Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Statesmen Garner Post Season Awards

The seventh ranked Hobart Statesmen (12-1) are being recognized for a historic season by a wide array of conference, regional and related post season awards.

Earlier in the year the following Statesmen players were named to the All-Liberty League (LL) teams:

First team
SR RB Bobby Dougherty
JR RB Steven Webb
SR WR Junior Woodard
OL Art Garvey
OL Ali Marpet
SO DL Nick Auriemma
SO DE Tyre Coleman (also named the LL DPOY)
JR LB Devin Worthington
JR DB Jolyon Davis

Second team
SR QB Nick Strang
SR OL Tyler Garvey
SR LB Andrew Klindera
SO DB Fajri Jackson
FY PK James Hull
FY P Josh Neuss

Honorable mention
SR TE Brent Matazinsky
SO OL DeAndre Smith 
JR DB Kevin Hearon
SO DL Troy Johnson
JR RS Steven Webb (return specialist)

Head Coach Mike Cragg and his team were also awarded the "Coaching Staff of the Year" by the LL.

D3football.com placed the following Statesmen on their "All-Region Team," with SO DE Tyre Coleman winning "Defensive Player of the Year" for the East.

First team
SR OL Art Garvey
SO DE Tyre Coleman
JR LB Devin Worthington

Second team
SR RB Bobby Dougherty
SO OL Ali Marpet

Third team
JR RB Steven Webb
SR DL Nick Auriemma

Head Coach Mike Cragg was also named the American Football Coaches Association Region 1 Coach of the Year.  This is the second time he received this award, the prior award being received after the 2002 season.

JR OL Michael Green was also recognized as a Capital One Academic All-American.

All the press releases of each award / announcement is captured below:

LL awards:
http://www.libertyleagueathletics.com/sports/2012/11/14/FB_1114120825.aspx?path=football

D3football.com All-Region Teams:
http://www.d3football.com/awards/all-region/index

AFCA award:
http://www.hwsathletics.com/news/2012/12/3/HFB_1203122800.aspx

Capital One AA awards:
http://www.hwsathletics.com/news/2012/12/4/HFB_1204125116.aspx

Congratulations to these great Statesmen!

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