PAC releases All-Conference football teams, award winners

PAC releases All-Conference football teams, award winners

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GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org) -- The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) released its 2016 All-PAC football teams and yearly award winners Tuesday. The All-PAC teams and annual award winners are determined by a vote of the league’s 11 head football coaches.

PAC Offensive Most Valuable Player honors went to Carnegie Mellon University junior running back Sam Benger (Hingham, Mass. / Hingham) for the second-straight season. Benger currently ranks second among NCAA Division III counterparts in rushing touchdowns (23) and total points scored (150), third in rushing yards (1,581) and fourth in rushing yards per game (158.1).

Benger, Carnegie Mellon’s career rushing leader, ranks fifth on the league’s all-time rushing yards list (4,243), sixth in carries (704) and seventh in rushing touchdowns (46) in 31 career games.

PAC Defensive Most Valuable Player honors went to Bethany College senior linebacker Donavan Hayden (Hyattsville, Md. / Northwestern). Hayden currently ranks second in Division III with 142 total tackles (82 solo, 60 assist) after posting 10 or more stops in eight games this season. His 82 solo stops rank third in Division III while his 20 tackles for loss are tied for 10th.

Hayden recently became Bethany’s career tackles leader with 360, which rank third on the league’s all-time list.

PAC Newcomer of the Year honors went to Saint Vincent College senior quarterback Derek Stewart (Carson, Calif. / Long Beach Cabrillo). Stewart finished the season 220-of-356 passing with a 61.8 completion percentage. His 29 touchdowns are tied for seventh among PAC single-season leaders (14th in Division III) while his 2,973 yards rank eighth (17th in Division III). He had five games throwing for over 300 yards and at least four touchdowns this season, which included a 442-yard, seven-touchdown effort against Grove City College on September 24. His seven touchdown passes tied the league’s single-game record.

PAC Coach of the Year honors went to Thomas More College second-year head coach Regis Scafe for the second-straight season. Fifteenth-ranked Thomas More secured its eighth PAC title this season and earned the conference’s automatic qualifying bid to the Division III Championship with an unblemished 8-0 league mark. The Saints will be making their eighth appearance in the Division III Championship when they host 17th-ranked Wittenberg University Saturday at BB&T Field in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.

The PAC Team Sportsmanship Award was claimed by Grove City College for the second-straight season. The PAC’s Team Sportsmanship Award program was started during the 2008-09 sports season and is an ongoing effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among conference teams.

2016 PAC Award Winners
PAC Offensive Most Valuable Player: Carnegie Mellon junior running back Sam Benger
PAC Defensive Most Valuable Player: Bethany senior linebacker Donavan Hayden
PAC Newcomer of the Year: Saint Vincent senior quarterback Derek Stewart
PAC Coach of the Year: Thomas More's Regis Scafe
PAC Team Sportsmanship Award: Grove City
 
2016 All-PAC First Team -- Offense
Pos. Name School Year Hometown / High School
OL Gage Blair Case Western Reserve Jr. Elyria, Ohio / St. Edward
OL Bryn Kaufman Westminster Sr. New Wilmington, Pa. / Wilimington
OL Brandon Martuccio W&J Sr. Girard, Ohio / Girard
OL Trevor Meyer Thomas More Sr. West Harrison, Ind. / East Central
OL Otis Miller III Thomas More Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Sycamore
HB/TE Ryan Crawford Saint Vincent Sr. New Wilmington, Pa. / Wilmington
WR Brendan Lynch Case Western Reserve Sr. Sarver, Pa. / Freeport Area
WR Jesse Zubik W&J Jr. Sewickley, Pa. / Avonworth
RB Sam Benger Carnegie Mellon Jr. Hingham, Mass. / Hingham
RB C.T. Tarrant Thomas More Sr. Hamilton, Ohio / Hamilton
QB Ryan Radke Thiel Sr. Lancaster, N.Y. / Lancaster Central
A-P Jametrius Bentley Westminster Jr. Lake Worth, Fla. / Park Vista Community
 
2016 All-PAC First Team -- Defense
Pos. Name School Year Hometown / High School
DL Rodderick Darden Thomas More Sr. Conyers, Ga. / Heritage
DL Brad Grinnen Waynesburg Jr. Ellwood City, Pa. / Ellwood City
DL Brian Khoury Carnegie Mellon Sr. Davenport, Iowa / Bettendorf
DL Ryan Snedeker W&J Sr. Chagrin Falls, Ohio / Kenston
LB CJ Armstrong Westminster Jr. Lake Worth, Fla. / Park Vista
LB Donavan Hayden Bethany Sr. Hyattsville, Md. / Northwestern
LB Jimmy Quinlan Geneva Sr. Brookfield, Ohio / Brookfield
LB Mac Quinn Westminster Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Northgate
DB O'Shea Anderson W&J Jr. Rochester, Pa. / Rochester
DB Todd Jeter Westminster Jr. Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway
DB Nick Kwon Case Western Reserve Sr. Kaneohe, Hawaii / Mid-Pacific Institute
DB Brandon Neal Thomas More Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota West
 
