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Liberty League Football Awards

Liberty League Football Awards


Since the Liberty League was founded in 1995, Hobart football players have been named to the All-Liberty League teams 452 times, including 200 first team selections. Additionally, the Statesmen have collected 31 player of the year awards, nine rookie of the year awards and 11 coaching staff of the year awards.
 
 

Liberty League Major Awards
Running back Mark Logan carries the ball against Ithaca.
1995 Offensive Rookie of the Year
Mark Logan, RB
 
Greg Helmer '97
1996 Offensive Player of the Year
Greg Helmer, QB
 
Dave Russell makes a tackle against St. Lawrence.
1997 Defensive Player of the Year
Dave Russell, DL
 
Mark Rendell (#31) breaks up a pass.
1997 Special Teams Player of the Year
Mark Rendell, PR
 

1997 Rookie of the Year
Omar Pickering, LB
 
Rob Gould makes a tackle.
1998 Defensive Player of the Year
Rob Gould, DL
 
Rob Gould pursues a ball carrier.
2000 Defensive Player of the Year
Rob Gould, DL
 
Wearing a headset, Mike Cragg looks over the field.
2000 Coaching Staff of the Year
Head Coach Mike Cragg
 
Ty Godinho
2001 Rookie of the Year
Ty Godinho, RB
 
Craig Swanson '03 looks for an open receiver down field.
2002 Offensive Player of the Year
Craig Swanson, QB
 
Tim Booth sacks the quarterback.
2002 Defensive Player of the Year
Tim Booth, LB
 
With his hand on a players should, Mike Cragg offers his advice.
2002 Coaching Staff of the Year
Head Coach Mike Cragg
 
Tony Clemente
2003 Defensive Player of the Year
Tony Clemente, LB
 
Nolan Robinson stares in at the quarterback before the snap.
2003 Rookie of the Year
Nolan Robinson, LB
 
Mike Cragg
2003 Coaching Staff of the Year
Head Coach Mike Cragg
 
Chris Purtell
2004 Defensive Player of the Year
Chris Purtell, DL
 
Mike Cragg
2004 Coaching Staff of the Year
Head Coach Mike Cragg
 		 Tony Clemente
2005 Defensive Player of the Year
Tony Clemente, LB
 
James Alexander leaps to make an interception.
2007 Defensive Player of the Year
James Alexander, DB
 
Dominick Ancona
2007 Special Teams Player of the Year
Dom Ancona, P/K
 
Justin Hager
2008 Defensive Player of the Year
Justin Hager, LB
 
Drake Woodard
2008 Rookie of the Year
Drake Woodard, DB
 
Mike Cragg
2008 Coaching Staff of the Year
Head Coach Mike Cragg
 
Devin Worthington
2010 Rookie of the Year
Devin Worthington, LB
 
Devin Worthington
2011 Defensive Player of the Year
Devin Worthington, LB
 
Tyre Coleman and Devin Worthington
2011 Rookie of the Year
Tyre Coleman, DL
 
Mike Cragg
2011 Coaching Staff of the Year
Head Coach Mike Cragg
 
Tyre Coleman
2012 Defensive Player of the Year
Tyre Coleman, DL
 
Mike Cragg
2012 Coaching Staff of the Year
Head Coach Mike Cragg
 
Steven Webb '14 breaks away from the Gallaudet defense.
2013 Offensive Player of the Year
Steven Webb, RB
 
Tyre Coleman
2013 Defensive Player of the Year
Tyre Coleman, DL
 
Mike Cragg talks with a player on the sideline during an NCAA playoff game.
2013 Coaching Staff of the Year
Head Coach Mike Cragg
 
Ali Marpet
2014 Offensive Player of the Year
Ali Marpet, OL
 
Tyre Coleman
2014 Defensive Player of the Year
Tyre Coleman, DL
 
Mike Cragg
2014 Coaching Staff of the Year
Head Coach Mike Cragg
 
Shane Sweeney
2016 Offensive Player of the Year
Shane Sweeney, QB
 
Rio Schmidt
2016 Special Teams Player of the Year
Rio Schmidt, P
 
Coach Mike Cragg high fiving one of his players
2016 Coaching Staff of the Year
Head Coach Mike Cragg
 
