Dartmouth's Owen Zalc has been named to the FCS Freshman All-America Team by StatsPerform. He set a Big Green record for field goals in a season while making 17-of-21 kicks with four from 47 yards out. He also set the Ivy League record with 14 field goals in conference action. Find a Dartmouth story HERE.
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The Big Green has had eight players named to the Academic All-District Team. From a Dartmouth release (LINK):
To be considered, a student-athlete must have completed at least one full calendar year with at least a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average and participated in at least 90 percent of the team's games or started two-thirds of the contests. The District I team is comprised of athletes from New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont.
Dartmouth's Academic All-District Players
LB Macklin Ayers
LB Micah Green
LS Josh Greene
WR Daniel Haughton
OL Nick Marinaro
RB Tevita Moimoi
WR Paxton Scott
OL Konstantin Spörk
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A site called FCS Football Central has jumped on the postseason bandwagon and named first and second Ivy League All-Conference teams. Chosen from Dartmouth (LINK):
First-Team Offense
OL Nick SchwitzgebelFirst-Team Defense
DL Charles LooesFirst-Team Special Teams
K Owen ZalcSecond-Team Offense
RB Q Jones
WR Paxton Scott
OL Delby LemieuxSecond-Team Defense
DL Josiah Green
LB Macklin Ayers
DB Jordan Washington
DB Sean Williams
Yale quarterback Nolan Grooms was the FCS Football Central offensive player of the year and Harvard defensive lineman Thor Griffith was the defensive player of the year.
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It's early signing day and while the Ivy League does not "sign" players, some will take part in ceremonies. If you have or see photos of Dartmouth's "signees" send 'em along via that box over to the right.
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EXTRA POINT
After missing a day on the mountain because of all the rain, I decided to get a quick hike in late yesterday afternoon. I figured the trail would probably be a bit messy with much of the snow washed away and wasn't sure what to wear on my feet. That would be the least of my problems.
Mud season is usually at the end of winter but this time, I discovered, it was at the start. I was halfway to the trailhead when I realized I might – might – make it that far, but I'd never make it back given the deep ruts and oatmeal consistency of the road. At that point I backed the car up 200 yards or so until I found a place to make a K-turn on the narrow, tree-lined road. I did make it home but only by choosing which ruts looked less dangerous, gunning the car through the worst areas in hopes that inertia would keep me going and somehow straightening the car again without stopping after it slide almost 90 degrees sideways in the muck.
I will not be hiking today but I do need to get the mail. If I turn right out of our driveway it is 1.5 miles from our house to the post office. The road is dirt until the final third of a mile.
If I turn left out of our driveway it's just a quarter mile until I hit pavement. It's a total of four miles to the post office if I want to stay on blacktop the rest of the way.
After what happened yesterday I'll be turning left out of the driveway this morning.
