineman of the Year: Marco Coppola, DE, Sr., University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Special Teams Player of the Year: Jordan Rideaux, KR, Jr., Louisiana College

Freshman of the Year: LiDarral Bailey, QB, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Jimmy Sampson, DB, Sr., Mississippi College

Coach of the Year: Norman Joseph, Mississippi College

2009 ASC ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

(Listed in order of voting point totals at each position; #, & indicates tie in voting at that position)

OFFENSE

WR	Marcus Franklin	McMurry	Jr.	Richardson, TX (Abilene Christian)
WR	Tre Mason	Howard Payne	So.	League City, TX (Clear Creek HS)
SLOT	Jordan Rideaux	Louisiana College	Jr.	Carencro, LA (CHS)
TE	Renard Ellis	Mississippi College	Sr.	Winter Haven, FL (WHHS)
OG	Myke Gobert	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Houston, TX (Cy-Ridge HS)
OG	Josh Lankford	Mississippi College	Sr.	Saraland, AL (Satsuma HS)
OT	Max Taylor	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Jr.	Lufkin, TX (LHS)
OT	Koby Parker	Hardin-Simmons	So.	Baird, TX (BHS)
C	Dustin Davis	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Jr.	Killeen, TX (Harker Heights HS)
QB	Adam Shaffer	Mississippi College	Sr.	Brandon, MS (Jackson Academy HS)
RB	Steven Knight	Mississippi College	Jr.	Pearl, MS (Hinds CC)
RB	Quincy Daniels	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Belton, TX (BHS)
RB	Steven Rockwell	Hardin-Simmons	So.	Ore City, TX (OCHS)
PK	Brannon Walls	Mississippi College	Sr.	Madison, MS (Ridgeland HS)
RET	Jordan Rideaux	Louisiana College	Jr.	Carencro, LA (CHS)

DEFENSE

DL	Marco Coppola	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Willis, TX (WHS)
DL	David Danforth	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Jr.	Robinson, TX (RHS)
DL	Hank Hornsby	Hardin-Simmons	Jr.	San Antonio, TX (Reagan HS)
DL	Austin Sturrock	East Texas Baptist	Sr.	Sour Lake, TX (Hardin-Jefferson HS)
LB	Jeremy Salinas	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Wharton, TX (WHS)
LB	Quartez Ashmore	Mississippi College	Sr.	Vicksburg, MS (Southwest Mississippi CC)
LB	Donovan Williams	Louisiana College	Sr.	Vacherie, LA (St. James HS)
LB	Andrew Wallace	McMurry	Sr.	Midland, TX (MHS)
DB	Brett Parker	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Richmond, TX (Foster HS)
DB	Will Morris#	McMurry	So.	Katy, TX (New Mexico State)
DB	Lance Stone#	Louisiana College	Sr.	Dierks, AR (DHS)
DB	Gerald Hunter&	East Texas Baptist	Sr.	Houston, TX (Eisenhower HS)
DB	Jamal Johnson&	Sul Ross State	Sr.	Odessa, TX (Permian HS)
P	Brannon Walls	Mississippi College	Sr.	Madison, MS (Ridgeland HS)

2009 ASC ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM

(Listed in order of voting point totals at each position; #, & indicates tie in voting at that position)

OFFENSE

WR	Brian Jackson	Louisiana College	Sr.	Baton Rouge, LA (Woodlawn HS)
WR	Justin Havard	Howard Payne	Sr.	Round Rock, TX (Round Rock HS)
SLOT	Edward Cody#	Howard Payne	Sr.	Killeen, TX (Doane College)
SLOT	Thomas Labian#	Hardin-Simmons	Jr.	Crosby, TX (CHS)
TE	Trevor Kleine#	Howard Payne	Sr.	Waco, TX (Texas Christian Academy)
TE	Brett McGee#	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Jr.	Hewitt, TX (Robinson HS)
OG	Cody Honeycutt	Hardin-Simmons	Jr.	Round Rock, TX (RRHS)
OG	Ryan Krause	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Jr.	Castroville, TX (Medina Valley HS)
OT	Michael Colvin	East Texas Baptist	Sr.	Hallsville, TX (HHS)
OT	DeMarcus Brooks	Mississippi College	Sr.	Columbus, MS (East Mississippi CC)
C	Jonathan Shaw	Mississippi College	Jr.	Richmond, VA (Trinity Episcopal)
QB	Zach Hubbard	Howard Payne	Jr.	Shepherd, TX (Stephen F. Austin)
RB	Derrick Grant	Hardin-Simmons	So.	Goodwell, OK (GHS)
RB	Cameron Holliness	Sul Ross State	Jr.	Royce City, TX (RCHS)
RB	Bryson Tucker	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Caldwell, TX (CHS)
PK	John Michiels#	Louisiana College	Jr.	Shreveport, LA (Captain Shreve HS)
PK	Michael Van Wagner#	Sul Ross State	Sr.	Bandera, TX (BHS)
RET	Austin Divinity	Mississippi College	Sr.	Utica, MS (Hinds CC)

DEFENSE

DL	Nolan Willisson	Mississippi College	Jr.	Fairhope, AL (FHS)
DL	James Fowler	Louisiana College	Sr.	Montgomery, LA (MHS)
DL	Zach Gideon	Sul Ross State	Sr.	Hallsville, TX (HHS)
DL	Brandon Davis	Louisiana College	Sr.	Lafayette, LA (Acadiana HS)
LB	Brandon Joslin	East Texas Baptist	Sr.	Royse City, TX (RCHS)
LB	Paul Girard	Hardin-Simmons	Sr.	Odessa, TX (Permian HS)
LB	Jerrad Jefferson	Mary Hardin-Baylor	So.	Waller, TX (WHS)
LB	Dustin McClure#	Howard Payne	Jr.	Brownwood, TX (Bangs HS)
LB	Kevin Reyna#	Howard Payne	Sr.	Wenatchee, WA (Washington State)
DB	Michael Tracy	Hardin-Simmons	Sr.	Glen Rose, TX (GRHS)
DB	Reggie Calhoun#	Louisiana College	Fr.	New Orleans, LA (Slidell HS)
DB	Lee Munn#	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Omaha, TX (Paul Pewitt HS)
DB	Victory Flores&	East Texas Baptist	Jr.	Mission, TX (Abilene Christian)
DB	Gene Hudson&	McMurry	Jr.	n/a
P	Cote Schacherl	Howard Payne	So.	Flatonia, TX (FHS)

2009 ASC ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION

(Listed in order of voting point totals at each position; #, & indicates tie in voting at that position)

OFFENSE

WR	Steve Thrash	Texas Lutheran	Sr.	Hubbard, TX (HHS)
WR	Justice Baker#	Hardin-Simmons	Sr.	Granbury, TX (GHS)
WR	Pi’Dadro Davis#	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Jefferson, TX (JHS)
SLOT	Corbin Young	Howard Payne	Sr.	Paradise, TX (PHS)
TE	Delfonte Diamond	McMurry	So.	Houston, TX (Nimitz HS)
OG	James Freeman	Howard Payne	Sr.	Deer Park, TX (DPHS)
OG	Johnny Blackman	Louisiana College	Sr.	Ft. Walton Beach, FL (FWBHS)
OG	Stephen Nicasio	East Texas Baptist	Sr.	San Antonio, TX (O'Connor HS)
OT	Miles Abrams	Louisiana College	So.	Shreveport, LA (Captain Shreve HS)
OT	Matthew Dolinski	Sul Ross State	Sr.	Kyle, TX (Hays HS)
C	Josh Clements	McMurry	Sr.	Stephenville, TX (SHS)
C	Jonathan Council	East Texas Baptist	Sr.	Waskom, TX (WHS)
C	Ben Feilbel	Louisiana College	So.	Shreveport, LA (Northwood HS)
QB	Ben McLaughlin	Louisiana College	Jr.	Dierks, AR (DHS)
QB	Jake Mullin	McMurry	So.	Burleson, TX (BHS)
QB	Dominique Carson	Sul Ross State	So.	Waxahachie, TX (WHS)
RB	Chad Hindman	Louisiana College	Jr.	Slidell, LA (Pope John Paul II HS)
RB	Marcus Carruth	Mary Hardin-Baylor	So.	Pflugerville, TX (PHS)
PK	Alex Wymore	Hardin-Simmons	Fr.	The Woodlands, TX (TW Christian Academy)
PK	Mitchell Bailey	Howard Payne	Fr.	Early, TX (EHS)
RET	Anthony Smith	Texas Lutheran	Sr.	Bay City, TX (BCHS)
RET	Edward Cody	Howard Payne	Sr.	Killeen, TX (Doane College)

