SIX WARRIORS NAMED TO MIDDLE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The Middle Atlantic Conference announced the 2002 football all-conference teams, Tuesday afternoon. Lycoming College had six student-athletes named to the teams, including five first-team members and one honorable mention.

Jared Morris	Jon Neve	Matt Medola	Chris Roantree	Matt Henrich	Steff Chortanoff

2002 All-Middle Atlantic Conference honorees from Lycoming:

Jared Morris (Sr./Canton, PA; Canton) – 1^st team running back
                Morris was the Warriors’ leading rusher during the 2002 season. He carried the ball 159 times for 1,005 yards and scored 11 rushing touchdowns in nine games for Lycoming. He also caught 11 passes for 71 yards and one score. Morris recorded six 100-yard games during the season, including a 200-yard game last Saturday in his final collegiate appearance. Following the Warriors’ win over Albright College on October, 26, Morris was named to the d3football.com Team of the Week and was also named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week.

Jon Neve (Sr./Norristown, PA; Germantown Academy) – 1^st team fullback
                Neve was the Warriors second-leading rusher and the lead blocker for Morris. In nine games, he carried the ball 105 times for 534 yards and seven touchdowns. He also caught eight passes for 69 yards and two touchdowns. Neve was known for his bruising style both when running with the ball and when clearing the path for Morris. He opened the season with three consecutive 100-yard games before suffering an ankle injury that hampered him the remainder of the year.

Matt Mendola (Jr./Dunmore, PA; Dunmore) – 1^st team center
                Mendola anchored the front line that cleared the way for Morris, Neve, and Lycoming’s other running backs. The Warriors rushed for more than 200 yards per game in 2002, averaging nearly five yards per carry. Three times Lycoming ran for more than 300 yards in a game. Lycoming’s offensive line also allowed just 16 sacks in 209 passing attempts this season. Mendola and the rest of the offensive line were named to the d3football.com Team of the Week following the Warriors’ win over Susquehanna. In that game, the offensive line enabled both Morris and Neve to rush for more than 100 yards for the third consecutive game. Mendola was named to the all-conference second-team last year, in his first season as a starter.

Chris Roantree (Sr./Philadelphia, PA; Father Judge) – 1^st team defensive line
                Roantree, one of the team’s co-captains, was Lycoming’s second-leading tackler in 2002, recording 48 stops on the season. He also led the team in both sacks and tackles-for-a-loss with five and 16 respectively. With Roantree’s leadership up front, the Warrior defense limited opponents to less than 100 yards rushing in six games this season. Roantree also excels off the field, recently being named to the Verizon Academic All-District II team for the second consecutive year.

Matt Henrich (Sr./Huntingdon, PA; Huntingdon) – 1^st team defensive back
                Henrich was the leader of a defensive secondary that led the MAC in pass defense, allowing just 139.9 passing yards per game. He intercepted four passes on the season and defended a total of eight pass attempts while also recording 36 tackles. In Lycoming’s season opening win at Delaware Valley, Henrich intercepted three passes to earn player of the week honors in the MAC and also be named to the d3football.com Team of the Week. Last season, Henrich was a second-team all-conference selection.

Steff Chortanoff (Sr./Middletown, PA; Middletown) – honorable mention linebacker
                Chortanoff was the Warriors’ fifth leading tackler in 2002. Leading the linebacking corps, Chortanoff recorded 41 tackles, including six behind the line of scrimmage. He also broke up a pair of passes.