LYCOMING’S DEASEY NAMED TO AFCA’S 2001 AZTEC BOWL SQUAD

WACO, TEXAS – Lycoming College senior running back Tim Deasey (Norwood, PA; Interboro) has been selected to play for the American Football Coaches Association’s Division III all-star team that will represent the United States against the Mexican National Team in the 2001 Aztec Bowl on December 15 in Saltillo, Mexico.

Deasey became the Warriors’ most prolific running back of all-time, breaking 13 school records during his senior campaign. The records began falling in Lycoming’s first game when Deasey ran for 253 yards to set a new single-game rushing mark. He went on to add the career records for rushing yards (2,868) and rushing touchdowns (29), the season standard for rushing yards (1,247), and the single-game mark for rushing touchdowns (5), along with eight other records.

In 2001, Deasey carried the ball 234 times for a total of 1,247 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also caught 10 passes for 96 yards and 1 touchdown. Deasey led the Middle Atlantic Conference in rushing with a 138.6 yards-per-game average and was second in both all-purpose yards and scoring.

The conference honored Deasey by naming him a 1^st-team all-star for the second consecutive season. During the 11-week regular-season, he was named offensive player of the week twice (Sept. 15 and Nov. 10) and was placed on the honor roll twice (Sept. 8, Oct. 20).

Deasey is one of 42 NCAA Division III seniors from around the country who will make up this year’s team. Former Central (Iowa) College Head Coach Ron Schipper will coach the team for the fifth consecutive year. Lycoming’s head athletic trainer Frank Neu will serve as one of the trainers for the Aztec Bowl for the fourth time in the past five years.

Deasey is the fourth player from Lycoming to play in the Aztec Bowl since 1997. Sean Graf (2000), Cameron Coleman (1999), and Jason Marraccini (1998) were the other Warriors to be members of the team.