DEFENSE

DL	Chris Kyle	Texas Lutheran	Fr.	McAllen, TX (MHS)
DL	Bradley Holt	Mississippi College	So.	McGehee, AR (MHS)
DL	Chris Brent#	Mary Hardin-Baylor	So.	Kaufman, TX (KHS)
DL	Chase Reneau#	Howard Payne	Sr.	Splendora, TX (SHS)
DL	Josh McKinnis&	McMurry	Jr.	New Braunfels, TX (NBHS)
DL	Micah Spicer&	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Jr.	Robinson, TX (RHS)
LB	Earnest Jones	Sul Ross State	Fr.	Boerne, TX (Champion HS)
DB	Jordan Pfenenger	Howard Payne	So.	Brownwood, TX (Early HS)
DB	Shawn O’Leary#	Sul Ross State	So.	Marion, TX (MHS)
DB	Johnnie Williams#	Sul Ross State	Sr.	Hempstead, TX (HHS)
P	John Kowalski	McMurry	Fr.	McAllen, TX (McAllen Memorial HS)
P	Michael Van Wagner	Sul Ross State	Sr.	Bandera, TX (BHS)

USA South Football Awards Announced

(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its All-Conference awards for football. A total of 91 student-athletes have earned All-Conference honors. N.C. Wesleyan College athletes earned four of the five individual honors. The Bishops' Bo Jordan earned Offensive Player of the Year honors, LeeRon Boykin was named Defensive Player of the Year, James Wallace collected Defensive Rookie of the Year accolades while their coach, Mark Henninger was named Coach of the Year. Greensboro College's Antwan Thorpe earned the final individual award as he was named Offensive Rookie of the Year. Also, the USA South recognized an All-Sportsmanship Team, consisting of one member from each competing school. All honors are determined by votes from the football coach at each institution.

Jordan, a senior quarterback from Gibsonville, North Carolina led the Bishops and the USA South in nearly every passing category this season. He led the league in passing efficiency, attempts, completions, completion percentage, yards, touchdowns and yards per game. Jordan compiled a 155.8 efficiency rating while completing 66.4 percent of his passes for 281.0 yards per game and 17 touchdowns. He broke his own USA South record for passing yards in the season with 2,810 this fall. Jordan also rushed for seven touchdowns this season and set a new single-game school record with five rushing scores against USA South foe Averett. For his efforts this fall, Jordan was named a First Team All-Conference selection for the second consecutive season. Finally, he was named USA South Offensive Player of the Week three times this fall.

Boykin, a Warsaw, North Carolina senior defensive lineman, led the Bishops and the USA South this fall with in the categories of tackles for loss and sacks. He tallied 20.5 tackles for a total loss of 101 yards and 12.0 sacks for a total loss of 78 yards. Boykin also added 53 total tackles and tied for the most fumbles forced with three. This season marks the third consecutive First Team All-Conference honor for Boykin. Finally, he was named USA South Defensive Player of the Week once this fall.

Thorpe, a freshman wide receiver from Oxford, North Carolina, led all rookies with 824 receiving yards this season. His total yards ranked fourth in the USA South while his 70 receptions were the most in the league. Additionally, he caught eight passes for touchdowns which was tied atop the USA South rankings. Thorpe added 137 yards rushing on 45 carries with two touchdowns. For his efforts this season, he was a Second Team All-Conference selection at wide receiver and earned USA South Offensive Rookie of the Week honors four times.

Wallace, a freshman linebacker from Harrells, North Carolina, led the Bishops with 61 total tackles. He accumulated 28 solo tackles and 33 assisted take downs. Wallace also contributed 7.0 tackles for a total loss of 27 yards and 2.0 sacks for a total loss of nine yards. His efforts this fall earned him Second Team All-Conference honors at linebacker. Additionally, Wallace earned USA South Defensive Rookie of the Week accolades twice this season.

Henninger collects his first Conference Coach of the Year honor. He led the Bishops to an 8-2 overall record and a 7-0 mark in the USA South which earned N.C. Wesleyan its second Conference Championship in three years. Henninger now leads the Bishops into NCAA Tournament for the second time in the program's six years of existence.

Offensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year
Bo Jordan, N.C. Wesleyan LeeRon Boykin, N.C. Wesleyan

Offensive Rookie of the Year Defensive Rookie of the Year
Antwan Thorpe, Greensboro James Wallace, N.C. Wesleyan

Coach of the Year
Mark Henninger, N.C. Wesleyan

The 2009 USA South Football All-Conference Teams follow:

	*FIRST TEAM*	*SECOND TEAM*	*HONORABLE MENTION*
RB	Bryan Haywood - N.C. Wesleyan Keone Kyle - Shenandoah	Tunde Ogun - Christopher Newport Mike Vann - Ferrum	Steven Harris - Ferrum Rommel Hightower - Maryville
FB	Quintel Banks - Ferrum	Dontavious Watson - Averett	Anthony Cordero-SU
QB	Bo Jordan - N.C. Wesleyan	Cody Ladutko - Averett	Erik Teague - Methodist
WR	Wesley Idlette - Maryville Orlando Webb - N.C. Wesleyan	Anthony Squillini - Averett Antwan Thorpe - Greensboro	Jeremy Dixon - Averett Chris Peoples - Methodist Rico Wallace - Shenandoah
TE	Alonzo Washington - N.C. Wesleyan	Brandon Richardson - Greensboro	Nathan Kindley - Methodist
OL	Carmeron Deaver - N.C. Wesleyan Kenneth Hall - Christopher Newport Dexter Hinds - Ferrum Anthony Moore - N.C. Wesleyan Asmun Washington - N.C. Wesleyan	Brian Cook - Shenandoah Brandon Iseman - Methodist Andrew Hollingsworth - Ferrum Shannon Robinson - Averett Brian Wendel - Maryville	Phil Blaising - Averett Dennis Derricott - Shenandoah Patrick Green - Christopher Newport Kevin Roberts - Averett Jamal Venable - Shenandoah
DL	LeeRon Boykin - N.C. Wesleyan Mo Salih - Shenandoah Willie Taylor - Ferrum Trevor Wagner - Christopher Newport Jaren Wilcox - N.C. Wesleyan	Blake Barnes - Maryville Yohance Butler - Maryville James Carter - N.C. Wesleyan Brian Drumgoole - Greensboro Zack Leonard - Ferrum	Albert Brown - Averett Michael Doyne - Methodist Brian Green - Greensboro Kyle Krupp - Christopher Newport Nathan Wooten - Greensboro
LB	Kyle Chewning - Maryville Adrin Diggs - Christopher Newport Mario Huffman - Averett Joe Lunsford - Shenandoah	Maureik Goode - Ferrum Antonio Harris - N.C. Wesleyan Jay Kirland - Christopher Newport James Wallace - N.C. Wesleyan	Zane Cooper - Averett Devon Morrison - Greensboro John Redmond - Shenandoah Logan Smyth - Averett
DB	Dennis Hardy - Ferrum Larry Gibbs - Shenandoah Andreas Platt - Greensboro Quentin Pope - N.C. Wesleyan	Bud Christy - Maryville Brian Leary - Methodist DeAngelo Stewart - N.C. Wesleyan Ryan Wever - Christopher Newport	Caleb Clement - Maryville Phil Garrett - Maryville Ferederick Reid - Averett Mykel Searcy - Greensboro Demory Williams - Methodist
RS	Jeremy Dixon - Averett	Anthony Squillini - Averett	Grady Hart - Methodist
K	Tyler Mosko - Methodist	Scott Puschell - Ferrum	Andrew Noboa - Maryville
P	T.J. Grzesikowski - Ferrum	Matthew Bourne - Christopher Newport	Donnie Leopold - Greensboro

