2000 NESCAC Football All-Conference Teams Announced
Sanchez and Steele of
Middlebury Named Most Valuable Players
HARTFORD, Conn. – Defensive
Player of the Year Andy Steele and Offensive Player of the Year
Bryan Sanchez of Middlebury head the 2000 New England Small College
Athletic Conference (NESCAC) All-Conference Football Team. Tom
Austin of Colby was named NESCAC Coach of the Year for leading his
team to a share of the conference title with Amherst and
Middlebury. Quarterback Brennan Carney of Wesleyan and linebacker
Pat Foley of Bates were named the NESCAC Offensive and Defensive
Rookie of the Year, respectively.
Steele, a senior linebacker,
repeated as the Defensive Player of the Year, leading a Middlebury
defense that did not give up a touchdown in its final 26 quarters
and yielded just 6.0 points per game. Sanchez, a senior running
back and All-NESCAC performer in 1999, led the NESCAC in rushing
for the second consecutive year, while setting the school career
rushing record with 2,929 yards.
Two other offensive all-conference
selections from last year earned first-team All-NESCAC honors this
year. Senior tight end Zac Campbell of Middlebury and senior
placekicker Rejean Guerriero each received first-team recognition
this year. Three other players who received all-conference
accolades on defense in 1999 were named to the first team this
year. Senior linemen Ron Thomas of Hamilton and Ryan Gray of Bates,
and junior defensive back Steve Cella were named to the first team.
Cella was also named to this year’s second team as a kick
returner.
Junior Derrell Wright of Amherst
was named to the first team as a wide receiver and kick returner.
The first-team offensive line included seniors Ryan Brown of
Middlebury, Robert Houle of Williams, and Jay Civetti of Trinity.
Junior Bodo Heiliger of Colby and senior Mike Carucci of Trinity
also earned first-team honors on the offensive line. Sophomore
quarterback Pat Conley of Colby, junior running back Okey Ugwonali,
and wide receivers Matt Student of Williams, and Danny Noyes of
Colby rounded out the first team all-conference offense.
Graduate student Mark Olschefskie
of Wesleyan earned first-team honors as a punter. Steele was the
only senior linebacker to receive first-team recognition as he was
joined by juniors Ryan Nolan of Hamilton, James Kingsley of
Williams, and 1998 Defensive Rookie of the Year Dan Lalli of
Amherst.
Seniors Brian Daoust of Amherst and
Mark D’Ambrosio of Colby, and junior Travis Cummings of
Bowdoin earned All-NESCAC first team accolades as defensive backs.
Rounding out the all-conference first team on defense were senior
lineman Ray Dolphin of Wesleyan, and junior linemen Daryl Tracy of
Middlebury and Pat McGee of Amherst.
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2000 NESCAC FOOTBALL
ALL-CONFERENCE
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| Pos
| First Team Offense
| Institution
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| QB
| Pat Conley
| Colby
| So.
| Bath, Maine
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| RB
| Okey Ugwonali
| Amherst
| Jr.
| Dallas, Texas
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| RB
| Bryan Sanchez
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Fairfield, Conn.
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| WR
| Matt Student
| Williams
| Sr.
| New Milford, N.J.
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| WR
| Danny Noyes
| Colby
| Jr.
| Silver Lake, N.H.
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WR/KR
| Derrell Wright
| Amherst
| Jr.
| Hudson, Ohio
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| TE
| Zac Campbell
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Cape May Crthse, N.J.
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| OL
| Ryan Brown
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Sandy Creek, N.Y.
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| OL
| Robert Houle
| Williams
| Sr.
| Bristol, Conn.
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| OL
| Mike Carucci
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Wethersfield, Conn.
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| OL
| Jay Civetti
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Wellesley, Mass.
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| OL
| Bodo Heiliger
| Colby
| Jr.
| Allendale, N.J.
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| PK
| Rejean Guerriero
| Bates
| Sr.
| Spofford, N.H.
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| Pos
| First Team Defense
| Institution
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| DL
| Ron Thomas
| Hamilton
| Sr.
| Bronx, N.Y.
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| DL
| Ray Dolphin
| Wesleyan
| Sr.
| New Haven, Conn.