2016 All-PAC First Team -- Special Teams
Pos. Name School Year Hometown / High School
K Gabe Renna Carnegie Mellon Sr. Carlsbad, Calif. / La Costa Canyon
P Tyler Kohman Carnegie Mellon Jr. Pataskala, Ohio / Columbus Academy
RET Ta'Vaughn Johnson Waynesburg Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Dundalk
 
2016 All-PAC Second Team -- Offense
Pos. Name School Year Hometown / High School
OL Ryan DeMarinis Case Western Reserve Jr. Western Springs, Ill. / Westwood (Mass.)
OL Luke Estep Geneva Jr. Berryville, Va. / Clarke
OL Luke Nealley Carnegie Mellon Sr. Frederick, Md. / Frederick
OL James Norkus Bethany Sr. Salem, Ohio / Salem
OL W. Tyler Reid Carnegie Mellon Sr. Lees Summit, Mo. / Lees Summit West
HB/TE Jake Cullen W&J So. Orchard Park, N.Y. / Orchard Park
WR DJ Oceant-Kelly Saint Vincent Sr. Fort Myers, Fla. / Bishop Verot
WR John Prather Carnegie Mellon Jr. Olney, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel
RB Jacob Burke Case Western Reserve Jr. Johnstown, Ohio / Northridge
RB Dominique McKinley Westminster Jr. Greensburg, Pa. / Greensburg Salem
QB Pete Coughlin W&J Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Upper St. Clair
A-P Damon Black Jr. Saint Vincent Jr. Lakeland, Fla. / Lakeland
 
2016 All-PAC Second Team -- Defense
Pos. Name School Year Hometown / High School
DL Cameron Brown Case Western Reserve So. Westlake, Ohio / Westlake
DL Dustin Mitchell Thomas More Sr. Burlington, Ky. / Cooper
DL Bobby Noble Westminster Sr. Greensburgh, Pa. / Greensburg Central Catholic
DL Khalid Pierce Bethany Jr. Youngstown, Ohio / Ursuline
LB Stanley Bikulege Carnegie Mellon Jr. Greer, S.C. / Saint Joseph’s Catholic
LB Nick Getz W&J So. Tyrone, Pa. / Tyrone
LB Matt Jenkins Saint Vincent Sr. Bellwood, Pa. / Bellwood-Antis
LB Tre' Tunstill Thomas More Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Ben Davis
DB Devin Anderson Saint Vincent Sr. Miami, Fla. / John A. Ferguson
DB Aaron Frye Bethany Sr. Vandergrift, Pa. / Kiski Area
DB Luke Merhaut W&J Jr. Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland
DB Gator Phillips Westminster Sr. Deland, Fla. / Deland
 
2016 All-PAC Second Team -- Special Teams
Pos. Name School Year Hometown / High School
K Cole Mathias Thomas More Fr. Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg
P Aaron Frye Bethany Sr. Vandergrift, Pa. / Kiski Area
RET William Richter Carnegie Mellon Fr. Leander, Texas / Cedar Park
 