ALL SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM

Dontavious Watson - Averett
Jason Addie - Christopher Newport
Maureik Goode - Ferrum
Mike Caparaso - Greensboro
J.T. McCarty - Maryville
Brian Leary - Methodist
Teron Bush - N.C. Wesleyan
Vern Lunsford - Shenandoah

Mount’s Prosser and Rose-Hulman’s Eitel Headline All-HCAC Football Selections

GREENWOOD, IN – The College of Mount St. Joseph placed eleven players on the 2009 Heartland Collegiate

Athletic Conference All-Conference First Team, including the conference’s defensive Most Valuable Player.

Mount St. Joseph’s Erik Prosser (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) has been named the HCAC Defensive Most Valuable Player for the first time. Lions’ head coach Rod Huber garnered Coach of the Year honors for the third time in his career.

Rose-Hulman’s Derek Eitel (Marshall, Ill./H.S.) was honored as Offensive Most Valuable Player for 2009, while his teammate Kyle Kovach (Munster, Ind./Andrean) picked up the Freshman of the Year award. Manchester College’s Chris Cecil (Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central) was selected as Special Teams Most Valuable Player this fall.

Prosser, a junior linebacker for the Lions, led the Mount defense that helped propel MSJ to a conference championship. The junior led the Lions with 103 tackles, and added 5.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two fumble recoveries (1st HCAC), and three forced fumbles (2nd HCAC). As a team, Mount St. Joseph ranked fourth in the conference in team defense (331.7 ypg) and led the conference in scoring defense (21.5 ppg). Eitel, a senior quarterback for Rose-Hulman, threw for 2,723 yards this season and helped his team to four consecutive seasons of six or more wins for the first time in school history. The senior set single-season school records for passing yards (2,723), efficiency (152.8), and touchdown passes (24) during the 2009 season. He also established career school records for career passing yards (7,507) and touchdowns (52) during his time in Terre Haute. Eitel crossed the 300 yard mark passing four times during the season, including a 422 yard effort against Franklin (2nd in school history).

Cecil, a senior return specialist for Manchester, returned a punt and a kickoff for a touchdown for the Spartans this season. The senior totaled 439 yards and averaged 20.0 yards per kickoff return this season, highlighted by an 89 yard return for a score against Anderson. He added a league-best 14.7 yards per punt return this fall, including an

88 yard return for a touchdown against Mount St. Joseph.

Kovach, a freshman running back for Rose-Hulman, started the last seven games of the season after Calvin Bueltel ended his season with a knee injury in week three. The freshman was instrumental in the Engineer running game, finishing the season with 736 yards and nine touchdowns. His 736 yards and nine rushing touchdowns ranked second in the HCAC in both categories.

Mount St. Joseph head coach Rod Huber has been selected as the HCAC Coach of the Year for the third time in his career. He guided the Lions to their fourth conference title and a 9-1 overall record. The Mount finished alone in first place in the HCAC with a perfect 7-0 mark. The only loss this season for MSJ was a 42-17 defeat to rival Thomas More in the final game of the regular season. The Lions open the NCAA Playoffs Saturday at Wittenberg.

Offensive Most Valuable Player: Derek Eitel, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Defensive Most Valuable Player: Erik Prosser, College of Mount St. Joseph

Special Teams Most Valuable Player: Chris Cecil, Manchester College

Freshman of the Year: Kyle Kovach, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Coach of the Year: Rod Huber, College of Mount St. Joseph

First Team All-HCAC

Name School Year Position Hometown/High School

Derek Eitel Rose-Hulman Sr. QB Marshall, Ill./H.S.

Noah Joseph Mount St. Joseph Jr. RB Roswell, Ga./Blessed Trinity

Brandon Wells Manchester Sr. RB Woodburn, Ind./Woodlan

Ben Hopf Rose-Hulman Jr. TE Huntingburg, Ind./Jasper

Bobby Smart Hanover Sr. TE Coral Springs, Fla./H.S.

Dante Dinkins Manchester So. TE Hammond, Ind./East Chicago Central

Derick Tabar Mount St. Joseph Jr. WR Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain

Daniel Passafiume Hanover So. WR Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier

Adam Mellencamp Franklin Sr. WR Freetown, Ind./Brownstown Central

Reed Eason Rose-Hulman Jr. WR St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North

Anthony Walsh Mount St. Joseph Sr. OL Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller

Seth Qualls Franklin Sr. OL Evansville, Ind./Reitz

Chase Estepp Manchester Jr. OL Nappanee, Ind./Northwood

Joe Noble Mount St. Joseph So. OL Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain

Chad Schenkel Franklin Jr. OL Carmel, Ind./H.S.

Robbie McKerr Manchester Sr. OL Ft. Wayne, Ind./Carroll

Alex Harbin Mount St. Joseph Sr. DL Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder

Brett Hambrick Mount St. Joseph So. DL Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder

Rob Fox Mount St. Joseph Jr. DL Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain

Leonard Wells Anderson So. DL Warsaw, Ind./H.S.

Austin Hedderly Defiance Jr. DL Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman

Erik Prosser Mount St. Joseph Jr. LB Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills

Mike DePoy Manchester Sr. LB South Bend, Ind./Clay

Ryan Hildenbrand Anderson Jr. LB Goshen, Ind./Fairfield

Joe Rush Franklin Sr. LB Speedway, Ind./H.S.

Dan Cornely Hanover Sr. LB Palmetto Bay, Fla./H.S.

Scott Eaton Rose-Hulman Jr. LB Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern

Corry Stewart Hanover Sr. DB Nashville, Tenn./Ryan

Jeremiah Jones Manchester Sr. DB East Chicago, Ind./E. Chicago Central

Tony Sierra Defiance Fr. DB Warren, Mich./Cousino

Ryan Smithmeyer Mount St. Joseph Sr. DB Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder

Jerrick Boykin Mount St. Joseph Fr. DB Cincinnati, Ohio/Glen Este

Brian Weimer Mount St. Joseph Jr. K Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills

Max Woodbury Franklin So. P Morgantown, Ind./Indian Creek

Chris Cecil Manchester Sr. Ret. Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central

Thomas Reives Rose-Hulman Gr. Ret. Indianapolis, Ind./Tech

Todd Trotter Bluffton So. Specialist Cincinnati, Ohio/Aiken Uni. H.S.

Second Team All-HCAC

Name School Year Position Hometown/High School

Craig Mustard Mount St. Joseph Jr. QB Mason, Ohio/H.S.

Rick Powell Defiance So. QB Rochester, Mich./Cousino

C.J. Croft Hanover Fr. QB Fort Campbell, Ky./H.S.

Kyle Kovach Rose-Hulman Fr. RB/Ret. Munster, Ind./Andrean

Jason Johnson Bluffton So. RB Lansing, Mich./Lansing Eastern

Thomas Reives Rose-Hulman Gr. WR Indianapolis, Ind./Tech

Jeremy Brinck Mount St. Joseph Sr. WR Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder

Mitch Deffner Franklin So. WR Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove

Adam Miller Hanover Sr. WR/Ret. Franklin, Ind./H.S.

