9 Bulldogs Earn All-Ivy Status
Sheffield, Rice, Money, Mante First-Teamers
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Nine members of the Yale football team were named to the 2009 All-Ivy League Team announced today, including first-team selections TE John Sheffield (Portland, Ore), LB Paul Rice (Cleveland Heights, Ohio), DB Adam Money (Whiteland, Ind.) and P Tom Mante (Westford, Mass.).
The Bulldogs, 4-6 this fall, had four first-team picks, two second-teamers and three honorable mention selections among the six seniors and three juniors.
Sheffield, a senior who made his first all-conference team, led the Bulldogs with 61 catches and 612 yards while finishing third on Yale's career receptions list with 126. He was named team MVP at Sunday's team banquet.
Rice returned to the All-Ivy team after leading the Elis with 49 solo tackles and 74 overall. The senior captain also had a team-high 9.5 tackles for loss.
Money, a junior, earned first-team honors by making 43 total tackles, picking off three passes (one went 77 yards for a TD), forcing three fumbles and recovering two opponent drops. He also had a 22.9 average (3rd in Ivy) on kick returns and an 8.1 average returning punts.
Mante, a 2008 All-Ivy League P and PK, led the Ancient Eight with a 41.2 punting average that included 10 over 50 yards and 17 that landed inside the 20-yard line. The senior who started all 40 games during his Yale career earned second-team PK honors as well. His league-record (tie) 54-yard FG against Cornell and a 50-yarder at Georgetown had much to do with his second straight dual selection. Mante also averaged 61.7 yards on kickoffs and had four touchbacks.
Senior DT Tom McCarthy was a second-team choice after making 29 tackles and three sacks. McCarthy, who will take advantage of a medical hardship from his freshman year, returns for his fourth collegiate season next fall as the new captain.
Juniors DT Joe Young (Shrewsbury, Mass.) and LB Sean Williams (Portland, Ore) and senior LB Travis Henry (Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.) were honorable mention All-Ivy. Young had 24 tackles and two sacks, Williams notched 20 stops and a three sacks while Henry (26 tackles), one of the hardest hitters in the Ivies, had two fumble recoveries and a pair of forced fumbles.
2009 IVY LEAGUE FOOTBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
OL -- Mark Callahan, Brown
OL -- Paul Jasinowki, Brown*
OL -- Jeff Adams, Columbia
OL -- Ben Sessions, Harvard
OL -- James Williams, Harvard*
OL -- Joe D'Orazio, Penn*
QB -- Kyle Newhall-Caballero, Brown
RB -- Nick Schwieger, Dartmouth
RB -- Gino Gordon, Harvard
WR -- Buddy Farnham, Brown
WR -- Bobby Sewall, Brown
WR -- Austin Knowlin, Columbia
TE -- John Sheffield, Yale
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL -- James Develin, Brown*
DL -- David Howard, Brown
DL -- Lou Miller, Columbia*
DL -- Joe Goniprow, Penn*
LB -- Kelly Cox, Brown
LB -- Jake Lewko, Penn*
LB -- Chris Costello, Cornell
LB -- Paul Rice, Yale
DB -- Chris Perkins, Brown
DB -- Derrick Barker, Harvard
DB -- Colin Zych, Harvard
DB -- Jonathan Moore, Penn
DB -- Chris Wynn, Penn
DB -- Adam Money, Yale
FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
PK -- Andrew Samson, Penn
P -- Tom Mante, Yale*
RS -- Buddy Farnham, Brown
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
OL -- Tim Danser, Brown
OL -- Ben Osborne, Harvard
OL -- Alex Spisak, Harvard
OL -- Luis Ruffolo, Penn
OL -- Andrew Hauser, Princeton
OL -- Mark Paski, Princeton
QB -- Collier Winters, Harvard
RB -- Zachary Tronti, Brown
RB -- Treavor Scales, Harvard
RB -- Luke DeLuca, Penn
RB -- Lyle Marsh, Penn
WR -- Bryan Walters, Cornell
WR -- Chris Lorditch, Harvard
TE -- Andrew Kennedy, Columbia
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL -- Tom McCarthy, Yale
DL -- Carl Ehrlich, Harvard
DL -- Chucks Obi, Harvard
DL -- Josue Ortis, Harvard
DL -- Owen Thomas, Penn
LB -- Sean Hayes, Harvard
LB -- Jon Takamura, Harvard
LB -- Zach Heller, Penn
LB -- Steven Cody, Princeton
DB -- David Clement, Brown
DB -- A.J. Cruz, Brown
DB -- Adam Mehrer, Columbia
DB -- Shawn Abuhoff, Dartmouth
DB -- Pete Pidermann, Dartmouth
DB -- Kevin Gray, Penn
DB -- Dan Kopolovich, Princeton
SECOND TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
PK -- Tom Mante, Yale
P -- Nate Lovett, Brown
RS -- Bryan Walters, Cornell
HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE
OL -- Quentin Bernhard, Cornell
OL -- Andrew Bohl, Cornell
OL -- Alex Toth, Dartmouth
OL -- Greg Van Roten, Penn
QB -- M.A. Olawale, Columbia
QB -- Kyle Olson, Penn
WR -- Tanner Scott, Dartmouth
WR -- Kyle Derham, Penn
WR -- Trey Peacock, Princeton
TE -- John Gallagher, Dartmouth
TE -- Nicolai Schwarzkopf, Harvard
TE -- Luke Nawrocki, Penn
HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
DL -- Victor Ojukwu, Harvard
DL -- Matt Boyer, Princeton
DL -- Joel Karacozoff, Princeton
DL -- Joe Young, Yale
LB -- Corey Cameron, Columbia
LB -- Brian Levine, Penn
LB -- Erik Rask, Penn
LB -- Travis Henry, Yale
LB -- Sean Williams, Yale
DB -- Andrew Shalbrack, Columbia
DB -- Rashad Campbell, Cornell
DB -- Ryan Barnes, Harvard
HONORABLE SPECIAL TEAMS
PK -- Foley Schmidt, Dartmouth
PK -- Patrick Long, Harvard
P -- Drew Alston, Cornell
RS -- Austin Knowlin, Columbia
CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Buddy Farnham, Brown
Jake Lewko, Penn
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Treavor Scales, Harvard
* - Unanimous Selection
image: Tom Mante (8) earned All-Ivy at two positions for the second straight year (Ron Waite photo)
Release filed by Steve Conn, Yale Sports Publicity Director