Chivers, Igwenagu, Ihne, Miles Earn CAA Academic Honors

Jan. 27, 2010

RICHMOND, Va. - Four UMass football players were named to the CAA Academic All-Conference Team for 2009. Senior offensive lineman Jared Chivers, sophomore H-Back Emil Igwenagu, junior offensive lineman John Ihne and senior safety Jeromy Miles were all honored for their academic and athletic accolades this past year.

All four players were starters or significant reserves who maintained a GPA over 3.00 over their entire college careers.

Here is the release from the CAA

Villanova linebacker Osayi Osunde, the 2009 CAA Football Student-Athlete of the Year, headlines a list of 106 CAA Football Academic All-Conference honorees for the 2009 season.

Osunde, who maintains a 3.959 grade point average and is working towards his Master’s Degree in Human Resource Development, helped lead the Wildcats to their first NCAA Division I Football National Championship in 2009.  The Bloomsburg, Pa., native was a 2009 Second Team All-CAA Football selection at linebacker and earned recognition from the Philadelphia Inquirer as an Academic All-Area Team member.  Now a three-time Academic All-CAA Football honoree, Osunde earned ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District honors during the 2009 season and was the Villanova Athletic Department’s Senior Student-Athlete of the Year in 2009.

Osunde finished his career as a three-time All-CAA Football selection, including First Team honors following the 2008 season.  Serving as one of Villanova’s three captains during the 2009 season, Osunde led a defensive unit which ranked  No. 3 in the country against the run and was among the Top-10 nationally in scoring defense.  Osunde finished the 2009 season was a career-high 82 total tackles and a career-best 7.5 tackles for loss.  In his four-year career the linebacker tallied 242 total tackles and made 18.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage, including five sacks.  The three-time Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team member was also awarded his second-straight Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Performer of the Year honor following the 2009 NCAA Championship season for Villanova.

CAA Football cited 106 student-athletes - 63 on offense and 43 on defense - as members of its 2009 Academic All-Conference team.

To be eligible for the CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team, a player must be a starter or important reserve and have a cumulative GPA of 3.00-or-better (on a 4.00 scale) for his entire academic career.  A transfer is not eligible unless he has completed one (1) full year at his institution.  First-year freshmen are not eligible.  Voting for the Student-Athlete of the Year honor is conducted by the 12 CAA Football Sports Information Directors from the 2009 season.

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Following is the 2009 CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team:

