University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware Football Places School Record 35 Players on CAA Academic All-Conference Team
3/24/2017 2:24:00 PM | Football
RICHMOND, Va. -- For the third straight year, the University of Delaware football squad has placed a record number of student-athletes on the Colonial Athletic Association Football Academic All-Conference team.
Delaware placed 35 student-athletes on this year's squad, surpassing the record of 30 set in 2015, which had broken the previous mark of 28 in 2014.
The 35 Blue Hens - nearly 40 percent of the team's roster - were among the 388 student-athletes who were honored among the 12 schools. To be eligible for Academic All-Conference honors, student-athletes must hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
All 12 CAA Football schools had at least 19 players receive Academic All-Conference accolades. There were 24 players who made both the all-conference team and the academic all-conference squad, including Delaware's Troy Reeder.
Also, John Nassib (DL, Jr., West Chester, Pa./Malvern Prep, Finance); Brandon Nixon (DL, Fr., Lewes, Del./Cape Henlopen, Applied Mathematics); Vinny Papale (WR, So., Cherry Hill, N.J./Bishop Eustace, Business); Christian Portale (QB, So., Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley, Cognitive Science); Frank Raggo (K, So., Randolph, N.J./Randolph, Marketing); Jalen Randolph (RB, Gr., Ridley Park, Pa./Ridley, MBA/Health Behavior Science); Blake Rankin (QB, Sr., Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg, Health Behavior Science); Brent Reed (TE, Fr., Harbeson, Del./Cape Henlopen, Finance); Bryan Reed (OL, So., Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai, Political Science); and Colby Reeder (LB, Fr., Hockessin, Del./Salesianum, Business).
Also, Troy Reeder (LB, So., Hockessin, Del./Salesianum, Finance); Mitchell Sgro (WR, Fr., Wilmington, Del./Salesianum, Business); Tim Sheridan (LS, Jr., Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional, Accounting); Eric Skogmo (DB, Fr.r, Ellicott City, Md./Marriotts Ridge, Finance); Colin Smyth (QB, Fr., Potomac, Md./Churchill, Finance); Will Stephenson (P, Gr., Raleigh, N.C./North Carolina State, MBA); Peter Thistle (OL, Sr., Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny, Exercise Science); Ryan Torzsa (DB, Sr., Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson, Finance); Collin Wallish (OL, Fr.r, Silver Spring, Md./St. John's College HS, Electrical Engineering); and Armen Ware (DL/LB, So., Middletown, Del./Saint Joseph's Prep, Engineering).
Also, Tommy Wilmoth (LB, Jr., Wilmington, Del./Salesianum, Biology); Stefon Woodruff (DL, Fr., Newark, Del./St. George's, Nursing); Blaine Woodson (DL, Jr., Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg, HRIM); Kyle Yocum (TE, Jr., Reading, Pa./Exeter Township, Management); and Dillon Zimmerman (WR, Fr., Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough, Marketing)
Delaware will open spring drills on Tuesday, Apr. 4, and will have 14 practice days leading up to the annual Blue-White Spring Game and Fandemonium VIII on Saturday, May 6, beginning at 4 p.m.
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