Matt Baber Rose-Hulman Jr. OL Galveston, Ind./Lewis Cass

Pat Hillenburg Franklin Sr. OL Bloomington, Ind./South

Jeff Ketchum Rose-Hulman So. OL Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore

Nick Nicol Defiance Sr. OL Temperance, Mich./Bedford

Joe Zimmerman Anderson So. OL Lebanon, Ind./Western Boone

Joe Vormohr Hanover Sr. OL Portland, Ind./Jay Co.

Pat Duncan Rose-Hulman Sr. DL Terre Haute, Ind./South

Andre Osby Defiance Jr. DL Benton Harbor, Mich./Rainy River

Jathan Wilsey Anderson So. DL Fishers, Ind./Heritage Christian

Joel Billings Defiance Sr. DL Waynesfield, Ohio/Goshen

David O’Rourke Franklin So. DL Evansville, Ind./Memorial

Nick Cochran Franklin Jr. LB Plainfield, Ind./H.S.

Vince Smith Mount St. Joseph Sr. LB Middletown, Ohio/H.S.

Josh Kapla Manchester Sr. LB Holland, Mich./H.S.

Mark Sudhoff Manchester Sr. LB Warsaw, Ind./H.S.

Beau Fulk Manchester Sr. LB Ft. Wayne, Ind./Carroll

Kyle Longsdorf Defiance Jr. DB London, Ohio/H.S.

Rory Mannering Hanover So. DB Walton, Ind./Lewis Cass

Luke Hurst Anderson Jr. DB Clayton, Ohio/Northmont

Brecken Kennedy Manchester So. DB N. Manchester, Ind./Manchester

Ross Tierney Franklin Sr. DB Logansport, Ind./H.S.

Tristan Cork Anderson Sr. K Indianapolis, Ind./Heritage Christian

Tom Foos Defiance Jr. P Helena, Ohio/Lakota

Nic Jackson Anderson Fr. Specialist Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove

Honorable Mention All-HCAC

Name School Year Position Hometown/High School

Tristan Cork Anderson Sr. P Indianapolis, Ind./Heritage Christian

Kaleb Donahue Anderson So. LB Carmel, Ind./Heritage Christian

Mitch Tuttle Anderson Fr. DB Greensburg, Ind./H.S.

David Mango Bluffton So. OL Fishers, Ind./H.S.

Ross Shoup Bluffton So. WR Apple Creek, Ohio/Waynedale

Stephen Miller Bluffton Fr. DL Logan, Ohio/H.S.

Justin Crosier Bluffton So. DL Columbus, Ohio/Hamilton Township

Shane Hubbard Bluffton So. LB Johnstown, Ohio/Big Walnut

Steve Sealscott Bluffton So. DB Van Wert, Ohio/H.S.

Brandon Herr Bluffton Sr. DB Bluffton, Ohio/H.S.

Mike Szuma Defiance Sr. DL Brownstown, Mich./Gabriel Richard

Ryan Momberger Franklin Jr. WR Franklin, Ind./Frankfort

Matt Zmich Franklin Jr. WR Noblesville, Ind./Westfield Washington

AdamWheat Franklin Jr. LB Aurora, Ind./South Dearborn

Bruce Whitehead Hanover Jr. OL Petersburg, Ind./Pike Central

Andy Dalton Hanover Fr. LB Guilford, Ind./East Central

Ryan McKee Manchester So. LB Elkhart, Ind./Concord

David Davis Mount St. Joseph Sr. DB Longwood, Fla./Lake Mary

Reed Eason Rose-Hulman Jr. P St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North

Kyle Stevens Rose-Hulman Sr. DB Santa Cruz, Cali./Harbor

Robby Alumbaugh Rose-Hulman Jr. DB Mooresville, Ind./H.S.

2009 COLLEGE CONFERENCE OF ILLINOIS & WISCONSIN ALL-CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM (CCIW)

ART KELLER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Aaron Fanthorpe – North Central

DON LARSON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Nick Nikolich – Illinois Wesleyan

BOB READE COACH OF THE YEAR – Norm Eash – Illinois Wesleyan

NO.		POS	PLAYER (SCHOOL)	HT	WT	YR	HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL)
DEFENSE			FIRST TEAM
40	DB		Aaron Setchell (Augustana)	6-2	215	Sr.	Amboy, Ill. (H.S.)
23	DB		P.J. Cummings (Illinois Wesleyan)	5-10	205	So.	Chicago, Ill. (Niles Notre Dame)
3	DB		Roman Hunter (Illinois Wesleyan)	6-0	196	Sr.	Chicago, Ill. (Gordon Tech)
17	DB		Josh McLeod (North Central)	6-1	191	So.	Lisle, Ill. (H.S.)
36	DB		Brian Hollett (Wheaton)	6-1	204	Sr.	Rochester Hills, Mich. (Adams)
55	LB		Eric Meyer (Augustana)	5-11	230	Sr.	Machesney Park, Ill. (Harlem)
6	LB		Randy Wright (Elmhurst)	6-1	215	Jr.	Bellwood, Ill. (Fenwick)
44	LB		Nick Nikolich (Illinois Wesleyan)	6-2	205	Sr.	Libertyville, Ill. (H.S.)
51	LB		Dan Rogers (Illinois Wesleyan)	6-2	220	Jr.	Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine South)
11	LB		Joe Schneiderbauer (North Central)	6-0	189	Jr.	Sterling, Ill. (H.S.)
42	LB		Ryan Hoyt (Wheaton)	5-10	223	Sr.	Broken Arrow, Okla. (Union)
90	DL		Max Brooks (Illinois Wesleyan)	6-2	256	Jr.	Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest)
91	DL		Ryan Jenkins (Illinois Wesleyan)	6-2	205	Jr.	Park Forest, Ill. (Rich South)
55	DL		Robert Champion (North Central)	6-1	292	Jr.	Wauconda, Ill. (H.S.)
99	DL		Nick Theobald (Wheaton)	6-5	287	Sr.	Wheaton, Ill. (North)
OFFENSE			FIRST TEAM
9	QB		Aaron Fanthorpe (North Central)	5-10	185	Sr.	Naperville, Ill. (North)
3	RB		Dion Wilson (Millikin)	5-9	170	Jr.	Country Club Hills, Ill. (Rich Central)
37	RB		Phillip Rossberg (North Central)	5-9	205	Sr.	Tinley Park, Ill. (Andrew)
20	RB		Charlie Velling (Wheaton)	5-8	185	So.	Puyallup, Wash. (Cascade Christian)
89	TE		Kyle Fiedorowicz (North Central)	6-7	260	Jr.	Johnsburg, Ill. (H.S.)
81	WR		Jeff Koeneman (Carthage)	6-1	208	Sr.	Barrington, Ill. (Fremd)
84	WR		Nick Merchut (Carthage)	6-6	207	Sr.	Bartlett, Ill. (H.S.)
14	WR		Steve Hlavac (North Central)	5-10	186	Jr.	Naperville, Ill. (North)
79	OL		Blaine Westemeyer (Augustana)	6-5	285	Sr.	Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest)
63	OL		Terrance Clark (Carthage)	6-4	278	Jr.	Dolton, Ill. (Thornridge)
73	OL		Kyle Antos (North Central)	6-2	230	Jr.	Warrenville, Ill. (Wheaton-Warrenville South)
72	OL		Josh Delancy (North Central)	5-11	302	Sr.	Stuart, Fla. (Jensen Beach)
77	OL		Justin Carpenter (Wheaton)	6-5	275	Sr.	Tulsa, Okla. (Bishop Kelley)
SPECIALISTS FIRST TEAM
37	RS		Michael Lee (North Park)	5-8	180	Fr.	Benton Harbor, Mich. (H.S.)
2	P/K		Tyler Funk (Carthage)	6-2	179	Sr.	Racine, Wis. (Horlick)
DEFENSE			SECOND TEAM
1	DB		Jon Janus (Elmhurst)	5-9	190	So.	Lake Zurich, Ill. (H.S.)
24	DB		Robert Beauchamp (Illinois Wesleyan)	6-1	208	Sr.	Cerro Gordo, Ill. (H.S.)
32	DB		Cody Acree (Millikin)	6-0	180	So.	Decatur, Ill. (Sangamon Valley)
31	DB		Nick Pantaleo (North Park)	6-0	187	Jr.	Hanover Park, Ill. (Hoffman Estates)
18	DB		Brian McMullen (Wheaton)	6-3	211	So.	Oceanside, Calif. (Vista)
34	LB		Josh Ingold (Millikin)	6-1	215	So.	Fisher, Ill. (H.S.)
50	LB		Steven Lutes (Wheaton)	6-1	225	Sr.	Maplewood, Minn. (Concordia Academy)
45	LB		Brandon Jones (Elmhurst)	6-1	200	Jr.	Bloomingdale, Ill. (Glenbard East)
36	DL		Jeff Daisy (Augustana)	5-9	245	Sr.	Lansing, Ill. (Thornton Fractional South)
8	DL		Alex Annes (Carthage)	6-4	232	Sr.	Chicago, Ill. (Brother Rice)
91	DL		Chase Gruening (Millikin)	5-9	235	Jr.	Sherman, Ill. (Williamsville)
97	DL		Tim Janecek (North Central)	6-2	262	Sr.	Bridgeview, Ill. (Argo)
53	DL		Hector Galvan (Millikin)	6-1	235	Sr.	Decatur, Ill. (St. Teresa)
OFFENSE			SECOND TEAM
12	QB		Evan Jones (Carthage)	6-0	200	Jr.	Grayslake, Ill. (H.S.)
22	RB		Robert Wood (Augustana)	5-8	210	Jr.	Loves Park, Ill. (Boylan Central)
3	RB		Scottie Williams (Elmhurst)	5-7	180	Fr.	Woodridge, Ill. (Downers Grove South)
31	RB		Eli Williams (Illinois Wesleyan)	5-9	175	Jr.	Westville, Ill. (H.S.)
21	TE		Will Roth (Millikin)	6-3	210	Jr.	Naperville, Ill. (Joliet Catholic)
36	WR		Chris Messina (Illinois Wesleyan)	6-3	200	Sr.	Chicago, Ill. (Nazareth Academy)
80	WR		Jack Scalcucci (Illinois Wesleyan)	6-2	195	Sr.	Batavia, Ill. (H.S.)
2	WR		Freddy Ellis (Wheaton)	5-11	176	Sr.	Keller, Texas (H.S.)
1	WR		Jake Parke (Augustana)	6-0	205	Sr.	St. Joseph, Ill. (St. Joseph-Ogden)
82	WR		Hank Johnston (North Central)	6-0	166	Sr.	Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East)
55	OL		Matt Favero (Carthage)	6-2	260	Sr.	Hanover Park, Ill. (Bartlett)
77	OL		Travis Boothe (Illinois Wesleyan)	6-5	285	Sr.	Villa Park, Ill. (Willowbrook)
60	OL		Keely Flood (Illinois Wesleyan)	6-1	265	Sr.	Lombard, Ill. (Montini Catholic)
72	OL		Ray Krishock (Illinois Wesleyan)	6-4	295	Jr.	Wheaton, Ill. (St. Francis)
78	OL		Brian Blomquist (Millikin)	6-3	315	Jr.	Taylorville, Ill. (H.S.)
59	OL		Zach Baldacci (North Central)	6-5	270	Sr.	Tinley Park, Ill. (Andrew)
60	OL		Nick Biggee (Wheaton)	6-0	255	Jr.	Snellville, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian)