2009 CAA FOOTBALL ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
OFFENSE	School	Pos.	Cl.	Hometown/High School	Major
Mark Mackey	Delaware	WR	Jr.	Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin	Economics Education (Math)
Rob McDowell	Delaware	OL	So.	Silver Spring, Md./DeMatha	Finance & Economics (Math)
Trevor Mooney	Delaware	TE	Sr.	Mission Viejo, Calif./Trabuco Hills	Economics (Pre-Med)
Will Nagle	Delaware	OL	So.	Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield	Criminal Justice
Colin Naugle	Delaware	TE	So.	Reading, Pa./Reading Central Catholic	Engineering Technology
Zack Reed	Delaware	TE/LS	Jr.	Huntington, Pa./Huntington	Fitness Management (Strength & Cond.)
Justin Rodriguez	Delaware	WR	So.	Brockton, Mass./Sharon	Finance (Entreprenurial Studies)
Mark Schenauer	Delaware	WR	So.	Galloway, N.J./Absegami	Finance
Kevin Uhll	Delaware	OL	Jr.	North Wales, Pa./North Penn	Chemistry
Brian Hanly	Hofstra	PK/P	So.	Wyckoff, N.J./Don Bosco Prep	Biology
Jaren Harrell	Hofstra	OL	Jr.	Quartz Hill, Calif./Quartz Hill	Psychology
Brad Hilovsky	Hofstra	WR	So.	Millsboro, Del./Sussex Central	Broadcast Journalism
Roland Massimino	Hofstra	OL	So.	Lake Barrington, Ill./Barrington	Mathematics
Anthony Nelson	Hofstra	WR	Jr.	Wellington, Fla./Glades Day School	Business Economics
Anthony Polo	Hofstra	FB	R-Fr.	Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh	Undecided
Brian Barlow	James Madison	TE	R-Fr.	Stephens City, Va./Sherando	Kinesiology
Charlie Newman	James Madison	TE	Sr.	Harrisonburg, Va./Turner Ashby	Accounting
Dixon Wright	James Madison	PK	So.	Crossnore, N.C./Avery County	Computer Information Systems
Steve Yakopec	James Madison	WR	R-Fr.	Lower Burrell, Pa./Burrell	Economics
Garrett Williamson	Maine	OL	R-Fr.	Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central	Finance
Mike Brusko	Maine	WR	Sr.	Zionsville, Pa./Emmaus	Communications
Jared Chivers	Massachusetts	OL	Sr.	Dalton, Mass./Wahconah Regional	Education
Emil Igwenagu	Massachusetts	RB	So.	Boylston, Mass./Holy Name Catholic	Kinesiology
John Ihne	Massachusetts	OL	Jr.	Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills	Accounting
Chris Chandler	New Hampshire	WR	Jr.	Wakefield, Mass./Bridgton Academy	Earth Sciences
Kevin Decker	New Hampshire	QB	So.	Armonk, N.Y./The Brunswick School	Communications
Chris Jeannot	New Hampshire	TE	So.	Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area	Nutritional Sciences
Chad Kackert	New Hampshire	RB	Sr.	Simi Valley, Calif./Grace Brethren	Kinesiology
Dan Larkin	New Hampshire	OL	Sr.	Rochelle, Park, N.J./Bergen Catholic	Political Science
Tom Manning	New Hampshire	PK	Sr.	Rome, N.Y./Rome Free Academy	Business Administration
Seth Price	New Hampshire	TE	Jr.	Grove City, Ohio/Grove City	Psychology
Chris Zarkoskie	New Hampshire	OL	R-Fr.	West Caldwell, N.J./Seton Hall Prep	Undecided
Zach Abrams	Northeastern	OL	Sr.	Sharon, Mass./Sharon	Human Services
Jay Bornstein	Northeastern	TE	Jr.	Norton, Mass./Bishop Feehan	Pharmacy
Lloyd Clarke	Northeastern	FB	Jr.	Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park	Finance & Insurance
Dan Duggan	Northeastern	OL	R-Fr.	Hyde Park, Mass./Boston Latin	Criminal Justice
Kevin Newhall	Northeastern	OL	Sr.	Malden, Mass./Malden	Criminal Justice
Greg Niland	Northeastern	OL	Jr.	East Bridgewater, Mass./Coyle-Cassidy	Management Information Systems
Brian Palangi	Northeastern	OL	R-Fr.	Nahant, Mass./Swampscott	Criminal Justice
Michael Farr	Rhode Island	OL	So.	Cornwall on Hudson, N.J/Navy Prep	Business
Louis Feinstein	Rhode Island	PK	So.	Irvine, Calif./University	Business
Matt Greenhalgh	Rhode Island	OL	R-Fr.	Chepachet, R.I./Ponaganset	Undecided
Tom Lang	Rhode Island	TE	Jr.	Concord, Mass./Middlesex	Communications
D.J. Stefkovich	Rhode Island	QB	Sr.	Westport, Conn/Staples	Business
Greg Wicks	Rhode Island	WR	Jr.	Bedford, N.H./Tabor Academy	Business Administration
Michael Silva	Richmond	OL	Sr.	Altamonte Springs, Fla./Bishop Moore	Business
Chris Kondorossy	Richmond	OL	Sr.	Belle Meade, N.J./Montgomery	Interdisciplinary Studies
Tyler Kirchoff	Richmond	RB	Jr.	Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield	Business
Jonathan Mayfield	Richmond	WR	Sr.	Mocksville, N.C./Davie County	Biology
John Laub	Richmond	QB	So.	Coplay, Pa./Parkland	Undecided
Dominique Booker	Towson	RB	R-Fr.	Richmond, Va./Hermitage	Business Administration
Casey Cegles	Towson	WR	Sr.	Long Beach, Cal./Eastern	Business Management
Ben Hunolt	Towson	OL	So.	Tucson, Ariz./Ironwood Ridge	Business Administration
Dan Hurley	Towson	OL	So.	Colonia, N.J./Bishop Ahr	Political Science
Blair Peterson	Towson	QB	Sr.	San Antonio, Tex./Churchill	Spanish
Brian Potts	Towson	QB	R-Fr.	Middletown, Del./Caravel	Sport Management
Tyler Wharton	Towson	FB	So.	Lovale, Md./Allegany	Actuarial Science
Tony Zaccarelli	Towson	TE	R-Fr.	LaPlata, Md./Westlake	Criminal Justice
Angelo Babbaro	Villanova	RB	Jr.	Canfield, Ohio/Canfield	Economics
Chris Whitney	Villanova	QB	Jr.	Warminster, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep	Accounting
Nick Yako	Villanova	PK	R-Fr.	Cleveland, Ohio/St. Ignatius	Business
Chase Hill	William and Mary	WR	Jr.	Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne	Business
Andrew Topping	William and Mary	TE/LS	R-Fr.	Suffolk, Va./Nansemond River	Undecided

