Front row from left: Coach Ray Holz, Bob Corona, Andrew Dorr, Ryan Merrell, Matthew Schofield, Coach Mike Britton. Second row from left: Billy VanNostrand, Steven Ampofo, Brett Jipner, Marcos Roman, Stanley Jean. Third row from left: Cordero Fernander, Kasey McConnell, Eric Simmons, Mike Conlin, Josh Magiera, Alex Thomas, Colby Santaw. Fourth row from left: Joe Romeo, Tyler Ward, Darian Smith, Mike Blanchard, Jack McGowan, Mark Walker, Tim Palmer. Fifth row from left: Mitchell Jones, Quinlan McNeal, Jay Cohen, Tony Funke, Devon McKnight, Sean Eustace, Luke Porter Dan Kalbach. Sixth row from left: Jake Ward, Andrew Ellis, Tyler Gray, Gavin Campbell, Jeff Merrell, Peter Lamothe, Austin Hill. Seventh row from left: Jared Pollard, Paul Sikora, Mohammed Trawally, Jared Kogut. Eight row from left: Chris O’Keefe, Alex Rhubart, Keevin Cave, Coleman Larlee, Tyler Grover Back Row(L-R) Coach Geoff Cary, Coach Greg Brown, Coach Ricky Delaney, Coach Jon Fisher.
Clarkson University news
(Canastota, Cazenovia, NY – April 2013
) The following Clarkson University students were recently recognized by the Yankee Collegiate Football Conference:
Michael Blanchard of Cazenovia, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, was named to the 2012 Academic All-Conference Team; Gavin Campbell of Canastota, a freshmen majoring in electrical engineering, was named to the 2012 All-Conference Team; Jeff Merrell of Canastota, a sophomore majoring in civil engineering, was named to the 2012 Academic All-Conference Team and the All-Conference Team; Ryan Merrell of Canastota, a senior majoring in environmental engineering, was named to the 2012 Academic All-Conference Team and the All-Conference Team; and Darian Smith of Cazenovia, a freshmen majoring in mechanical engineering, was named to the 2012 Academic All-Conference Team.
Students chosen for the 2012 All-Conference Team excelled during the season in conference; the league consists of club football teams from over eight schools in the northeast. Students named to the Academic All-Conference Team maintained a 3.0 GPA or higher during the college football season.
“I am very proud of the accomplishments that these young men have achieved this past season,” said Clarkson University Football Club Head Coach Mike Britton, “More important to me is the victories and successes that they find off the field that will carry over in their future endeavors.”
The Clarkson team started two years ago and has since grown to more than 50 members, according to senior mechanical engineering major Andrew Dorr, one of its co-founders and co-captains. The club finished its 2010 season with a 1 win-5 loss record, and then improved to 3-3 in 2011 and 4-3 in 2012.