Monmouth Sweeps MWC Individual Football All-Conference Awards

RIPON, WIS -- The Midwest Conference (MWC) announced the 2009 MWC Football Awards today, November 17, 2009. Monmouth College swept the individual accolades in addition to having a league-high 22 all-conference representatives. Junior quarterback Alex Tanney repeated as the Offensive Player of the Year, senior defensive lineman Anthony Goranson was tabbed the 2009 Defensive Player of the Year and the Fighting Scots’ head coach Steve Bell was named Coach of the Year for the second straight season.

En route to claiming his second Offensive Player of the Year honor, Tanney has shattered nearly every Monmouth College passing record, including career touchdowns (116) and career yards (9,797). The junior quarterback currently leads the league and the nation (Division III) with 3,495 passing yards (349.5 ypg). He enters the 2009 NCAA Playoffs with a 166.79 pass efficiency rating, completing over 70% of his passes, and needs just 204 yards to eclipse 10,000 in his career. His game-high 451 yards vs. Knox on November 7 broke his own single-game record for the second week in a row.

Additional honors for Tanney this season include three Preseason All-American nods as well as three MWC Offensive Performer of the Week selections.

Goranson, also Preseason All-American, led the league in tackles for a loss (17 solo, 4 assisted) with 1.90 yards per game. He currently ranks third in the league in sacks (7.5) and fumbles forced (3). With the 2009 NCAA Playoffs still ahead of him, Goranson is just 1.5 sacks shy of the Scots all-time record of 34 set by Greg Bennett from 1987-90.

Coach Steve Bell, in his tenth season, directed his program to back-to-back MWC titles after posting a perfect 9-0 mark in the MWC for the second straight season. Bell has a 78-25 Fighting Scots career record, which ties him as the all-time winningest coach at Monmouth. He needs one more win to become the all-time wins leader at Monmouth College.

The Fighting Scots are ranked 8th by both D3football.com and the American Football Coaches Association polls, their highest ranking of all-time.

