NESCAC Football All-Conference Teams Announced
Trinity's Pierandri,
Williams' Goldwasser Named Players of the Year
HARTFORD, Conn. – Senior
running back Tom Pierandri of NESCAC Champion Trinity and senior
linebacker Graham Goldwasser of Williams earned the NESCAC
Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year respectively for 2003.
Trinity finished the season a perfect 8-0 for the league title
while Williams finished second at 6-2. Trinity head coach Chuck
Priore also garnered his first Coach of the Year honors.
Pierandri (pictured right) makes
his first appearance on the first-team roster after leading the
conference in rushing, averaging 133.1 yards/game, and was the only
player to crack the 1000 yard rushing mark (1065) on the season.
His senior campaign was capped during the season finale against
Wesleyan when he ran for a NESCAC record 304 yards. Pierandri also
led the conference in scoring with 12 touchdowns, averaging 9.2
points/game.
Williams’ senior Graham
Goldwasser makes his second appearance at linebacker on the NESCAC
first team. Goldwasser finished the season second in the nation in
tackles with a conference leading 14.9 tackles/game and a total of
119. He also led the conference in assisted tackles (70) and
finished with 3.0 sacks.
Bates College running back Ken
Adams was honored as NESCAC Offensive Rookie of the Year and
Middlebury College defensive back Scott Secor was awarded NESCAC
Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. Adams carried the ball 173
times for 666 yards and two touchdowns in six games for the
Bobcats. Secor finished fifth in the conference averaging 9.1
tackles/game and added three interceptions over seven games.
Leading the first team offense is
Middlebury junior quarterback Mike Keenan. Keenan finished the
season with 136 completions on 259 tries for 199.5 yards/game. He
threw for 13 touchdowns and 9 interceptions to finish with a pass
efficiency rating of 118.5 and led Middlebury to the second rated
passing offense in the conference.
Amherst running back Fletcher Ladd
and Wesleyan wide receiver Pat Moffett were both repeat first-team
all-NESCAC selections. Ladd finished second in the conference in
rushing, averaging 111.8 yards/game to pace Amherst’s second
ranked rushing offense. Moffett led the conference for the second
straight year in receiving, averaging 104.2 yards/game and an
impressive 19.0 yards/catch. The senior also added five touchdowns
for the league’s top ranked passing offense.
Joining Ladd and Pierandri in the
backfield is Williams’ senior running back Mike Hackett.
Hackett finished the season with 710 yards on 154 carries and four
touchdowns. Amherst’s Jay Wagstaff and Middlebury’s Tom
Cleaver also received first-team honors at wide receiver. Cleaver
led the conference in receptions with 47 and added five touchdowns
and Wagstaff added 44 catches. The receiving corps is rounded out
by Bates College senior tight end Mike Moynahan.
Trinity’s Jared Carillo leads
a host of seniors selected as all-NESCAC on the offensive line.
Carillo, making his second consecutive appearance on the
first-team, is joined by seniors Shane Morrow of Amherst, Jeff
Bolduc of Bates, Justin Kelley of Tufts, and Dan Giardina of
Williams. Bolduc was a second team all-conference selection last
year.
Heading the all-NESCAC defensive
honorees is three-time first team selection Caleb Hudak, defensive
lineman at Tufts University. Hudak is joined by two-time first team
selections Will McGrath of Williams and Greg Tanner of Trinity.
Tanner led a Trinity defense that is currently ranked first in the
nation in rushing defense, total defense and scoring defense, and
ranked second in pass efficiency defense. Hudak and McGrath are
joined on the line by seniors Chris Smith of Hamilton and Jamie
Creed of Trinity, who led the conference with 9.5 sacks.
The defensive backfield consists of
five new faces to the NESCAC first-team. They are led by junior
Mike Horan of Bates, who led the conference in tackles for loss and
recovered fumbles. He is joined by Paul Whiting of Amherst, Aaron
Goldstein of Trinity, Mark Tilki of Tufts, and Craig Pittman of
Middlebury.
Senior return specialist Mark Tilki
also heads the list of all-conference special team honorees. Tilki
led the conference in kick return average at 31.2 yards per return
and finished second in punt return average (10.6 yards/ret). Senior
place kicker Marcellus Rolle of Tufts and senior punter Jim Rooney
of Wesleyan round out the list of first-team all-NESCAC selections.
Rolle set a new NESCAC record for field goals in a season with ten.
NESCAC all-conference selections
are determined by the conference coaches. Additional players
honored are due to ties in the voting.
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2003 NESCAC FOOTBALL
ALL-CONFERENCE
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| Pos
| First Team Offense
| School
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| QB
| Mike Keenan
| Middlebury
| Jr.
| Rutland, Vt.
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| RB
| Fletcher Ladd
| Amherst
| Jr.
| Amherst, N.H.
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| RB
| Tom Pierandri
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Ridgefield, Conn.
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| RB
| Mike Hackett
| Williams
| Sr.
| Rutland, Vt.
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| OL
| Shane Morrow
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Coral Springs, Fla.
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| OL
| Jeff Bolduc
| Bates
| Sr.
| Southborough, Mass.
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| OL
| Justin Kelley
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Northfield, Mass.