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| DL
| Ryan Gray
| Bates
| Sr.
| Mansfield, Mass.
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| DL
| Daryl Tracy
| Middlebury
| Jr.
| Easton, Mass.
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| DL
| Pat McGee
| Amherst
| Jr.
| Marshfield, Mass.
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| LB
| Ryan Nolan
| Hamilton
| Jr.
| Stoneham, Mass.
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| LB
| Dan Lalli
| Amherst
| Jr.
| Watertown, Mass.
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| LB
| Andy Steele
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Boise, Idaho
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| LB
| James Kingsley
| Williams
| Jr.
| Madison, Conn.
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| DB
| Brian Daoust
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Dover, Mass.
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| DB
| Mark D'Ambrosio
| Colby
| Sr.
| Winthrop, Mass.
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| DB
| Steve Cella
| Trinity
| Jr.
| Peabody, Mass.
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| DB
| Travis Cummings
| Bowdoin
| Jr.
| Millinocket, Maine
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| P
| Mark Olschefskie
| Wesleyan
| Gr.
| Glastonbury, Conn.
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| Pos
| Second Team Offense
| Institution
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| QB
| Peter Honig
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Bronxville, N.Y.
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| RB
| Brian Holmes
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Newport, N.H.
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| RB
| Sean Atkins
| Bates
| So.
| New York, N.Y.
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| WR
| Devon O'Neil
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| St. John, Virgin Islands
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| WR
| George Thompson
| Wesleyan
| Jr.
| Jacksonville, Fla.
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| WR
| Chris McCarthy
| Hamilton
| Jr.
| Somerville, Mass.
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| TE
| Larry Woolard
| Wesleyan
| Jr.
| Middletown, Conn.
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| OL
| Rob Vernicek
| Amherst
| So.
| Mountville, N.J.
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| OL
| Mike Somerville
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Hinsdale, Ill.
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| OL
| Tim McCarthy
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Bettendorf, Iowa
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| OL
| Mike Willey
| Tufts
| Jr.
| Sherborn, Mass.
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| OL
| Ted Stewart
| Hamilton
| Sr.
| Manchester, N.H.
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| PK
| Greg Bemis
| Hamilton
| Sr.
| Enfield, Conn.
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| KR
| Steve Cella
| Trinity
| Jr.
| Peabody, Mass.
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| Pos
| Second Team Defense
| Institution
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| DL
| Ted Hollo
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Aurora, Colo.
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| DL
| Mike Leone
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Longmeadow, Mass.
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| DL
| Kevin Smalley
| Colby
| So.
| Seminole, Fla.
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| DL
| Pete DiStaulo
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Roseland, N.J.
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| DL
| Everett Dickerson
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Wilmington, Del.
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| LB
| Drew Johnson
| Colby
| Sr.
| Minneapolis, Minn.
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| LB
| Thatcher Freeborn
| Hamilton
| Jr.
| Gloversville, N.Y.
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| LB
| Tom Connelly
| Bowdoin
| Sr.
| Milwaukee, Wis.
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| LB
| Gregg Stankewicz
| Amherst
| Jr.
| Portland, Conn.
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| DB
| Dave Frankel
| Amherst
| Sr.
| New York, N.Y.
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| DB
| Lewis Bronk-Zdunowski
| Wesleyan
| Sr.
| Meriden, Conn.
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| DB
| Dan DiCenzo
| Williams
| Sr.
| Plymouth, N.H.
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| DB
| Tab Howard
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Norfolk, Mass.
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| P
| Greg Bemis
| Hamilton
| Sr.
| Enfield, Conn.
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| Offensive Player of the Year
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| RB
| Bryan Sanchez
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Fairfield, Conn.
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| Offensive Rookie of the Year
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| QB
| Brennan Carney
| Wesleyan
| Fr.
| South Burlington, Vt.
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| Defensive Player of the Year
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| LB
| Andy Steele
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Boise, Idaho
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| Defensive Rookie of the Year
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| LB
| Pat Foley
| Bates
| Fr.
| Newburyport, Mass.
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| Coach of the Year
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| Tom Austin
| Colby
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