2009 MWC Offensive Player of the Year

Alex Tanney, Junior, Quarterback, Monmouth College

2009 MWC Defensive Player of the Year

Anthony Goranson, Senior, Defensive Line, Monmouth College

2009 MWC Coach of the Year

Steve Bell, Monmouth College, Tenth season

2009 MWC Football First Team All-Conference

OFFENSE

QB Alex Tanney Jr. Monmouth College

RB Joe Beckstrand So. Carroll University

RB Clay Bricker Sr. Monmouth College

RB T.J. Pierce So. Ripon College

WR Mike Jennings Sr. Illinois College

WR Matt Shepherd Jr. Monmouth College

WR Dan Carter Sr. Lake Forest College

OL Josh Kotecki Sr. Monmouth College

OL Dan Schwindenhammer Sr. Monmouth College

OL Josh Novak Jr. Ripon College

OL Tim Mueller Sr. St. Norbert College

OL Spencer Clarey Jr. Carroll University

OL Jake Reisner Sr. St. Norbert College

K Kyle Tuor Sr. Monmouth College

RS Andrew Christensen Jr. Beloit College

DEFENSE

DL Tighe Burke Sr. Knox College

DL Anthony Goranson Sr. Monmouth College

DL Peyton Lumzy Jr. Monmouth College

DL Jeff Trinka Jr. Ripon College

LB Tony Baratti Jr. Beloit College

LB Ryan Andersen Sr. Ripon College

LB Justin Baker Jr. St. Norbert College

LB Adam Hoste So. Monmouth College

DB Sean Wells Sr. Monmouth College

DB Joe Faulds Sr. Ripon College

DB Chris Manlick Sr. St. Norbert College

DB/P Kurt Roeder Jr. Ripon College

ST Steve Zidow So. Monmouth College

2009 MWC Football Second Team All-Conference

OFFENSE

QB Rob Berger Jr. St. Norbert College

RB Terence Steward So. Beloit College

RB Caleb Pratt So. Monmouth College

RB John Weninger Jr. St. Norbert College

TE Kyle Galas Jr. Carroll University

WR Julian Ross Jr. Beloit College

WR Michael Blodgett Jr. Monmouth College

WR Jeremy Gezella Sr. St. Norbert College

OL Zach Poelker Sr. Beloit College

OL Nick Hoffman Sr. Monmouth College

OL Seth Hill Sr. Monmouth College

OL Kyle Srnka So. Ripon College

OL Ryan Kaminski Sr. St. Norbert College

K Jake Gahart Fr. Ripon College

RS Dan Kizior Jr. Knox College

DEFENSE

DL Kyle Hansgen Sr. Beloit College

DL Jaron Eanes Sr. Lake Forest College

DL Matt Frelich Sr. Lawrence University

DL Marc Wozniak Sr. Monmouth College

LB Marquis Bradley Jr. Grinnell College

LB Ricky Padilla Jr. Illinois College

LB Chad Zimborski Sr. Lake Forest College

LB Adam Firgens Sr. Ripon College

DB Michael Underwood Jr. Beloit College

DB Brian Gajeski Jr. Carroll University

DB Luke Butts So. Lake Forest College

DB Eric Weber So. Monmouth College

P Andrew Pfeiffer Sr. Illinois College

ST Ryan Boehm Sr. Grinnell College

2009 MWC Football Honorable Mention All-Conference

OFFENSE

QB Brian Maughn So. Beloit College

QB Mitch Niekamp Jr. Illinois College

QB Matt Miller Jr. Ripon College

RB Drew Volkmann So. Carroll University

RB Demetrious Baylis Fr. Illinois College

TE Eddie Boyd Fr. Beloit College

TE Brock Doehring So. Illinois College

WR Derek Carrier So. Beloit College

WR Tim Nass Fr. Carroll University

WR Rob Seer So. Grinnell College

WR Nate Nelson Fr. Lawrence University

WR Kyle Wantland Sr. Monmouth College

WR Nick Wright Sr. Monmouth College

OL Jesse Stewart Jr. Carroll University

OL Alex Willing Sr. Carroll University

OL Chris Jarmon So. Grinnell College

OL Matt Taylor Sr. Illinois College

OL Dan Steck Jr. Lake Forest College

OL Jim Schwab Sr. Knox College

OL Nick Parulski So. Ripon College

K Noah Dion Sr. Lake Forest College

RS Josh Poel Fr. Lake Forest College

DEFENSE

DL Eric Ritts Jr. Beloit College

DL Ryan McHale Sr. Carroll University

DL Barrett Danz Sr. Carroll University

DL Garry Moss So. Illinois College

DL Elliott Madison So. Knox College

DL Casey Flynn So. Lake Forest College

DL Mike Gotisha Sr. Lawrence University

DL Nick Leffler Sr. Monmouth College

DL Kyle Roy Jr. Ripon College

DL Kyle Ripley Jr. St. Norbert College

DL John Troyer So. St. Norbert College

LB Michael Otto Sr. Carroll University

LB Dusty Libbra Sr. Illinois College

LB Aaron Juarez Sr. Knox College

LB Donovan Baldridge Sr. Lake Forest College

LB Tanner Compton Jr. Lake Forest College

LB Cory Bishop So. Monmouth College

LB Ben Hackbart Sr. St. Norbert College

LB Marcus Ruff Jr. Monmouth College

DB Vince Salucci So. Beloit College

DB Nick Swartz Jr. Carroll University

DB Mark Heronemus Jr. Grinnell College

DB Eric Beimfohr Jr. Illinois College

DB Donald Jackson Sr. Illinois College

DB Calvin Zirkle Jr. Knox College

DB Jordan Raess Sr. Knox College

DB Lorenzo Ramirez Sr. Lake Forest College

DB Jeff Nichols Jr. Lawrence University

DB Brian Janssen Sr. Lawrence University

DB Peter Hollmaier Sr. Ripon College

P Drew Volkmann So. Carroll University

ST Matt Fogerty Fr. Beloit College

ST T.J. Lawson Jr. Carroll University

ST Kevin Davis So. Lake Forest College

Middle Atlantic, Commonwealth and Freedom Conference Postseason Awards (MAC)

First Team All-Conference Offense

Mike Isgro Delaware Valley QB Senior Galloway, NJ/Absegami

Tanner Kelly Albright QB Senior Clearfield, PA/Clearfield

Matt Cook Delaware Valley RB Junior Selinsgrove, PA/Selinsgrove

Charlie Parker Lebanon Valley RB Senior Landisville, PA/Hempfield

Bryan Lynch Lebanon Valley FB Senior Selbyville, DE/ Indian Valley

Beau Reed FDU-Florham TE Junior Ocean NJ/Rumson

Joe Brennan Lebanon Valley WR Senior Pottsville, PA/Nativity BVM

Nate Romig Albright WR Senior Birdsboro, PA/Daniel Boone

Mike Verbitski Kings WR Senior Burlington,NJ/Burlington Twp.

Brandon Cogley Kings OL Senior Bethlehem,PA/Freedom HS

Mike Lewis Delaware Valley OL Junior Philadelphia, PA/Northeast Catholic

Mike Long Delaware Valley OL Junior Philadelphia, PA/Roman Catholic

Jason Sneeringer Lebanon Valley OL Junior Hanover, PA/Southwestern

Sean Tetreault Lebanon Valley OL Senior Hughesville, PA/Hughesville

Jon Whelan Albright K Junior Bridgeton, NJ/Cumberland Regional

First Team All-Conference Defense

Zach Bleiler Lebanon Valley DL Junior Annville, PA/Palmyra

Anthony Marascio Lycoming DL Sophomore Philadelphia, PA/Father Judge

Derek Porter Delaware Valley DE Senior Williamstown, N/Williamstown

James Woodley Widener DL Senior Pittsgrove, NJ/Schalick

Joe Favinger Widener ILB Junior Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin

Bobby Harper Albright OLB Senior Beverly, NJ/Paul VI

Kyle Gesswein Delaware Valley LB Junior Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown

Will Keylor Lebanon Valley LB Senior Coatesville, PA/Coatesville

Brett Gaul Albright DB Senior Reading, PA/Schuylkill Valley

Kevin Gerhart Wilkes DB Junior Hummelstown, PA/Lower Dauphin

Ryan McCullough Delaware Valley DB Sophomore Cherry Hill, NJ/Northeast Catholic

Charles Squitiere Delaware Valley DB Senior Philadelphia, PA/Roman Catholic

Sean Donovan Lebanon Valley PR Senior King of Prussia, PA/Upper Merion

Colt Zarilla Lebanon Valley P Sophomore Dover, DE/Dover

Second Team All-Conference Offense

Bill Winters FDU-Florham QB Senior Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.

Ben Guiles Lebanon Valley RB Sophomore Columbia, PA/Columbia

Josh Kleinfelter Lycoming RB Junior Bellwood, PA/Bellwood Antis

Butch Whiteside Delaware Valley FB Senior Glenolden, PA/Interboro

Adam Paulhamus Lycoming TE Junior Watsontown, PA/Warrior Run

Kyle Bukowiec FDU-Florham WR Senior Howel, NJ/Howell

Jordan D'Emilio Wilkes WR Junior Stowe, PA/Pius X

Chad Peterman Delaware Valley WR Senior Hatboro, PA/Upper Moreland

Ryan Wagaman Lycoming WR Junior Aspers, PA/Biglerville

Adam Burkhart Albright OL Senior Luaraldale, PA/Muhlenberg

Zach Dunn Kings OL Senior Blackwood,NJ/Washington Twp.

