TEN TIGERS EARN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS

Smith and Favret Named ODAC Player and Coach of the Year

SALEM, VA (November 21, 2007)—Hampden-Sydney's football team placed ten athletes on the All-ODAC squads released by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference office.  Hampden-Sydney finished the year as the 2007 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Champions with an 8-3 overall record and 5-1 mark in the conference.  Seven offensive players, two defensive players, and one special teams member were named to the all-conference squads.  For the second time during his tenure at Hampden-Sydney, Marty Favret was named ODAC Coach of the Year.

Senior wide receiver Drew Smith (Richmond, VA/Mills Godwin) earned ODAC Offensive Player of the Year honors and was named to the first-team as the senior set several Hampden-Sydney single-season and career records during the 2007 campaign.  During the 2007 season, Smith caught 110 passes for 1,616 yards, the second-best yardage mark in league single-season history, and eight receiving touchdowns.  Joining Smith on the first team is junior running back Josh Simpson (Richmond, VA/Mills Godwin).  In just his junior season, Simpson shattered several H-SC and ODAC scoring records as he rushed for 1,042 yards on 247 carries for 21 rushing touchdowns while also catching 62 passes for 670 yards and six scores.  Senior offensive lineman Eric Mendel (Lynchburg, VA/Brookville) also garnered first team honors, the first of his career.  Rounding out the Tiger first team honorees is senior tight end Josh Baumgartner (Vinton, VA/William Byrd) as he had 31 receptions for 323 yards and four touchdowns.

Four Tigers were named to the second-team.  In just his first season as the starting quarterback, sophomore Corey Sedlar (Richmond, VA/Mills Godwin) completed 265-of-410 passes for 3,426 yards and 24 touchdowns.  Sedlar also rushed for four touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball, senior linebacker Kyle Booker (Gloucester, VA/Fork Union) earned second-team honors after leading the Tiger defense with 90 tackles on the season.  Booker also recorded 6.5 tackles-for-loss and intercepted two passes.  Sedlar and Booker were joined on the second-team by a pair of juniors.  Punter T.C. Stevens (Alton, VA/Halifax) received second-team nods for the second season, while Brian Gay (Chesterfield, VA/Lloyd C. Bird) receives the first All-ODAC honor of his career.  Stevens averaged 39.5 yards-per-punt, placing ten points inside the 20-yard line. 

Earning honorable mention honors for Hampden-Sydney was a pair of seniors, Mark Henson (Virginia Beach, VA/Ocean Lakes) and Michael Brooks (Glen Allen, VA/Hermitage).  Henson wrapped up his playing career in fine fashion as he finished the season with 74 tackles, 4.5 tackles-for-loss, intercepting one pass and recovering two fumbles.  In his final seaosn, Brooks caught 21 passes for 331 yards and two touchdowns.  

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Quarterback: Josh Vogelbach – Guilford
Running Back: Josh Simpson – Hampden-Sydney
Running Back: Zak Thornton – Randolph-Macon
All-Purpose Back: Stuart Sitterson – Washington & Lee
Wide Receiver: Joe Joyner – Guilford
Wide Receiver: Drew Smith – Hampden-Sydney
Tight End: Josh Baumgartner – Hampden-Sydney
Offensive Line: Josh Clawson – Emory & Henry
Offensive Line: Anthony Cotton – Bridgewater
Offensive Line: Eric Crawford – Randolph-Macon
Offensive Line: Eric Mendel – Hampden-Sydney
Offensive Line: Alex Skotnicki – Washington & Lee
Kicker: Luke Hawk – Emory & Henry

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Defensive Line: Matt Baldwin – Emory & Henry
Defensive Line: Travis Gantt – Bridgewater
Defensive Line: Tom Matteo – Washington & Lee
Defensive Line: Nate Shook – Randolph-Macon
Linebacker: Anthony DelBorrell – Catholic
Linebacker: Bryant Fulk – Washington & Lee
Linebacker: Evin O’Sullivan – Emory & Henry
Defensive Back: Kyle Luby – Washington & Lee
Defensive Back: Nick Olivero – Catholic
Defensive Back: Mark Snoddy – Washington & Lee
Defensive Back: Kyle Wiggins – Randolph-Macon
Punter: Scott Ruebush – Bridgewater

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Quarterback: Corey Sedlar – Hampden-Sydney
Running Back: Matt Gillespie – Emory & Henry
Running Back: Phillip Carter – Bridgewater
All-Purpose Back: Alex Ramirez – Randolph-Macon
Wide Receiver: Brandon Copeland - Bridgewater
Wide Receiver: Jack Martin – Washington & Lee
Tight End: Stuart May – Randolph-Macon
Offensive Line: Brad Davis – Guilford
Offensive Line: Brian Gay – Hampden-Sydney
Offensive Line: Greg Kurkis – Washington & Lee
Offensive Line: Blake Underwood – Guilford
Offensive Line: Kevin Wagner – Randolph-Macon

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Defensive Line: Michael Jackson – Bridgewater
Defensive Line: Ray Johnson – Randolph-Macon
Defensive Line: Dustin Rexrode – Emory & Henry
Defensive Line: Mike Six – Guilford
Linebacker: Kyle Booker – Hampden-Sydney
Linebacker: Chris Collins – Randolph-Macon
Linebacker: Kyle Harvey – Washington & Lee
Defensive Back: Earl Chaptman - Bridgewater
Defensive Back: Joey Daniels – Emory & Henry
Defensive Back: Eric Dardozzi – Randolph-Macon
Defensive Back: Damien Ward – Bridgewater
Punter: T.C. Stevens – Hampden-Sydney

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE
Michael Brooks – Wide Receiver, Hampden-Sydney
Daniel Felezzola – Offensive Line, Washington & Lee
Jeff Highfill – Quarterback, Bridgewater
Chris Mickno – Offensive Line, Emory & Henry
Hagen Miller – Wide Receiver, Guilford
Michael Norrett – Offensive Line, Randolph-Macon
Keith Ricca – Quarterback, Catholic

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
Scott Ahonen – Defensive Back, Randolph-Macon
Markas Brunson – Linebacker, Guilford
Jimmy Gift – Defensive Back, Washington & Lee
Bill Gross – Linebacker, Catholic
Mark Henson – Linebacker, Hampden-Sydney
Alex Wilkens – Safety, Bridgewater
Kevin Worley – Linebacker, Emory & Henry 

Offensive Player of the Year: Drew Smith, Hampden-Sydney
Defensive Player of the Year: Kyle Luby, Washington and Lee
Freshman of the Year: Greg Kurkis, Washington and Lee
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jeff Highfill, Bridgewater

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