HADLEY, Mass. – The Wesleyan Cardinals, the NESCAC Champions, claimed three of the four individual NESCAC Football awards announced on Tuesday. The Cardinals’ duo of Chase Wilson and Ben Carbeau were named the NESCAC Offensive Player of the Year and NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. Colby wide receiver Jack Nye was selected as the NESCAC Rookie of the Year. The Wesleyan coaching staff was voted as the NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year by their peers.
Wilson, a wide receiver, is the second Wesleyan player to be named NESCAC Offensive Player of the Year (Mike Breuler, 2017). The senior ranked second in the conference with seven touchdown catches and averaged 92.7 yards per game and 19.4 yards per catch. Wilson finished the year with 43 catches for 834 yards in nine games. He had a season-high 155 yards receiving versus Middlebury in the season opener and recorded the longest reception in the conference this season with an 87-yard touchdown catch against Bates.
Carbeau is the second Cardinal to garner NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year honors in four seasons and the third Wesleyan player to earn the award in program history (Nick Helbig 2022 & 2021, Jake Bussani 2014). Carbeau was part of a Wesleyan defense that allowed a NESCAC-low 14.6 points per game. The senior ranked second in the NESCAC in tackles for loss (14.5), was fourth in tackles (66), and tied for third in sacks (7). Carbeau also recorded a fumble recovery, forced a fumble, and had two quarterback hurries in 2024. Carbeau has a season-high 11 tackles in a win over Tufts.
Colby wide receiver Jack Nye is the third Mule to be named NESCAC Rookie of the Year (Matt Hersch 2018, Aaron Stepka 2001). Nye saw action in all nine games and totaled 36 catches for a team-high 526 yards while averaging 58.4 yards per game. Nye’s lone touchdown catch was a 41-yard reception against Bates that gave the Mules the lead for good in a win over the Bobcats. The rookie finished the game with a season-high 122 yards receiving.
The Wesleyan coaching staff is honored as the NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year for the first time in program history. Head coach Dan DiCenzo and his staff guided the squad to the team’s first outright NESCAC title and second overall (2013) with an 8-1 record in his 10th season at the helm of the Cardinals.
2024 NESCAC Football Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Chase Wilson, Wesleyan
Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Carbeau, Wesleyan
Rookie of the Year: Jack Nye, Colby
Coaching Staff of the Year: Wesleyan University
| All-NESCAC First Team Offense |
| Pos |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| QB |
Michael Berluti |
Tufts |
Sr. |
Westwood, Mass. |
2023 2nd Team, 2022 1st Team |
| RB |
Tyler DiNapoli |
Trinity |
Jr. |
West Haven, Conn. |
2023 1st Team, 2022 ROY |
| RB |
Ryan Lynskey |
Bates |
So. |
Cranford, N.J. |
|
| TE |
Max Roche |
Trinity |
Gr. |
Scituate, Mass. |
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| WR |
Sean Clapp |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Wyckoff, N.J. |
2023 1st Team, 2022 2nd Team |
| WR |
Patrick Jamin |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Rumson, N.J. |
2023 2nd Team |
| WR |
Nolan O'Brien |
Trinity |
Jr. |
Boston, Mass. |
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| WR |
Chase Wilson |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Lake Charles, La. |
2023 1st Team |
| OL |
Anthony Casillo |
Trinity |
Gr. |
Staten Island, N.Y. |
2023 1st Team |
| OL |
Tim Forth |
Williams |
Sr. |
Pittsford, N.Y. |
2023 2nd Team |
| OL |
Jake LaMalva |
Hamilton |
Sr. |
Southborough, Mass. |
|
| OL |
Jack Lynch |
Tufts |
Jr. |
Katy, Texas |
|
| OL |
Thomas Perry |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Killingworth, Conn. |
2023 1st Team, 2022 1st Team |
| OL |
Jaheim Scott |
Trinity |
Gr. |
Bronx, N.Y. |
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| All-NESCAC First Team Defense |
| Pos |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| DL |
Dave Filias |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Lynn, Mass. |
2023 1st Team |
| DL |
Tomás Kenary |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Chevy Chase, Md. |
2023 DPOY, 2023 1st Team, 2022 1st Team,
2021 Co-ROY, 2021 2nd Team |
| DL |
Koy Price |
Bowdoin |
Sr. |
Cheshire, Conn. |
2023 1st Team, 2022 2nd Team |
| DL |
Mike Rowan |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Collegeville, Pa. |
2022 2nd Team |
| DL |
Ethan Scott |
Williams |
Sr. |
Dalton, Mass. |
|
| DL |
Jason Villano |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Wallingford, Conn. |