2016 All-PAC Honorable Mention -- Offense
Pos. Name School Year Hometown / High School
OL Nick Agliori Waynesburg Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Seton-La Salle
OL Reid Brinkhoff Saint Vincent Jr. Duncansville, Pa. / Hollidaysburg Area
OL Dante Capicchioni Case Western Reserve Sr. Birmingham, Mich. / Seaholm
OL Chris Corrado Geneva Jr. McMurray, Pa. /Peters Township
OL Ben Kling Thomas More Sr. Harrison, Ohio / Harrison
OL Ryan Merlau Case Western Reserve Jr. Java Center, N.Y. / Pioneer
OL Colin Reese Westminster Jr. Beaver, Pa. / Beaver Area
OL Andrew Reo W&J So. Canton, Ohio / Canton McKinley
OL Jaymier Scarbrough Bethany So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Woodland Hills
OL Daniel Sedjo Grove City Jr. West Chicago, Ill. / Wheaton Academy
OL Jon Tumlin Thomas More Sr. West Harrison, Ind. / East Central
HB/TE Cam Evans Thomas More Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Decatur Central
HB/TE Dustin Hess Bethany Jr. Upper St. Clair, Pa. / Upper St. Clair
HB/TE Alex Miller Carnegie Mellon So. Houston, Texas / Second Baptist
WR Tyler Ambush Bethany Sr. Germantown, Md. / Northwest
WR Kevin Barnes Jr. Waynesburg Sr. Kittanning, Pa. / Kittanning
WR DeShawon Bracy Thiel Fr. Vandergrift, Pa. / Kiski Area
WR Daylin Garland II Thomas More Jr. Newport, Ky. / Newport
WR Bryson Paulinellie Westminster So. DuBois, Pa. / Dubois Area
WR Brett Pinson Grove City Sr. Canton, Ohio / Jackson
WR Logan Winkler Thomas More So. Independence, Ky. / Simon Kenton
RB Nick Barca Thiel So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Baldwin
RB Shavonta Craft Saint Vincent Sr. Jeannette, Pa. / Jeannette
RB Jalen Holmes Bethany Sr. New Castle, Pa. / New Castle
RB Trewon Marshall Geneva So. Leetsdale, Pa. / Quaker Valley
RB Hjavier Pitts Thomas More So. Cincinnati, Ohio / Mt. Healthy
RB Wesley Schools Grove City Fr. Sparrowbush, N.Y. / Port Jervis
QB Rob Cuda Case Western Reserve Jr. Bartlett, Ill. / South Elgin
QB Brenan Kuntz Thomas More Jr. Independence, Ky. / Simon Kenton
QB Brett Laffoon Grove City Fr. Irwin, Pa. / Penn-Trafford
QB Bryan Stafford Geneva Jr. Sharpsville, Pa. / Sharpsville
QB Derek Stewart Saint Vincent Sr. Carson, Calif. / Long Beach Cabrillo
 
2016 All-PAC Honorable Mention -- Defense
Pos. Name School Year Hometown / High School
DL Jacob Bartel Carnegie Mellon Sr. North Newton, Kan. / Newton
DL Torre Carr W&J Sr. North Strabane, Pa. / Canon-McMillan
DL Jack Fagan Carnegie Mellon Sr. Milford, Pa. / Delaware Valley
DL Nick Fickes Geneva Jr. Imler, Pa. / Claysburg-Kimmel
DL Daniel Gibson Bethany So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Woodland Hills
DL Spencer Hemmer Thomas More Jr. Fort Mitchell, Ky. / Covington Catholic
DL Cody Henry Saint Vincent So. Latrobe, Pa. / Greater Latrobe
DL Connor Lowe Grove City Jr. Perry, Ohio / Perry
DL Zach Machuga Waynesburg Sr. Youngstown, Ohio / Boardman
DL Tom Marra W&J Jr. Moon Township, Pa. / Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
DL Zachary Ruggles Geneva Sr. Salem, Ohio / West Branch
LB Brent Blacharczyk Waynesburg Jr. Claysville, Pa. / McGuffey
LB Austin Copeland Thomas More Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Kings
LB Chanan Demery Case Western Reserve Jr. Woodbridge, Va. / Potomac
LB Jake Elk Thiel Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Baldwin
LB Michael Heasley Waynesburg So. Waynesburg, Pa. / Waynesburg Central
LB Colin Johnston Bethany Fr. Belle Vernon, Pa. / Belle Vernon
LB Miguel Luis Westminster So. Hollywood, Fla. / Mater Academy
LB Austin Mirizio Geneva Sr. West Middlesex, Pa. / West Middlesex
LB Justin McMahon Case Western Reserve Jr. Mentor, Ohio / Mentor
LB Nick Murgo W&J Jr. Warren, R.I. / Mount Hope
LB Zach Walker W&J Jr. McDonald, Pa. / South Fayette
DB Adrian Cannon Case Western Reserve Jr. Lake View, N.Y. / Frontier Central
DB Daulton Freeman Bethany So. St. Clairsville, Ohio / St. Clairsville
DB Jacob Johnson Carnegie Mellon Jr. Terre Haute, Ind. / Terre Haute South Vigo
DB Johnny Lammers Thomas More Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Elder
DB Cameron Mack Saint Vincent So. Beachwood, Ohio / Beachwood
DB Tim Martin Geneva Jr. Moon Township, Pa. / Moon Area
DB Trevor Martin Thiel Sr. Meadville, Pa. / Meadville
DB Joe Shively Geneva So. Monaca, Pa. / Central Valley
DB Lemuel Weyer Thomas More Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio / LaSalle
 
2016 All-PAC Honorable Mention -- Special Teams
Pos. Name School Year Hometown / High School
K Justin Dahl Westminster Sr. Cochranton, Pa. / Maplewood
P Anthony Marnejon Grove City Sr. Columbiana, Ohio / Crestview
P Joe Salmen Westminster Jr. New Castle, Pa. / Union Area
RET Raekwon Wright Bethany Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Patterson