Dartmouth seniors Mike Banaciski, Cole Marcoux and Michael Runger were each named to the Capital One Academic All-District I Football Team for Division I schools as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday afternoon. This is the second time Banaciski and Runger have been included on the team, while Marcoux is making his first appearance.Find the full release here.
Here's what Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens has to say last night on BGA Premium:
"There’s not too many better students across the board. And they are guys that are really playing well. Runger is obviously an upper echelon guy. Banaciski is an engineer and off the charts. Marcoux was the male freshman student of the year and has maintained that performance level. He’s been a tremendous addition at the tight end spot for us.
"I am happy for all of them and very proud of them. It is reflective of the type of program that we run. The kids value academics. They’re doing a good job. They are tough kids who work hard at it and it’s nice that they receive that type of recognition. (Sports Information Director) Rick Bender did a nice job getting their names out there.”The full Capital One Academic All-District I Football Team:
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Dartmouth's game notes have been posted here. From those notes:When Harvard nipped the Big Green on Nov. 2, 24-21, thanks to a 23-yard field goal with 48 seconds remaining, it marked the second time this year the Green lost on a field goal in the final minute of play. Holy Cross also converted a 23-yarder, but with 51 seconds on the clock, to beat Dartmouth on Sept. 28, 31-28. In the past four seasons, the Green have lost a total of 17 games, nine of which came on winning scores either in the final 90 seconds of regulation or in overtime.
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Nothing in The Dartmouth about tomorrow's game but the Cornell Daily Sun blog has a preview that includes these bits about the Big Green:“(Dalyn) Williams is a great two-way QB and Don Pierre (is an) upper echelon running back,” said Cornell first-year head coach David Archer ’05. “We have to be assignment-sound, get off of blocks, tackle and take the football away. They’re not as multiple as Princeton in terms of formations, plays and so forth, but they’re certainly a very good football team.”And this . . .
“I think we’re getting better, but obviously we just haven’t been consistent,” said (Cornell receiver Grant) Gellatly, who has six touchdown receptions. “We haven’t been clicking on all cylinders and we just make some critical errors at key situations. … Dartmouth has a good defense, they’re always consistent and ranked near the top of the Ivy League. They have some good players in the secondary.”
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The Sports Network picks Princeton to win at Penn, 34-24, Saturday. Dartmouth, which needs to sweep its last three games to have a shot at the title, would benefit greatly if Penn were to pull off the upset. From TSN:If Princeton wins, the Ivy League becomes decidedly clear for the Tigers, who would need wins over Dartmouth and Yale for a perfect conference record and the sole Ivy League championship spot. Too bad the Tigers won't try their hand on the playoff level.
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Princeton, by the way, has at times this fall played three quarterbacks at once. Could the Tigers go one better? From the Princeton Football blog:
We’ve seen three, so it’s only a matter of Chad Kanoff’s development until James Perry’s offense shows us four. Quinn Epperly, torching the FCS statistically, can run, throw, catch and we shouldn’t overlook how well he has faked, too. Tigers, averaging six touchdowns a game, are utterly baffling to defend.
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So you wanna be a football coach, huh? In light of the health issues of a couple of NFL coaches, the Athens Banner-Herald writes about how University of Georgia football coaches deal with the stresses and strains of the profession.
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Dartmouth Now has a story about Big Green running standout Abby D'Agostino, who broke the Heps championship meet record by 48 seconds in leading Dartmouth to the women's team title last week. From the story:With four NCAA titles to her name—twice as many individual titles as any other track and field competitor in Ivy League history—D’Agostino is one of the most decorated undergraduate student-athletes in Dartmouth history.