2009 CAA FOOTBALL ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
DEFENSE	School	Pos.	Cl.	Hometown/High School	Major
Andrew Harrison	Delaware	LB	So.	Richmond, Va./Highland Springs	Civil Engineering
John Higginson	Delaware	DL	Sr.	Amherst, Mass./Amherst	Finance (Economics)
Ed Wagner	Delaware	P	Jr.	Barto, Pa./Perkiomen School	Sport Management
Chris Betz	Hofstra	LB	Jr.	Chatham, N.J./Chatham	Physical Education
Luke Bonus	Hofstra	LB	Sr.	Medford Lakes, N.J./Shawnee	Psychology
Ronnie Cameron	Hofstra	DL	So.	Westbury, N.Y./Holy Trinity	Information Technology
Keith Ferrara	Hofstra	DB	So.	Glendale, N.Y./St. Francis Prep	Exercise Specialist
Said Gaida	Hofstra	LB	Jr.	Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield	Management
Garrett Heron	Hofstra	DB	Jr.	South Orange, N.J./Columbia	Exercise Specialist
Ray McDonough	Hofstra	DB	Sr.	Los Angeles, Calif./St. Francis	Speech Comm. & Rhet. Studies
Matt Goff	James Madison	P	Jr.	Fairfax, Va./Robinson	Kinesiology
Andy Smith	James Madison	P	So.	Remington, Va./Liberty	Computer Information Systems
Donte Dennis	Maine	LB	So.	Rahway, N.J./Rahway	Sociology
Vinson Givans	Maine	LB	So.	Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge, Rindge & Latin	Sociology
Eric Lee	Maine	DL	Sr.	Changewater, N.J./Warren Hills	Child and Family Relations
Jeromy Miles	Massachusetts	DB	Sr.	Sicklerville, N.J./Winslow	Kinesiology
Ryan Hinds	New Hampshire	DB	Sr.	Toronto, Ont./North Toronto	Biology
Devon Jackson	New Hampshire	LB	Jr.	Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown	Business Administration
Kyle Maroney	New Hampshire	DL	Sr.	Brockport, N.Y./Brockport	Electrical Engineering
Mark Petercuskie	New Hampshire	LB	So.	Holliston, Mass./Holliston	Sociology
Rod Walker	New Hampshire	DB	So.	Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth	Political Science
David Akinniyi	Northeastern	DL	Jr.	Rocklin, Calif./Rocklin	Management
Jake Catlin	Northeastern	DB	Sr.	Ashburnham, Mass./Oakmont Regional	Criminal Justice
Ron Conway	Northeastern	P/WR	Sr.	Norton, Mass./Bishop Feehan	Communications
Nate Thellen	Northeastern	DB	Jr.	Brockton, Mass./Brockton	Criminal Justice
Jason Vega	Northeastern	LB	Sr.	Brockton, Mass./Brockton	Criminal Justice
Devone Williams	Northeastern	DB	Jr.	Soutbridge, Mass./Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall	Sociology
Kyle Elliott	Rhode Island	DL	So.	Cresskill, N.J./Cresskill	Undecided
Willie McGinnis	Rhode Island	DL	So.	Norwich, N.Y./Bainbridge-Guiford	Communications
Matt Rae	Rhode Island	DL	So.	York, Pa./Dallastown	Biological Sciences
Brandon Williams	Rhode Island	DL	Sr.	Bristol, R.I./Fitchburg State	Health Fitness
Collin McConaghy	Richmond	LB	Sr.	Madison Heights, Va./Amherst	Business
Brett Weigand	Richmond	P	Sr.	Pasadena, Calif./La Salle	History
Patrick Weldon	Richmond	LB	Jr.	New Albany, Ohio/New Albany	Accounting
Frank Beltre	Towson	DL	R-Fr.	Dover, N.J./Randolph	Sport Management
Jeremy Gardner	Towson	DB	Jr.	Spotsylvania, Va./Courtland	Business Administration
Yaky Ibia	Towson	DL	Jr.	Reston, Va./South Lakes	Actuarial Science
Armen Melikian	Towson	DL	So.	Durham, N.C./Charles Jordan	Business Administration
Sean Morrissey	Villanova	LS	Sr.	Rockville, Md./Good Counsel	Economics
Osayi Osunde	Villanova	LB	Grad.	Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia	Human Resource Development
Will Thompson	Villanova	LS	Sr.	Glen Arm, Md./Loyola Blakefield	Accounting
Terence Thomas	Villanova	LB	Jr.	Plainsboro, N.J./Lawrenceville School	Communications
Sheldon Alexander	William and Mary	LB	Sr.	Gordonsville, Va./Woodberry Forest	Business

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