Nelson Named CAA Football Student-Athlete Of Year

Feb. 3, 2011

RICHMOND, Va. Massachusetts wide receiver Anthony Nelson, the 2010 CAA Football Student-Athlete of the Year, headlines a list of 89 CAA Football Academic All-Conference honorees for the 2010 season.

Nelson, who maintains a 3.88 grade point average in Economics, has appeared on the league’s Academic All-Conference squad each of the last three years.  Prior to the end of the 2010 season, the Wellington, Fla., native was named one of 52 FCS Athletics Directors Association (FCSADA) All-Stars.  The senior garnered a very prestigious academic honor following his final collegiate season when he was named a First Team Academic All-American by ESPN The Mazagine/CoSIDA

Nelson led CAA Football this past season by averaging 75.5 receiving yards a game for the Minutemen.  The senior, who played his first three seasons at former CAA Football member Hofstra before the program was discontinued, played in 45 career games and logged 2,083 receiving yards and eight touchdowns.

CAA Football cited 89 student-athletes - 56 on offense and 33 on defense - as members of its 2010 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.  Transfers and first-year freshmen are eligible.  Voting for the Student-Athlete of the Year honor is conducted by 10 CAA Football Communications personnel from the 2010 season.

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Following is the 2010 CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team:

2010 CAA FOOTBALL ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
OFFENSE	School	Pos.	Cl.	Hometown/High School	Major
Chad Davis	Delaware	OL/TE	So.	Newark, Del./Newark	Political Science
Pat Devlin	Delaware	QB	Grad.	Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown East	Finance
Mark Mackey	Delaware	WR	Sr.	Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin	Economics
Rob McDowell	Delaware	OL	Jr.	Silver Spring, Md./DeMatha	Finance & Accounting
Colin Naugle	Delaware	TE	Jr.	Reading, Pa./Reading Central Catholic	Engineering Technology
Zack Reed	Delaware	TE/LS	Sr.	Huntingdon, Pa./Huntingdon	Fitness Management
Mark Schenauer	Delaware	WR	Jr.	Galloway, N.J./Absegami	Finance & Marketing
Kevin Uhll	Delaware	OL	Sr.	North Wales, Pa./North Penn	Chemistry
Roane Babington	James Madison	OL	Jr.	Staunton, Va./Robert E. Lee	History
Brian Barlow	James Madison	TE	So.	Stephens City, Va./Sherando	Kinesiology/Sports Management
Donnell Brown	James Madison	FB	Sr.	Chesapeake, Va./Hickory	Kinesiology/Sports Management
Drew Dudzik	James Madison	QB	Sr.	Clifton, Va./Centreville	Kinesiology/Sports Management
Dixon Wright	James Madison	PK	Jr.	Crossnore, N.C./Avery County	Computer Information Systems
Matt Barber	Maine	OL	Sr.	Gaithersburg, Md./Damascus	Exercise Science
Brian Harvey	Maine	PK	So.	Wayland, Mass./Wayland	Business
Jeremy Kelley	Maine	WR	Sr.	West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca	Kinesiology & Physical Education
Maurice McDonald	Maine	WR	So.	Lanoka Harbor, N.J./Toms River N.	Communications
Jared Turcotte	Maine	RB	Jr.	Lewiston, Maine/Lewiston	Kinesiology & Physical Education
Emil Igwenagu	Massachusetts	TE	Jr.	Bolyston, Mass./Holy Name Catholic	Kinesiology
John Ihne	Massachusetts	OL	Sr.	Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills	Accounting
Mike Kahale	Massachusetts	OL	Fr.	Marlborough, Mass./Marlborough	Letters & Sciences
James Lizotte	Massachusetts	TE	So.	West Boylston, Mass./St. John’s Shrewsbury	Letters & Sciences
Anthony Nelson	Massachusetts	WR	Sr.	Welington, Fla./Glades Day School	Economics
Greg Niland	Massachusetts	OL	Sr.	East Bridgewater, Mass./Coyle-Cassidy	Marketing
Ray Pendergast	Massachusetts	QB	Fr.	Bridgeport, Conn./Shelton	Building & Design
Dan Sheeran	Massachusetts	WR	Sr.	Golden Bridges, N.Y./John Jay	Sociology
Ian Shultis	Massachusetts	QB	So.	Thousand Oaks, Calif./Thousand Oaks	Psychology
Caleb Violette	Massachusetts	PK/P	So.	Blacksburg, Va./Blacksburg	Plant Soil Sciences
Ryan Young	Massachusetts	OL	Fr.	Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley	Letters & Sciences
Chris Jeannot	New Hampshire	TE	Jr.	Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall	Kinesiology
Mike MacArthur	New Hampshire	PK	Fr.	North Hampton, N.H./Winnacunnet	Nutrition
Chris Zarkoskie	New Hampshire	OL	So.	W. Caldwell, N.J./Seton Hall Prep	Psychology
Doug D’Angelo	Rhode Island	QB	Fr.	Spara, N.J./Sparta	Marketing
Kyle Elliott	Rhode Island	OL	Jr.	Cresskill, N.J./Cresskill	Finance
Michael Farr	Rhode Island	OL	So.	Cornwall on Hudson, N.Y./Navy Prep	Economics
Louis Feinstein	Rhode Island	PK	Jr.	Irvine, Calif./University	Management
Matt Greenhalgh	Rhode Island	OL	So.	Chepachet, R.I./Ponaganset	Kinesiology
Jeff Kennedy	Rhode Island	OL	Fr.	Hope, R.I./Scituate	Political Studies
Tom Lang	Rhode Island	TE	Sr.	Concord, Mass./Middlesex	Communication Studies
Brian Louth	Rhode Island	OL	Fr.	East Windsor, N.J./Hightstown	Civil Engineering
Steve Probst	Rhode Island	QB	Jr.	North Massapequa, N.Y./Farmingdale	History
Ben Bryer	Richmond	FB	Jr.	West Chester, Pa./Malvern Prep	Business Administration
John Laub	Richmond	QB	So.	Coplay, Pa./Parkland	Business Administration
Ben Hunolt	Towson	OL	Sr.	Tucson, Ariz./Ironwood Ridge	Business Administration
Dan Hurley	Towson	OL	Sr.	Colonia, N.J./Bishop Ahr	Political Science
Ryan McLean	Towson	TB	So.	Boonsboro, Md./Boonsboro	Biology
Kyle Moore	Towson	WR	Jr.	St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Durham Hall	Mass Communications
Brian Potts	Towson	QB	So.	Middletown, Del./Caravel Academy	Health
Tony Zaccarelli	Towson	TE	So.	LaPlata, Md./Westlake	Criminal Justice
Angelo Babbaro	Villanova	RB	Grad.	Canfield, Ohio/Canfield	Human Resource Development
Josh Bucci	Villanova	OL	R-Fr.	Beaver, Pa./Beaver	Civil Engineer
Joe Price	Villanova	WR	R-Fr.	Havertown, Pa./Malvern Prep	Liberal Arts
Chris Whitney	Villanova	QB	Sr.	Warminster, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep	Accounting
Nick Yako	Villanova	PK	So.	Cleveland, Ohio/St. Ignatius	Business
Brent Caprio	William and Mary	QB	R-Fr.	Somers Point, N.J./Mainland	Undecided
Matt Crisafi	William and Mary	OL	R-Fr.	Marietta, Ga./Blessed Trinity	Undecided