Matt Odenwalt Albright OL Junior Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Catholic

James Sullivano FDU-Florham OL Junior Howell, NJ/Howell

Clint Surgeoner Lebanon Valley OL Junior West Lawn, PA/Wilson

Jake Sobchak Delaware Valley K Freshman Whitehall, PA/Whitehall

Second Team All-Conference Defense

Jack Sayer Albright DL Senior Fleetwood, PA/Fleetwood

Chris Swinarski Wilkes DL Junior Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge

Alvin Thomas Albright DL Sophomore Elkridge, MD/Long Reach

Alex Watty Kings DL Senior Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS

Garrett Wooters Delaware Valley DE Junior Oxford, PA/Oxford

Kevin Hoben Lycoming LB Junior Summit Hill, PA/Panther Valley

Steve Hoverson FDU-Florham LB Sophomore Middletown, NJ/Midd North

Chris James Delaware Valley LB Sophomore Philadelphia, PA/Northeast Catholic

Shane Szumski Widener OLB Junior Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown

Chuck Bellitto Lycoming DB Junior New Holland, PA/Garden Spot

Dane Eichelberger Lebanon Valley DB Junior Dillsburg, PA /Northern York

Dave Harig Albright DB Senior Baltimore, MD/Calvert Hall

Sean Madden Wilkes PR Senior Dunmore, PA/Bishop O'Hara

Nick Genuardi Wilkes P Senior Sparta/Sparta, NJ

Offensive Player of the Year

Tanner Kelly, Albright

Defensive Player of the Year

Kyle Gesswein, Delaware Valley

Co-Rookie of the Year

John Lavelle, Delaware Valley; Andrew Yacina, Wilkes

Coach of the Year

Jim Clements, Delaware Valley

2009 ECFC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS ANNOUNCED

The Eastern Collegiate Football Conference announced its 2009 all-conference teams following a vote of the conference coaches. Mount Ida sophomore running back Johrone Bunch was named Offensive Player of the Year while teammate Kyle Watkins was named Special Teams Player of the Year. Norwich senior defensive end Reza

Afsarmanesh was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year while Gallaudet's Tom Pangia and Norwich's Kris

Sabourin shared Rookie of the Year honors.

ECFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Mount Ida sophomore running back Johrone Bunch averaged 150.6 yards on the ground and scored 13 touchdowns setting school records in each category. Bunch ran for 217 yards at Becker and 351 yards and five touchdowns against Castleton in back to back conference games this season. The 351 yard performance was the highest single rushing effort this season in division III. The sophomore has also played quarterback and receiver as well as the team's punter.

ECFC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Norwich senior defensive end Reza Afsarmanesh was ranked among the league leaders in sacks (6), tackles for loss (14.5), forced fumbles (3), and tackles per game (7.0). The native of Sunrise, Florida recorded 10 tackles with two sacks and a forced fumble in a 14-7 win over Gallaudet and had nine tackles with a forced fumble in a 15-3 victory over Maritime.

ECFC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Mount Ida kick return specialist Kyle Watkins has been outstanding this season and throughout his career as a

Mustang returning kicks. The senior from New Haven, Conn. is currently in the top 10 in kick returners nationally.

This season Watkins returned two kickoffs for touchdowns including an 85 yarder in a pivitol conference win versus Husson University. Watkins holds the school return records for punt return yards (412), punt returns (41), and kick return touchdowns (4).

ECFC CO-ROOKIES OF THE YEAR

As a middle linebacker for the top-ranked ECFC defense, freshman Gallaudet's Tom Pangia helped the Bison to the 15th best defense in Division III allowing 250 yards per game. Pangia ranks 12th in the ECFC with 66 tackles, tied for the most by a freshman in the conference, and ninth in the ECFC for tackles for loss (0.70 per game). Posting a 7-1 mark as a starter, Norwich's Kris Sabourin directed the Cadet offense rushing for 60.7 yards per game while scoring two TDs while throwing for 4 others. The rookie quarterback rushed 103 times this year for 546 yards and attempted 103 passes completing 35% for 420 yards.

ECFC COACH OF THE YEAR

Gallaudet head coach Ed Hottle was honored as the ECFC Coach Of The Year award after leading the Bison to a 4-2 conference mark and 6-4 record overall. The Bison tied for second place in the ECFC and Hottle coordinated a four win improvement over a season ago. His squad was second in the conference averaging 290 yards rushing per contest and averaged 24.2 points per game.

ECFC all-conference selections are determined by a vote of the conference coaches. Additional players honored are due to ties in the voting.

Offensive Player of the Year

RB Johrone Bunch, Mount Ida So.

Defensive Player of the Year

DE Reza Afsarmanes, Norwich Sr.

Special Teams Player of the Year

RS Kyle Watkins, Mount Ida Sr.

Rookie of the Year

LB Tom Pangia, Gallaudet Fr.

QB Kris Sabourin, Norwich Fr.

Coach of the Year

Ed Hottle, Galludet

2009 ECFC All-Conference Teams

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB Shane Brozowski, Castleton Fr.

RB Johrone Bunch, Mount Ida So.

RB Julius Williams, Husson Sr.

FB Jamie Spanopoulos, Maritime So.

WR Evan Cassidy, Castleton Fr.

WR Ryan Grillo, Becker Sr.

WR Kyle Watkins, Mount Ida Sr.

TE Nick Lynch, Mount Ida So.

OT Jon Benson, Husson Sr.

C Matt Cirella, Maritime Sr.

OL Michael Horn, Mount Ida Sr.

C William Jacobs, Gallaudet Sr.

OT Robert Jr. Johnson , Maritime Sr.

K Jamal Mitchell, Anna Maria Fr.

RS Kyle Watkins, Mount Ida Sr.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

QB Anthony Gagliano, Maritime So.

RB Nate Adames, Anna Maria Fr.

RB Tyler Carpenter, Castleton Fr.

FB Danny Triplett, Norwich Fr.

WR Domenique Concepcion, Anna Maria Fr.

WR Chris Denton, Norwich Fr.

WR Philip Hayes, Gallaudet Fr.

TE Ryan Mercado, Becker Sr.

OG Frank Adamo, Maritime Jr.

RG Benjamin Bottoms, Gallaudet Sr.

OL Cameron Coe-Smith, Becker Jr.

LT Chris Marden, Norwich Jr.

C Rob Sturgis, Norwich So.

OL Michael Walsh, Maritime Sr.

K Justin Wilson, Gallaudet Sr.

RS Evan Cassidy, Castleton Fr.

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

DE Reza Afsarmanesh, Norwich Sr.

DT Joshua Doudt, Gallaudet Sr.

DL Eli Shuler, Mount Ida Fr.

DL Zach Sucharski, Norwich Jr.

LB Rocco DiMeco, Norwich Jr.

LB Bobby Gilbert, Husson Sr.

LB Michael Oehl, Maritime Sr.

LB Tom Pangia, Gallaudet Fr.

DB Julien Baptiste, Mount Ida Jr.

S Donovan Brown, Norwich Sr.

FS Ryan Leary, Maritime Sr.

S Jared Vollmar, Gallaudet So.

P Johrone Bunch , Mount Ida So.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

DT Kevin Allen, Gallaudet Fr.

DT Rob Gorgy, Maritime So.

DT Ricky McClain, Maritime Fr.

DE Andrew Nimmo, Maritime Sr.

LB Keith Barnes, Maritime So.

LB Rich Brandt, Anna Maria So.

LB Keenon Blindow, Husson Sr.

LB Calvin Doudt, Gallaudet Sr.

LB David Green, Mount Ida Sr.

DB Jake Bateman, Becker Jr.

S Shane Gardner, Mount Ida Jr.

CB Sean Wiggers, Maritime So.

CB Justin Wilson, Gallaudet Sr.

P James DeVoe, Castleton Fr.

P Brian Segit, Norwich Jr.

Honorable Mention

Becker: Tyler Barnes (DL,So.), John Dutchick (LB,So.), Austin Widmer (DL,Sr.); Castleton: Randy Babineau (RB,

Sr.), Adam Farmer (TE, Fr.), Phil Hall (C, So.), Luis Robitaille (K, Jr.), Cody Tancreti (S, Fr.), Dustin Young (LB, So.); Gallaudet: Jimmy Gardner (QB, Sr.), Michael Gimeli (FB, So.), Phillip Hayes (RB, So.), Ryan Mahoney (OL, So.), Jon Van Wey (DE, So.); Maritime: John Gagliano (RB, Jr.), Steve Roman (SS, So.), Travis Scott (RB, Fr.); Norwich: Andrew Fulford (RB, So.), Joe Gumberwicz (LB, So.), Don Hanni(RG, Jr.), Dan Reale (LB, Jr.), Kris Sabourin (QB, Fr.), DJ Siverhus (CB, Fr.)

