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Center Brian Selman ’09 of the highly-ranked Alabama Sugar Bowl squad handled deep snapping duties in every game for the second straight season. Clayton Crofoot ’09 was the kick holder in all 12 games for Auburn and defensive tackle Sam Sledge ’09 played in every game for Baylor. Safety Josh Powers ’11 of 6-4 Pennsylvania was second with three interceptions and ranked seventh with 36 tackles. His twin brother, Nate Powers ’11, got into six contests as a defensive back. Playing on special teams for Indiana were wide receiver Collin Taylor ’09 and tight end Taylor Donnell ’10.
Carnegie Mellon, with 58 Betas, was led by co-captain/defensive end Clay Crites ’09, an ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-American first team. Also an All-University Athletic Association first team, he was third with 64 tackles. Linebacker Aleksey Tigay ’10 was an All-UAA first team and second with 75 tackles, while All-UAA second team linebacker Socrates Zacharias ’10 had 60 stops. Earning All-UAA honorable mention were co-captain/back Steve McGovern ’09, back Jake Cundiff ’09 and linebacker Dan Falkenstein ’09. Other defenders were back Josh Kreske ’10, linebacker Stanley Onyimba ’10, safety Chris Luther ’11, linebacker Mike Shedlosky ’11 and backs Brandon Van Tassel ’10 and Daniel Miller ’12.
All-UAA performers on offense for Carnegie Mellon were first team center Ramsey Arnold ’09, second team back Ryan Phillips ’09 and receiver Brendan Howe ’10, and honorable mention guard Dan Boljonis ’09. Punter Richard Pattison ’11 had 34 boots for a 42.1 average and was on the All-UAA first team. Also seeing action were quarterback Phil Pantalone ’10; starting linemen Kurtis Meyer ’10, Sean Kennedy ’10 and Chris Donlon ’10; running backs Gregory Pitts ’09 and Andy Lovrovich ’10; guard Ryan Chehanske ’10, and wide receiver Patrick O’Brien ’11.
NCAA Division III leader in receptions per game was Tyler Thiems ’09. He set a Hanover season mark with 117 receptions for 1,025 yards and 10 TDs. He ranked eighth in receiving yards per game (113.89) and was a member of the All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference first team. He was also named HCAC Special Teams Most Valuable Player with 15 punt returns for a 12.5 average and 11 kickoff returns for a 13.6 average. Teammate Bobby Smart ’09 gained All-HCAC second team honors at tight end after catching 36 balls for 458 yards and four TDs. Wide receiver Chris Gasbarra ’09 of 8-2 DePauw caught 26 passes for 264 yards and gained All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference mention.
Clay Crites
Carnegie Mellon ’09
Aleksey Tigay
Carnegie Mellon ’10
Linebacker Darryl Kennon ’09 of the 10-2 Wabash playoff team was named North Coast Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He had 38 tackles, including 14 for losses, and six sacks. Defensive back Addrian Frederick ’10 won All-NCAC second team honors. He led the team with six interceptions, deflected eight passes and made 30 tackles. Other key players were All-NCAC honorable mention tight end Chad Sorenson ’10, wide receiver Andrew Rode ’09, back Ryan Pilli ’09, lineman Patrick Long ’09 and backs Brent Banach ’09 and Tommy Mambourg ’11. Running back Kyle Toot ’10 of Kenyon rushed 273 times for 1,280 yards and 10 TDs on the way to All-NCAC first team honors. He ranked 19th in NCAA Division III and added 15 catches for 135 yards. Offensive tackle Yancy Edwards ’09 was on the All-NCAC first team for the second straight year and offensive guard Paul Bogonis ’09 gained All-NCAC honorable mention. Quarterback Mike Hermanson ’10 completed 176 of 314 for 1,830 yards and 15 Winter 2009
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