Shane Sweeney throws a pass against St. John Fisher.
2017 Offensive Player of the Year
Shane Sweeney, QB
 
Kyle Hackett attempts a field goal
2017 Special Teams Player of the Year
Kyle Hackett, K
 
Kyle Hackett
2018 Special Teams Player of the Year
Kyle Hackett, K
 
Emmett Forde
2019 Defensive Player of the Year
Emmett Forde, LB
 
Hobart's Rayshawn Boswell carries the ball toward the end zone with one defender to beat.
2019 Rookie of the Year
Rayshawn Boswell, RB/KOR
 
Running back Tim Denham Jr. breaks through the Buffalo State line.
2021 Offensive Player of the Year
Tim Denham Jr., RB
 
Emmett Forde prepares to tackle a Morrisville State ball carrier.
2021 Defensive Player of the Year
Emmett Forde, LB
 
E.J. Taylor rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns in Hobart's win over Union.
2024 Offensive Player of the Year
E.J. Taylor, RB
 
Jaimen Bliss tackle
2024 Defensive Player of the Year
Jaimen Bliss, LB
 
Tobias Wefering kicks off against Susquehanna.
2024 Special Teams Player of the Year
Tobias Wefering, K
 
Johnny Harding breaks away from the Rochester defense for a touchdown.
2024 Rookie of the Year
Johnny Harding, WR/PR
 
Coach DeWall in team huddle
2024 Coaching Staff of the Year
Head Coach Kevin DeWall '00
 
Vicente Lyon punts during the St. Lawrence game.
2025 Special Teams Player of the Year
Vicente Lyon, P
 
 

