ECAC Announces 2021 Division III Football All-ECAC and Major Awards
DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced its 2021 Division IIII Football All-ECAC Team and major awards.
Cody Gustafson from Grove City College was voted Offensive Player of the Year, while Kenny Hands from Fairleigh Dickenson University - Florham won Defensive Player of the Year. Talsen Smith from U.S. Merchant Marine Academy took home Offensive Rookie of the Year and Nick Lardaro from SUNY Cortland was awarded Defensive Rookie of the Year. Ralph Isernia won Coach of the Year for RPI.

Cody Gustafson – Grove City College Wide Receiver

Kenny Hands – FDU Florham Defense Line

Talsen Smith – USMMA Wide Receiver

Nick Lardaro – SUNY Cortland Defensive Line

Ralph Isernia – RPI Head Coach
ECAC Division III Football All-ECAC Teams
All-ECAC First Team Offense
Brees Segala – SUNY Cortland, Sr., QB
Tim Denham Jr. – Hobart College, Jr., RB
Clayton Parrish – Grove City College, Jr., RB
Tre Vasiliadis – Carnegie Mellon University, So., RB
Tim Callahan – Springfield College, Gr., FB
Connor Perez – FDU Florham, Sr., WR
Andrew Wolf – Washington & Jefferson College, Sr., WR
Cody Gustafson – Grove City College, Sr., WR
William Frese – William Paterson University, Sr., TE
Randy Ruple – USMMA, So., OL
Travis Alvarez – SUNY Cortland, Sr., OL
Lou Cocozza – Springfield College, Sr., OL
Vinny lePre – Grove City College, Jr., OL
Sean Pogrelc – Carnegie Mellon University, Sr., OL
All-ECAC First Team Defense
C.J. Mustain – USMMA, Jr., DL
Kenny Hands – FDU Florham, Sr., DL
Brayden Thimons – Westminster College, Sr., DL
Josh Greenwood – SUNY Brockport, Sr., DL
Tavion Rogers – Misericordia University, Sr., LB
Emmett Forde – Hobart College, Sr., LB
Dante Capozzoli – Kean University, Sr., LB
Robert Coury – Carnegie Mellon University, So., LB
Sean Carroll – Salisbury University, Sr., LB
Kyeon Taylor – Kean University, Sr., DB
Alaan Mongomery – SUNY Brockport, Sr., DB
Sean Knight – Carnegie Mellon University, Sr., DB
Nate Hill – Shenandoah University, Sr., DB
Anthony Bassani – Kean University, So., DB
All-ECAC First Team Special Teams
Chris DiMedio – FDU Florham, Jr., K
Nick Firth – Kean University, Sr., P
Donte Jamison – Kean University, So. RS
All-ECAC Second Team Offense
Ian Blankenship – USMMA, Sr., QB
Ike Irabor – Union College, Sr., RB
Terrique Riddick – William Paterson University, So., RB
Talsen Smith – USMMA, Fr., WR
Matt Clarke – William Paterson University, So., WR
Andre Ross Jr. – Union College, Sr., WR
Andrew Sheahan – Union College, Sr., TE
Kieran Paskewitz – Hobart College, Sr., OL
Michael Bailey – SUNY Cortland, Sr., OL
Kevin Chesbrough – Salisbury University, Sr., OL
Tim Driscoll – Union College, Sr., OL
Thomas Olausen – RPI, So., OL
All-ECAC Second Team Defense
Nick Lardaro – SUNY Cortland, So., DL
Josh Cohen – RPI, Sr., DL
R.J. Debo – Grove City College, Sr., DL
Ben Coyne – Carnegie Mellon University, Jr., DL
Dylan Dubuque – SUNY Cortland, Sr., LB
Sean Doran – Washington & Jefferson College, Sr., LB
Nazier Wright – William Paterson University, Jr., LB
Thomas Coury – Carnegie Mellon University, So., LB
Myles Christian – Salisbury University, Sr., DB
Bryce Thomas – Westminster College, Sr., DB
Ronald Beard – Springfield College, Gr., DB
Patrick Mark – Grove City College, Sr., DB
All-ECAC Second Team Special Teams
Christian Hutra – Springfield College, Jr., K
Jacob Sarver – Washington & Jefferson College, Sr., P
Justin Huss – Washington & Jefferson College, So. RS
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