MASSACHUSETTS? NELSON NAMED CAA FOOTBALL STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR; 2010 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM ANNOUNCED

MASSACHUSETTS? NELSON NAMED CAA FOOTBALL STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR; 2010 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM ANNOUNCED

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RICHMOND, Va. (February 3, 2011) -- Massachusetts wide receiver Anthony Nelson, the 2010 CAA Football Student-Athlete of the Year, headlines a list of 97 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 97 student-athletes - 61 on offense and 36 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 Chandler  New Hampshire WR Sr. Wakefield, Mass./Bridgton Academy Economics
A.J. DeLago New Hampshire PK So. Menands, N.Y./Albany Academy Biology
Chris Jeannot New Hampshire TE Jr. Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall Kinesiology
Mike MacArthur New Hampshire PK Fr. North Hampton, N.H./Winnacunnet Nutrition
Walter McCarthy New Hampshire OL So. Warwick, R.I./Milton Academy History
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
Zack Moore Rhode Island WR So. Wyckoff, N.J./Ramapo Communications
Steve Probst Rhode Island QB Jr. North Massapequa, N.Y./Farmingdale History
Ben Bryer Richmond FB Jr. West Chester, Pa./Malvern Prep Business Administration
Tyler Kirchoff Richmond RB Sr. Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield 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
Mark Petercuskie New Hampshire LB/LS Jr. Holliston, Mass./Holliston Sociology and Justice Studies
Rod Walker New Hampshire DB Jr. Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth Economics
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
Patrick Weldon Richmon LB Sr. New Albany, Ohio/New Albany Accounting
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
Craig James Villanova DB Fr. Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest Engineering
Joe Makoid Villanova DL So. Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood Business
Terence Thomas Villanova LB Sr. Plainsboro, N.J./Lawrenceville School Communications
Andrew Topping William and Mary LS/LB So. Suffolk, Va./Nansemond River Business