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| OL
| Jared Carillo
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Windsor, Conn.
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| OL
| Dan Giardina
| Williams
| Sr.
| Brookville, N.Y.
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| WR
| Jay Wagstaff
| Amherst
| Jr.
| Tewksbury, Mass.
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| WR
| Tom Cleaver
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Severna Park, Md.
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| WR
| Pat Moffett
| Wesleyan
| Sr.
| Norwalk, Conn.
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| TE
| Mike Moynahan
| Bates
| Sr.
| Williamstown, Mass.
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| Pos
| First Team Defense
| Team
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| DL
| Chris Smith
| Hamilton
| Sr.
| Foxborough, Mass.
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| DL
| Jamie Creed
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Valley Forge, Pa.
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| DL
| Caleb Hudak
| Tufts
| Sr.
| White River Jct., Vt.
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| DL
| Will McGrath
| Williams
| Sr.
| Califon, N.J.
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| LB
| Dan McNamara
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Boston, Mass.
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| LB
| Pat Foley
| Bates
| Sr.
| Newburyport, Mass.
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| LB
| Greg Tanner
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Wellesley, Mass.
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| LB
| Graham Goldwasser
| Williams
| Sr.
| St. Louis, Mo.
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| DB
| Paul Whiting
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Mission Viejo, Calif.
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| DB
| Mike Horan
| Bates
| Jr.
| Stoughton, Mass.
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| DB
| Aaron Goldstein
| Trinity
| Jr.
| Edina, Md.
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| DB
| Mark Tilki
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Derby, Conn.
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| DB
| Craig Pittman
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Atlanta, Ga.
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| Pos
| First Team Specialists
| Team
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| PK
| Marcellus Rolle
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Smyrna, Ga.
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| P
| Jim Rooney
| Wesleyan
| Sr.
| Guilford, Conn.
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| RS
| Mark Tilki
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Derby, Conn.
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| Pos
| Second Team Offense
| Team
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| QB
| Brennan Carney
| Wesleyan
| Sr.
| South Burlington, Vt.
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| RB
| Ken Adams
| Bates
| Fr.
| Newburyport, Mass.
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| RB
| Aaron Stepka
| Colby
| Jr.
| Watertown, Conn.
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| RB
| Drew Finkeldey
| Trinity
| Jr.
| Ivoryton, Conn.
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| OL
| Carlos Mercedes
| Hamilton
| Sr.
| Fairview, N.J.
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| OL
| Brendan Bowes
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Wollaston, Mass.
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| OL
| Rob Vail
| Colby
| Sr.
| East Boothbay, Maine
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| OL
| Ross Carbone
| Middlebury
| Jr.
| Wyckoff, N.J.
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| OL
| Chris Balestrino
| Trinity
| Jr.
| New Canaan, Conn.
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| OL
| Rich Aronson
| Tufts
| Jr.
| Baltimore, Md.
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| WR
| Owen Miehe
| Bates
| Sr.
| Glen Rock, N.J.
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| WR
| Kevin Holland
| Tufts
| Jr.
| Williamstown, Mass.
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| WR
| Jamaal Mobley
| Williams
| Sr.
| Harbor Township, N.J.
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| TE
| Mike Rabiner
| Williams
| Sr.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
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| Pos
| Second Team Defense
| Team
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| DL
| Mike Harrison
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Hanover, Mass.
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| DL
| Kurt Chapman
| Bates
| Sr.
| Brunswick, Maine
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| DL
| Mike Blair
| Trinity
| So.
| Plymouth, N.H.
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| DL
| Matt Keller
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Salem, Mass.
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| LB
| Rich Decembrele
| Middlebury
| Jr.
| Walpole, Mass.
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| LB
| Derek Collins
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Hampton, N.H.
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| LB
| Reid Palmer
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Ithaca, N.Y.
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| LB
| Tom Moran
| Wesleyan
| Sr.
| Longmeadow, Mass.
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| LB
| Jeb Boudreau
| Bowdoin
| Sr.
| Waltham, Mass.
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| DB
| Brandon Irwin
| Colby
| Sr.
| Sherburne, N.Y.
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| DB
| Peter Simon
| Hamilton
| Jr.
| Miami, Fla.
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| DB
| Tim Mullaney
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Wayland, Mass.
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| DB
| Matt Glasz
| Trinity
| Sr.
| North Haven, Conn.
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| Pos
| Second Team Specialists
| Team
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| PK
| John Goss
| Colby
| So.
| Shrewsbury, Mass.
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| P
| Brandon Holtslag
| Hamilton
| So.
| Whitesboro, N.Y.
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| RS
| Brad Soules
| Trinity
| Jr.
| Simsbury, Conn.
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| Offensive Player of the Year
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| RB
| Tom Pierandri
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Ridgefield, Conn.
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| Offensive Rookie of the Year
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| RB
| Ken Adams
| Bates
| Fr.
| Newburyport, Mass.
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| Defensive Player of the Year
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| LB
| Graham Goldwasser
| Williams
| Sr.
| St. Louis, Mo.
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| Defensive Rookie of the Year
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| DB
| Scott Secor
| Middlebury
| Fr.
| Lake Odessa, Mich.
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| Coach of the Year
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| Chuck Priore
| Trinity
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