Roundup tight end Taylor Donnell ’10 while wide receiver Collin Taylor ’09 and defensive back Tim Sergi were also on the squad. Defensive end Tim Freeberg ’07 was a member of Washington State squad. Playing for the Pennsylvania sprint team were defensive lineman John Curran ’09, who gained All-CSFL honorable mention after making 19 tackles, lineman Christian Corrigan ’09 (15 tackles) and quarterback William Johnson ’09. Sprint Football, or Lightweight Football, is a version of American football where no player may weigh more than 172 Vanderbilt ’09 pounds. It is played by teams of the Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL), which includes West Point, Cornell University, the Naval Academy, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania.
Aaron Lewis
Cassen Jackson-Garrison
Carnegie Mellon ’07
Football The leading Beta player in NCAA Division I-A was Vanderbilt running back Cassen Jackson-Garrison ’09, who was second for the Commodores in rushing with 614 yards and five touchdowns on 152 carries. Against Temple, he had a season high 142 yards on 13 carries, 15 catches for 104 yards and another score. Jason Olesnavage ’09 was a member of the 11-1 Michigan Rose Bowl squad as a kicker and deep snapper Brian Selman ’09 saw action for the 6-6 Alabama Independence Bowl squad. Earning Academic All-Big 12 second team honors for Baylor was safety Bennett Hoefer ’07, who played in eight contests. Also on the squad were offensive tackle Ted Tanner ’07 and center Sam Sledge ’09. Playing three games for Indiana was
Bobby Smart Hanover ’09
Named to the College Division Academic All-American first team was Carnegie Mellon co-captain/defensive back Aaron Lewis ’07, who was chosen for the AFCA Division III Aztec Bowl. One of 60 Betas on the squad, he led in tackles (89), interceptions (five for 56 yards) and was on the All-UAA first team. Also serving as co-captains were All-UAA first team offensive guard J.P. White ’07, All-UAA second team linebacker James Rogers ’07 (fourth with 73 tackles) and running back Jon Calkert ’07. All-UAA first team running back Robert Gimson ’08 had a big year, rushing for 1,059 yards (long of 90) and 11 TDs. Carnegie Mellon had other offensive standouts: All-UAA wide receiver Mark Davis ’07 (12 receptions for 399 yards), tight end Derek Wisniewski ’09 (13 catches for 259 yards, three scores), All-UAA first team center Anthony Ciotti ’08; All-UAA first team offensive guard Jameson O’Donnell ’07 and All-UAA honorable mention receiver Jon Kline ’07 (21 receptions for 196 yards). Also on offense were quarterback Doug Facemyer ’09 (36 of 69 for 470 yards); wide receivers Jeremy Doo ’08 and Eric Hayes ’09; running backs Colby Whitman ’08, Andy Lovrovich ’10, Ryan Phillips ’09 and Greg Pitts ’09; tight end Vince Giacalone ’09; and linemen Joe Gibbs ’09, Ryan Logue ’07 and Kurtis Meyer ’09. Carnegie Mellon’s defense had other stars including All-UAA first team punter Matt Adams ’08 (51 for a 36.7 average), All-UAA first team punt returner and second team defensive back Jonathan Menhart ’07 (18 returns for an 11.8 average, 55 tackles), All-UAA second team lineman Clay Crites ’09 (30 tackles), All-UAA honorable mention back Nate Scarmazzi ’07 (32 tackles), All-UAA honorable mention linebacker Andrew Serdy ’07 (59 stops); linemen Christopher Donlon ’10, Matt Schultz ’08 and Sean Kennedy ‘10; linebackers Socrates
Jason Allen Hanover ’07
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