All-Liberty League Selections
PLAYER POSITION FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM HONORABLE MENTION
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Ryan Adams TE 2001
Bryan Aguilar LB 2021 2019
Tony Aguilar DB 1996 1995
James Alexander DB 2006, 2007
Michael Amodeo LB 2000
Eric Ampuja K 2001, 2002, 2004
Dom Ancona P/K 2006 (P), 2007 (K)
Jamie Anderson DB/RS 2004 (DB) 2003 (DB), 2005 (DB) 2005 (RS)
Jesse Aquilino LB 1999, 2001
Jeremy Archer TE 2002
Ryan Aruck DL 2007, 2008 2006
Nick Auriemma DL 2012 2010
Denis Avdic K 2006
Aaron Backhaus LB 1997, 1998, 1999
Brandon Ball DL 2017
Tynard Barfield RB/ATH 2015 (RB), 2016 (RB), 2017 (ATH)
Rich Barlette DL 2000 1998, 1999
Peter Beatrice DB 2001
Alex Bell OL 2003, 2004 2001, 2002
Walt Bennett DL 2003, 2004
Mike Berkowitz TE 2014 2013
Matt Bindig DL 1997
Daniel Birdsall QB 2000
Doug Blakowski RB 2005 2006
Jaimen Bliss LB 2023, 2024 2022
Isaiah Boone DL 2019, 2021
Tim Booth LB 2000, 2001, 2002
Rayshawn Boswell RB/ATH/RS 2019 (ATH), 2021 (RB), 2022 (ATH), 2023 (ATH) 2023 (RS)
Lance Boyington DB/RS 2008 (DB) 2008 (RS)
Kai Brandford DB 2017, 2018
Keith Brandon RB 1998, 1999, 2000
Quinn Broggy OL 2024
Billy Brosko DL 2025
Jeff Bruckman OL 2003, 2004 2002
Bradley Burns RB 2016
Alex Bush OL 2013
Conor Callahan K 2010
Dillon Carey OL 2019 2018
Brendan Casey OL 2015
Angelo Catalano OL 2009 2008
Jake Catalioto WR 2018, 2019
Tony Clemente LB 2003, 2004, 2005
Tyre Coleman DL 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Anthony Coletta OL 2011
Todd Collier DB 2014, 2015 2016
Johnny Colombi QB 2024
Almamy Conde LB 2016, 2017
Mike Condon OL 2008 2007
Patrick Conlan QB 2014 2013
Ray Conley WR 2018 2019
Gianni Contro DL 2011
Matt Cragg DB 2016 2014
Ahmad Crowell WR 2024
Kelvin Cruz OL 2009
Sean Cunningham RS 2014
Matt Daley DL 2001 2000
Tom D'Antonio DB 2015, 2017 2016
Rane Daramola WR 2022
Jolyon Davis DB 2012 2013
John DelliSanti P 2018, 2019
Tim Denham Jr. RB/RS 2019 (RS), 2021 (RB), 2021 (RS) 2022 (RB) 2023 (RB)
Mike DePersis OL 2005, 2006
John Deveney OL 2017, 2018 2016
Abdoulaye Diallo DB 2023
Rob DiGregorio K 2021
Zeshan Dixon DB 2024, 2025
Bobby Dougherty RB 2012
Jedh Downey LB 2017 2016
Rich Doyle QB 2008
Jim Drury IV DL 2007
Matt Duliba TE 2007, 2008
Rick Eicheldinger DL 2005
Dominique Ellis FB 2013, 2014 2011
Mike Faracca DL 2009
Emmett Forde LB 2019, 2021 2018
Ben Frank OL 2021
Pat French OL 1995
Cade Frucci OL 2022 2021
Alex Furtado RB 2014
Richard Ganci TE 1999
Art Garvey OL 2012 2010
Tyler Garvey OL 2012
Nino Giambrone Jr. OL 2006 2005
Ty Godinho RB 2002 2001, 2003 2004
Rob Gould DL 1998, 1999, 2000
Jimmy Gradis LB 2002, 2003, 2005 2004
Skip Grantling DB 2002
Michael Green OL 2013
Brad Griffith DL 2002 2001
Mark Guarino-Hyde DL 2013
Luke Gutelius WR 1996, 1997
Vincent Giordano LB 2024
Tucker Gumkowski DL 2015
Connor Gunn DL 2023
Ben Goodell OL 2025
Kyle Hackett K 2017, 2018 2019
Brian Haeffner RB 2019 2018
Justin Hager LB 2007, 2008
Ryan Hallings OL 2003
Christopher Hanly DL 2002
Johnny Harding WR/RS 2025 (WR) 2024 (WR) 2024 (RS)
Conner Hartigan RB 2014, 2015
Dakota Harvey RB 2017
Brendan Hatlee OL 2010, 2011
Kevin Hearon DB 2012
James Hedger DL 2016
Alex Helm OL 2017 2016
Greg Helmer QB 1996
Luke Hescock TE 2025
Anthony Hobaica RB 2007
Evan Hoffman LB 2006
Ryan Hofmann QB 2018
John Holleran RB 2004
Christopher Holoman FB 2015
Matt Howard FB 2010
James Hull K 2012
Collin Hudgins DL 2018, 2019
Fajri Jackson DB 2013, 2014 2012
Jake Jeffay OL 2025
Naj Johnson DL 2022
