Thursday, December 14, 2017

Three Ivies Earn All-America Honors

Three Ivy Leaguers are AP All-America selections. Yale running back Zane Dudek and linebacker Matthew Oplinger were chosen to the second team and Penn wide receiver Justin Watson was named to the third team.

The full team:

FIRST TEAM
Offense
QB – Chris Streveler, senior, South Dakota.
RB – Dominick Bragalone, junior, Lehigh; Josh Mack, sophomore, Maine.
OL – Brandon Parker, senior, North Carolina A&T; Austin Kuhnert, senior, North Dakota State; Jacob Ohnesorge, senior, South Dakota State; Aaron Stinnie, senior, James Madison; Justin Lea, senior, Jacksonville State.
TE – Dallas Goedert, senior, South Dakota State.
WR – Keelan Doss, junior, UC Davis; Davion Davis, junior, Sam Houston State.
All-purpose – John Santiago, junior, North Dakota.
K– Trey Tuttle, freshman, Weber State.
Defense
DL – Andrew Ankrah, senior, James Madison; Jonathan Petersen, senior, San Diego; Darius Jackson, senior, Jacksonville State; P.J. Hall, senior, Sam Houston State.
LB – Brett Taylor, senior, Western Illinois; Darius Leonard, senor, South Carolina State; Nick DeLuca, senior, North Dakota State.
DB – Mike Basile, senior, Monmouth; George Odum, senior, Central Arkansas; Taron Johnson, senior, Weber State; Jordan Brown, senior, James Madison.
P– Joe Zema, senior, Incarnate Word.

SECOND TEAM
Offense
QB – Jeremiah Briscoe, senior, Sam Houston State.
RB – Roc Thomas, senior, Jacksonville State; Zane Dudek, freshman, Yale.
OL – Stetson Dagel, senior, South Dakota; John Cook, junior, Central Arkansas; Timon Parris, senior, Stony Brook; Ben Huss, senior, Duquesne; Matthew Schmidt, senior, Furman.
TE – Andrew Vollert, senior, Weber State.
WR – Neil O’Connor, junior, New Hampshire; Jaelon Acklin, senior, Western Illinois.
All-purpose – Elijah Marks, senior, Northern Arizona.
K – Gunnar Raborn, junior, McNeese State.
Defense
DL – Anthony Ellis, senior, Charleston Southern; Ahmad Gooden, junior, Samford; Jaison Williams, sophomore, Austin Peay; Abdullah Anderson, senior, Bucknell.
LB – Matthew Oplinger, senior, Yale; Jared Farley, senior, Northern Iowa; Brandon Bryant, senior, Lafayette.
DB – Marlon Bridges, sophomore, Jacksonville State; Phillip Parham, senior, senior, Lafayette; Davontae Harris, senior, Illinois State; Rashad Robinson, junior, James Madison.
P – Ian Berryman, junior, Western Carolina.

THIRD TEAM
Offense
QB – Chandler Burks, junior, Kennesaw State.
RB – De’Lance Turner, senior, Alcorn State; Detrez Newsome, senior, Western Carolina.
DL – Skyler Phillips, senior, Idaho State; Zach Mitchler, junior, Kennesaw State; Alex Thompson, senior, Monmouth; Iosua Opeta, junior, Weber State; Ross Demmel, junior, Wofford.
TE – Ross Dwelley, senior, San Diego.
WR – Nathan Stewart, sophomore, Sam Houston State; Justin Watson, senior, Penn.
All-purpose – Khris Gardin, senior, North Carolina A&T.
K – Lorran Fonseca, junior, Nicholls State.
Defense
DL – Darin Greenfield, sophomore, South Dakota; Chris Terrell, sophomore, Central Arkansas; Ben Sorensen, senior, Sacramento State; Nick Wheeler, sophomore, Colgate.
LB – Garrett Dolan, senior, Houston Baptist; Thomas Costigan, junior, Bryant; Christian Rozeboom, sophomore, South Dakota State.
DB – Elijah Campbell, sophomore, Northern Iowa; Franklin McCain III, redshirt freshman, North Carolina A&T; Tremon Smith, senior, Central Arkansas; Davanta Reynolds, junior, North Carolina Central.
P – Austin Barnard, senior, Samford.