Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Green Shut Out Of All-Ivy First Team

For the first time since the official start of formal Ivy League play in 1956, Dartmouth didn't have a single player chosen by a vote of the league coaches to the All-Ivy first team.

Named to the second team were senior wide receiver Ryan Fuselier and junior safety Ian Wilson.

Chosen honorable mention were senior quarterback Mike Fritz, senior offensive lineman Preston Copley, junior safety Jon Pircon and junior linebacker Justin Cottrell.

Fuselier's omission from the first team was curious after he led the Ivies in receptions and was second in receiving yardage. Wilson was fifth in the Ivies in tackles but likely lost points for not having any interceptions.

My predictions (not what I thought should happen, but what I thought would happen):
1st team: Fuselier
2nd team: Wilson, Cottrell (and possibly Fritz)
HM team: Linebacker Joe Gibalski and possibly Copley or center Mike Shannon

Last year defensive end Anthony Gargiulo was Dartmouth's lone representative on the first team. Even in the recent lean years Dartmouth has had multiple representatives on the first team with Gargiulo, fellow defensive end Ryan Conger and safety Clayton Smith making it in 2004, two players making it in 2003, four in '02, four in '01 and three each in 2000 and 1999.

The full All-Ivy listing is available here and there are some shockers.
The All-Ivy release is here.

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