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| LB |
Ben Carbeau |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Concord, Mass. |
2023 1st Team |
| LB |
Jake Edwards |
Wesleyan |
Gr. |
Rockwall, Texas |
|
| LB |
Luke Harmon |
Amherst |
Jr. |
Washington, D.C. |
2023 1st Team |
| LB |
Julian Young |
Colby |
Sr. |
Manalapan, N.J. |
2023 1st Team, 2022 1st Team |
| DB |
Wesley Abraham |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
White Plains, N.Y. |
2023 1st Team |
| DB |
Dylan Connors |
Wesleyan |
Jr. |
West Milford, N.J. |
|
| DB |
Ma-Lyke Davis |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Danbury, Conn. |
|
| DB |
Nick Donatio |
Wesleyan |
Gr. |
Salem, N.H. |
2022 1st Team |
| DB |
Ty Richardson |
Tufts |
So. |
San Mateo, Calif. |
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| DB |
Rocco Stola |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Northport, N.Y. |
2023 1st Team, 2022 2nd Team |
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| All-NESCAC First Team Special Teams |
| Pos |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| K |
Matthew Jumes |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Franklin, Mass. |
2023 1st Team, 2022 1st Team |
| P |
Tighe Hoey |
Hamilton |
Sr. |
New Canaan, Conn. |
2023 1st Team, 2021 2nd Team |
| RT |
Nolan O'Brien |
Trinity |
Jr. |
Boston, Mass. |
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| All-NESCAC Second Team Offense |
| Pos |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| QB |
Niko Candido |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Studio City, Calif. |
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| QB |
Zander Zebrowski |
Trinity |
Gr. |
Verona, N.J. |
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| RB |
Mario Fischetti |
Williams |
Sr. |
Glen Head, N.Y. |
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| RB |
Keon Smart |
Colby |
Sr. |
Woodstock, Ga. |
2022 2nd Team |
| TE |
Atticus Duncan |
Colby |
Sr. |
Narragansett, R.I. |
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| WR |
Mike Ahonen |
Middlebury |
Jr. |
Wellesley, Mass. |
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| WR |
Sergio Beltran |
Bates |
Jr. |
East Palo Alto, Calif. |
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| WR |
Cade Moore |
Tufts |
Sr. |
The Woodlands, Texas |
2023 2nd Team |
| OL |
Tai Brill |
Bowdoin |
Sr. |
Marietta, Ga. |
2023 2nd Team |
| OL |
Joseph Ngnombouowo |
Williams |
Jr. |
Boston, Mass. |
|
| OL |
Peter Simplicio |
Bates |
Sr. |
West Hartford, Conn. |
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| OL |
Gavin Tatum |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Kennesaw, Ga. |
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| All-NESCAC Second Team Defense |
| Pos |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| DL |
Jordan Atkinson |
Trinity |
So. |
Dorchester Center, Mass. |
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| DL |
Aidan Reidy |
Bowdoin |
Sr. |
Scituate, Mass. |
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| DL |
Javier Rios |
Tufts |
Gr. |
Walpole, Mass. |
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| DL |
Chase White |
Hamilton |
Sr. |
Bethesda, Md. |
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| LB |
Johnny Ferrelli |
Tufts |
So. |
Tampa, Fla. |
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| LB |
Dan Fiore |
Bowdoin |
Sr. |
Hazlet, N.J. |
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| LB |
Sebastian Romain |
Colby |
Jr. |
Hudson, Mass. |
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| LB |
Ryan Rozich |
Bates |
So. |
Cromwell, Conn. |
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| DB |
Charlie Cooper |
Trinity |
Jr. |
Sarasota, Fla. |
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| DB |
Joshua East |
Colby |
Sr. |
Colts Neck, N.J. |
2023 2nd Team |
| DB |
Holden Gering |
Williams |
So. |
Pacific Palisades, Calif. |
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| DB |
Louis Timmins |
Tufts |
Sr. |
Milton, Mass. |
2023 1st Team, 2022 1st Team |
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| All-NESCAC Second Team Special Teams |
| Pos |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| K |
Ivan Shuran |
Williams |
Sr. |
Medina, Ohio |
2022 2nd Team, 2021 First Team |
| P |
Leonardo Maiuolo |
Williams |
So. |
San Jose, Calif. |
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| RT |
Carter Jung |
Amherst |
Jr. |
Menlo Park, Calif. |
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| RT |
Liam Leonard |
Hamilton |
Jr. |
Shoreham, N.Y. |
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