Troy Johnson DL 2014 2013 2012
Marcus Jemison LB 2014, 2015, 2016
Mike Kaplun DB 2006
Nicolas Karagosian TE 1995, 1996
Yosh Karbowniczak P 2010 2013
Alex Karpawich DL 2022 2023
John Kelliher DB 2009, 2010
Steve Kenny QB 1998
Art Kirk K 1995
Sean Kirshe K 2013, 2014 2015, 2016
Andrew Klindera LB 2012
Jack Koch OL 2017
Andrew Koonz DB 2019
Ethan Kowalski OL 2023, 2024
Jerrod Kremblas DL 1995
David Krewson ATH/QB 2018 (ATH) 2022 (QB)
Alex Lanzana OL 2019
Jeremy Latimer OL 1999
Jared Leake DB 2019, 2021 2018
Patrick Lester DB 2001
Joe Letizia RB 2017
Ryan LiDrazzah WR 2007
Lamark Logan RB 1995 1997
Kwame Lovell DL 2007, 2008, 2009
Chris Luber DL 2010
Vicente Lyon P 2024, 2025 2022
Dave MacDonald OL 1999
Andrew Marlier RS/RB 2009 (RS) 2009 (RB)
Ali Marpet OL 2012, 2013, 2014
Jim Martineck DL 1998
Brent Matazinsky TE 2012
Shahkyle Matthews RS 2018
David McCarthy LB 2018, 2019
Jay McCoy DB 2022
AJ McFarlane DL 2016
Mike McGhee LB 2025 2024 2023
Everton McLean LB 2001, 2002
Ashton Mejias OL 2024, 2025 2023
Andrew Miller OL 2007
Nathan Milne OL 2000, 2002
Shawn Mizro QB 2004, 2005
Brian Monaco OL 2009 2007 2008
Peterson Monexant LB 2022
Sean Moore DL 2018
Lawrence Moultrie DL 2003
Garth Muratori 2011 2010
Ted Murray OL 1997
Josh Neuss P 2012
Eric Newsome DB 1998, 1999, 2000
Tim O'Brien LB 1998
Patrick O'Connell III OL 2014, 2015
Brian Ohman OL 2006
Kyle O'Laughlin LB 2009 2007, 2010
Kieran Paskewitz OL 2021 2022
Phill Perkins OL 2007 2005
AJ Perlino TE 2019
Jack Pfohl WR 2016
Omar Pickering LB 1997
Rick Pinero WR 2003, 2004
Joe Pirozzolo WR 2001 2002
Andy Pirozzolo WR 2000
Felix Pratico K 1997
Jayson Prince DB 2017, 2018 2019
Andy Purdie DL 2006 2005
Chris Purtell DL 2004 2003
Dante Randle DL 2024
James Rayhill DL 2010
Mark Rendell RS/DB 1997 (RS) 1997 (DB), 1998 (DB)
Tristan Reynolds ATH 2024
Zackary Robak DL 2017
Nolan Robinson LB 2006 2004
Reggie Robinson LB 2010 2011
Ryan Robinson LB 2009 2007, 2008
Troy Robinson RS/WR 2013 (RS) 2013 (WR)
Mekhi Rodgers DB 2023
Anthony Romano LB 2022, 2024 2023
Zach Rudolph DL 2019
Dave Russell DL 1996, 1997
Jeff Sanders LB 2008 2004, 2005
Kyle Sandy OL 2011
Erik Schiller DB 1997
Rio Schmidt P 2016, 2017 2015
Trevor Schutte OL 2013
Brandon Shed WR 2016, 2017 2015
Alex Smith DB 2024
DeAndré Smith OL 2014 2013 2012
Ryan Smith DB 2005
Elvin Souffrant WR 2014
Jacob Stanley LB 2014
Nick Strang QB 2012 2011
Cal Sullivan DB 2021
Dan Suozzi WR/RS/P 2002 (WR), 2002 (P), 2002 (RS), 2003 (P), 2004 (WR) 2001 (RS), 2003 (RS), 2003 (WR) 2004 (P)
Craig Swanson QB 2002 2003
Shane Sweeney QB 2016, 2017
David Szentesy LB 2002 2003 2001
E.J. Taylor RB 2024, 2025
Nick Testani OL 2015, 2016 2014
Parker Thelander P 2014
Zach Thornton DL 2015
Trayvon Toney LB 2013, 2014, 2015
Nolan Toran LB 2013
Jesse Truley LB 1995
Adam Tumilowicz OL 2000, 2001, 2002
Stephen VanHoesen OL 2017
Doug Vella QB 2010
Tyler Vincent WR/P 2008 (WR), 2009 (WR), 2009 (P)
Dyshawn Washington DB/RS 2000 (DB) 2003 (DB), 2004 (DB) 2000 (RS), 2005 (DB)
Steven Webb RB/RS 2010 (RB), 2011 (RB), 2012 (RB), 2013 (RB) 2012 (RS)
Tobias Wefering K 2024 (K) 2023 (P) 2022 (K), 2023 (K)
Zach Withers TE 2017 2015, 2016
Drake Woodard DB 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Junior Woodard WR/RS 2010 (RS), 2012 (WR) 2010 (WR) 2011 (WR)
Matthew Woods TE 2018
Devin Worthington LB 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
James Wright WR 2007
Scott Yoder WR 2000 1998, 1999
Cashon Young LB 2024
Mike Zaccone TE 2021, 2022
Tim Zee OL 1996, 1997, 1998
  Last updated: Dec. 18, 2025