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (PAC) 2009 FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

2009 PAC FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Senior LB Brad Steinmetz, Thomas More College

2009 PAC FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Jim Hilvert, Thomas More College

2009 All-PAC First Team

OFFENSE

Pos. Name School Cl. Hometown/High School

OL Jared Bussard Waynesburg Sr. Hagerstown, MD/South Hagerstown

OL Kirk Fulton Washington & Jefferson Sr. South Park, PA/South Park

OL Sean Keith Thomas More Sr. West Chester, OH/Lakota East

OL J.R. Kenna Thiel Sr. West Mifflin, PA/West Mifflin

OL Pete Polesnak Grove City Jr. Hermitage, PA/Kennedy Catholic

WR Craig Besong Washington & Jefferson Sr. Baden, PA/Ambridge

WR Brendan Taylor Thiel Sr. Girard, PA/Girard

TE/HB Gary Hutsler Westminster Sr. Coraopolis, PA/Cornell

QB Trevor Stellman Thomas More Sr. Burlington, KY/Conner

RB Cordario “Monty” Collier Thomas More Sr. New Albany, IN/New Albany

RB Nick McKolosky Westminster Sr. Johnstown, PA/Westmont Hilltop

DEFENSE

DL Jacob Bloomhuff Washington & Jefferson Sr. Grosse Pointe, MI/Grosse Pointe

DL Tony Clark Grove City Sr. Stow, OH/Stow

DL Tyler Owens Thomas More Jr. Fort Thomas, KY/Highlands

DL Jay Volker Thomas More So. Cincinnati, OH/Elder

LB Nick Gramke Thomas More Fr. Cincinnati, OH/Elder

LB Nathan Harmatto Washington & Jefferson Jr. Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell

LB Brad Steinmetz Thomas More Sr. West Harrison, IN/East Central

DB Dylan August Waynesburg Sr. Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park

DB Zach Autenrieb Thomas More Fr. Cincinnati, OH/Elder

DB Mitch Erdely Washington & Jefferson Sr. Perryopolis, PA/Geibel

DB Craig Sedunov Washington & Jefferson Jr. Herminie, PA/Yough

SPECIAL TEAMS

K Jon Storck Waynesburg Fr. Smyrna, DE/Smyrna

P Joe Kelly Washington & Jefferson Jr. West Grove, PA/Chartiers Valley

RET Scott Cree Waynesburg Sr. Waynesburg, PA/Waynesburg Central

2009 All-PAC Second Team

OFFENSE

Pos. Name School Cl. Hometown/High School

OL Gary Flavion Washington & Jefferson So. Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley

OL Mike Kudelko Westminster Jr. Greenville, PA/Sharpsville

OL Zac Moore Thomas More Fr. Indianapolis, IN/Lawrence Central

OL Cory Potter Bethany So. Akron, OH/Green

OL Adam Zampatti Washington & Jefferson Jr. Jefferson Hills, PA/Thomas Jefferson

WR Chris Farley Thomas More Sr. New Albany, IN/New Albany

WR Jon Gubish Westminster Sr. Pittsburgh, PA/Northgate

TE/HB Matt Clark Thomas More Jr. Cincinnati, OH/McNicholas

QB Andrew DiDonato Grove City Sr. Bridgeville, PA/South Fayette

RB Blaine Miller Grove City So. Mount Joy, PA/Donegal

RB Eric Walker Bethany So. New Brighton, PA/New Brighton

DEFENSE

Pos. Name School Cl. Hometown/High School

DL Brandon Bovina Washington & Jefferson Sr. Mingo Junction, OH/Indian Creek

DL Neil Falco Westminster Sr. Pleasantville, PA/Titusville

DL Will Haase Thiel Jr. Latrobe, PA/Derry Area

DL Darryl Moore Jr. Waynesburg So. Boardman, OH/Boardman

LB Troy Cree Waynesburg Jr. Waynesburg, PA/Waynesburg Central

LB Jason Ferguson Grove City So. Mineral Ridge, OH/Mineral Ridge

LB Brandon Kohrs Thomas More Sr. Newport, KY/Newport Central Catholic

DB Jamal Herring Thomas More Fr. Indianapolis, IN/Lawrence Central

DB Nelson Mitzen Bethany Sr. Waynesburg, PA/Waynesburg Central

DB Aaron Monk Thomas More Jr. Cincinnati, OH/Elder

DB Randy Santina Grove City Sr. Elizabeth, PA/Elizabeth Forward

SPECIAL TEAMS

K Craig Bicehouse Grove City Jr. Prospect, PA/Slippery Rock

P Anthony Rozzi Thiel Fr. Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin

RET Kendall Owens Thomas More So. Cincinnati, OH/LaSalle

2009 All-PAC Honorable Mention

OL – Troy Baxendell, WES; Corey Dieterle, WAY; Kevin Eads, TMC; Dave Gernhard, GRO; Nick Hanley, WAY, Justin

Mecella, GRO; Chad Sedlacek, BET; Zack Start, GRO

WR – Matt Cruse, BET; Tyler DeJong, THI; Josh Fisher, WAY; Luke O’Hara, GRO; Jordan Roycroft, W&J; Zach Summy, GRO

H-B/TE – Jeff Brinck, TMC; Ray Hightower II, WAY; Dan Mackall, THI; Chris Rich, GRO

QB – Willie Bova, THI; Brad Dawson, WAY; Kevin Franz, WES

RB – Terrence McAllister, W&J

DL – Eric Barimah, TMC; Greg Dixon, TMC; Jared Frawley, GRO; Jesse Sylvester, WES

LB – Kyle Arrington, BET; Jake Brown, WES; Cory Meeker, WES; Neil Sorice, W&J; Sam Swartzfager, THI

DB – Wade Begley, TMC, Josh Buckley, W&J; Mario Camerota, WES; Scott Cree, WAY; Matt Dahle, BET; Aaron Palmieri,

GRO; Bryan Villegas, THI

K – John Madeline, THI; Trevor Young, WES

P – Andrew Clark, WES; Nate Feniello, WAY; Aaron Walters, TMC

RET- Joe Mucho, W&J; Jordan Rooney, WES

2009 PAC Coaches Honors (All-PAC equivalent for NCAA Division III provisional members)

Pos. Name School Cl. Hometown/High School

RB Matt Dean Geneva Sr. New Castle, PA/Neshannock

RET A.J. Delmonico Geneva So. Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk

QB David Girardi Geneva Jr. St. Petersburg, FL/St. Petersburg Catholic

DL John Jackson Saint Vincent Jr. Donora, PA/Ringgold

DB Rob James Saint Vincent Sr. Jeannette, PA/Jeannette

OL Kelly Knepshield Saint Vincent Jr. Kittanning, PA/Kittanning

DB Rich Kolesar Geneva Sr. Uniontown, PA/Laurel Highlands

WR Sheldon Loughner Saint Vincent Jr. West Leechburg, PA/Leechburg

P Zack Mihalko Saint Vincent So. Pittsburgh, PA/Avonworth

RB Gerard Muschette Geneva Jr. Lusby, MD/Calvert

LB David Ribero Saint Vincent Fr. Miami, FL/Archbishop Carroll

DL Adam Rose Geneva Jr. Freedom, PA/Freedom

OL Lee Thieroff Geneva Jr. Avella, PA/Avella

WR Sam Thurston Geneva Fr. Port Charlotte, FL/Port Charlotte

LB Aaron Tommelleo Geneva Sr. New Castle, PA/Neshannock

DL Brian Wilson Geneva Sr. Atlanta, GA/Westlake