2010 CAA FOOTBALL ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
DEFENSE	School	Pos.	Cl.	Hometown/High School	Major
Chris Campbell	Delaware	LB	Jr.	Frederick, Md. /Tuscarora	Public Policy
Ethan Clark	Delaware	DL	So.	Essex Junction, Vt./Essex	Exercise Science
Derek Coleman	Delaware	DB	R-Fr.	Woodstock, Md./Marriott Ridge	Communications
Matt Hardison	Delaware	DL	Jr.	Freehold, N.J./Freehold	Criminal Justice
Andrew Harrison	Delaware	LB	Jr.	Richmond, Va./Highland Springs	Civil Engineering
Ed Wagner	Delaware	P	Sr.	Barto, Pa./Perkiomen School	Sport Management
Adrian Cavanaugh	James Madison	LB/DL	So.	Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry	Justice Studies
Nick Emmons	James Madison	DL	Sr.	Corvallis, Ore./Corvallis	Psychology
Matt Goff	James Madison	P/HLD	Sr.	Fairfax, Va./Robinson	Kinesiology/Sports Management
Tyler Snow	James Madison	DL	So.	Vinton, Va./William Byrd	History
Dominic Cusano	Maine	DB	Sr.	Wallingford, Conn./Sheehan	Kinesiology & Physical Education
Mark Masterson	Maine	LB	Sr.	Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown	Kinesiology & Physical Education
Spencer Wood	Maine	DL	So.	Salisbury, N.H./Proctor Acad.	Communications
Ryan Collins	Massachusetts	DB	Fr.	Walpole, Mass./Walpole	Management
Bill Nesselt	Massachusetts	DL	Fr.	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas	Sociology
David Ramsden	Massachusetts	LB	Sr.	Florence, Mass./Northampton	Biology
Jeff Strait	Massachusetts	P	R-Fr.	Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central	Biology
Kyle Auffray	New Hampshire	P/TE	Sr.	Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall	Kinesiology
Willie McGinnis	Rhode Island	DL	Jr.	Norwich, N.Y./Bainbridge-Guilford	Communication Studies
Matt Rae	Rhode Island	DL	Jr.	York, Pa./Dallastown Area	Biological Sciences
Mike Rinaldi	Rhode Island	DL	Fr.	Dallas, Texas/Jesuit Prep	Political Studies
Doug Howell	Richmond	DB	So.	Reston, Va./George Marshall	Business Administration
Walt Sparks	Richmond	LS	Fr.	Greensboro, N.C./Ragsdale	Undecided
Ben Chroniger	Towson	DL	R-Fr.	Crofton, Md./DeMatha	Business & Economics
Arnold Farmer	Towson	DL	R-Fr.	Baltimore, Md./Baltimore Poly	Business Administration
Jeremy Gardner	Towson	DB	Sr.	Spotsylvania, Va./Courtland	Business Administration
Yaky Ibia	Towson	DL	Sr.	Reston, Va./South Lakes	Actuarial Science
Armen Melikian	Towson	DL	Sr.	Durham, N.C./Charles Jordan	Business Administration
D.J. Soven	Towson	P	Fr.	Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay	Pre-Dental
Joe Makoid	Villanova	DL	So.	Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood	Business
Craig James	Villanova	DB	Fr.	Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest	Engineering
Terence Thomas	Villanova	LB	Sr.	Plainsboro, N.J./Lawrenceville School	Communications
Andrew Topping	William and Mary	LS/LB	So.	Suffolk, Va./Nansemond River	Business

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