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2004 Men's Football Awards
The 2004 Liberty League End-of-Season Awards, announced November 16.
2004 Liberty League Offensive Player of the Year
Jason Hardwick Merchant Marine
Junior Tailback (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)
Hardwick rushed for 1508 yards this season, carrying the ball 294 times total
and into the end zone on 12 occasions. His rushing total was tops in the
league by more than 600 yards. Hardwick was named Liberty League Offensive
Player of the Week three times this season and twice named to the
D3Football.Com Team of the Week.
2004 Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year
Chris Purtell Hobart
Senior Defensive End (Sardinia, New York)
The leading tackler for the league champion Hobart Statesmen, Chris Purtell was
a three-team selection on the D3Football.com Team of the Week. Purtell
anchored a Hobart defense that did not allow a 100 yard rusher all seaosn and
ranked first in the league in rushing defense, scoring defense, and red zone
defense.
2004 Liberty League Special Teams Player of the Year
Miguel Concepcion WPI
Senior Kick Returns (Fall River, Massachusetts)
Concepcion averaged 35.1 yards per return handling 13 kickoffs for the
Engineers this year, ranking second in the NCAA in that category. His longest
return of the year was 93 yards for a touchdown at Hobart on October 2.
2004 Liberty League Rookie of the Year
Brett Young St. Lawrence
Tight End (Sanbornville, New Hampshire)
A two-time Liberty League Rookie of the Week, Brett Young was the leading receiver
for St. Lawrence compiling 429 yards on 29 catches. He is the first rookie to lead the
Saints in receiving in more than eight seasons.
2004 Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year
Mike Cragg Hobart
Cragg led the Statesmen to an 8-1 overall record, including a perfect 7-0
Liberty League record, while securing the program's third consecutive
conference championship and third NCAA Tournament berth in five years. His
Statesmen have completely rewritten the program's record book, breaking 16 team
and individual game, season, and career records this year, including most
points (315) and touchdowns (43) in a season. The previous marks for points
(311) and TDs (43) in a season were set in 1997 in 10 games. Assisting Cragg
this season were Kevin DeWall, Randy Grenier, Terry Muffley, John Manley, Scott
Yoder, Matt Daley, Craig Swanson, and Aaron Backhaus.
| 2004 Liberty League First Team Offense |
| QB |
Shawn Mizro |
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Hobart |
SO |
Newark, NY |
| RB |
Tom Arcidiacono |
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Union |
SO |
Castleton, NY |
| RB |
Jason Hardwick |
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Merchant Marine |
JR |
Johnstown, PA |
| WR |
Steve Angiletta |
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Union |
SO |
Plantsville, CT |
| WR |
Dan Suozzi |
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Hobart |
SR |
New Canaan, CT |
| TE |
Brett Young |
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St. Lawrence |
FR |
Sanbornville, NH |
| OL |
Alex Bell |
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Hobart |
SR |
Modena, NY |
| OL |
Jeff Bruckman |
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Hobart |
SR |
Churchville, NY |
| OL |
Justin Galloway |
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Rochester |
JR |
Webster, NY |
| OL |
Jim Masso |
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Union |
JR |
Ponte Verde Beach, FL |
| OL |
Justin McAdams |
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Merchant Marine |
SR |
Cedar Park, TX |
| 2004 Liberty League First Team Defense |
| DL |
Walt Bennett |
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Hobart |
SR |
Waterloo, NY |
| DL |
Chris Purtell |
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Hobart |
SR |
Sardinia, NY |
| DL |
Alex Smith |
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Union |
SR |
Gloversville, NY |
| LB |
Tony Clemente |
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Hobart |
JR |
Troy, NY |
| LB |
Matt Fuhrman |
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Merchant Marine |
SR |
Fayetteville, GA |
| LB |
Rich Nines |
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Coast Guard |
JR |
Bedminster, PA |
| LB |
Matt Simon |
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Rochester |
JR |
West Seneca, NY |
| DB |
Jamie Anderson |
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Hobart |
JR |
Canandaigua, NY |
| DB |
Miguel Concepcion |
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WPI |
SR |
Fall River, MA |
| DB |
Michael Dermody |
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Rochester |
JR |
Spencerport, NY |
| DB |
Brian Griffin |
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Union |
SR |
Holyoke, MA |
| 2004 Liberty League First Special Teams |
| K |
Eric Ampuja |
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Hobart |
SR |
Brockton, MA |
| K |
Nick Little |
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St. Lawrence |
JR |
Kenmore, NY |
| P |
Jesse Harms |
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Coast Guard |
FR |
St. Petersburg, FL |
| RS |
Miguel Concepcion |
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WPI |
SR |
Fall River, MA |
| 2004 Liberty League Second Team Offense |
| QB |
Anthony Marotti |
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Union |
SO |
River Edge, NJ |
| RB |
Jay Bernardo |
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Rensselaer |
SO |
East Greenbush, NY |
| RB |
Jack Holleran |
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Hobart |
SR |
Sharon, MA |
| WR |
Ryan Twitchell |
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Union |
SO |
Fayetteville, NY |
| WR |
Rick Piņero |
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Hobart |
SR |
Hauppauge, NY |
| TE |
Jon Branche |
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Rensselaer |
SO |
Schenectady, NY |
| OL |
Tim Cannon |
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Union |
JR |
Roxbury, MA |
| OL |
Nate DeLap |
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WPI |
SO |
Watervliet, NY |
| OL |
Chris Fee |
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St. Lawrence |
SO |
Ogdensburg, NY |
| OL |
Dave Hansen |
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Rensselaer |
SR |
Averill Park, NY |
| OL |
Pat Hatch |
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Union |
JR |
Meriden, CT |
| 2004 Liberty League Second Team Defense |
| DL |
Jason Antin |
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St. Lawrence |
JR |
Pepperell, MA |
| DL |
Joe DeLaura |
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St. Lawrence |
SO |
Tuckahoe, NY |
| DL |
Justin Eusepi |
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Merchant Marine |
SO |
Houston, TX |
| DL |
Ramses Jimenez |
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Rensselaer |
SR |
Buchanan, NY |
| DL |
Andy Manocchio |
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Union |
SR |
Williamsville, NY |
| LB |
Ed Larkin |
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Union |
SR |
Tupper Lake, NY |
| LB |
Ryan Rackliffe |
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WPI |
SR |
Bristol, CT |
| LB |
Mike Reed |
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St. Lawrence |
JR |
Angola, NY |
| DB |
Mike Flanagan |
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Union |
SR |
Oxford, NY |
| DB |
Brent Hanson |
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Rensselaer |
SR |
Algonquin, IL |
| DB |
Cole Patterson |
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Merchant Marine |
SR |
Douglasville, GA |
| DB |
Randy Pifer |
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St. Lawrence |
SR |
North Bay, NY |
| DB |
Dyshawn Washington |
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Hobart |
JR |
Piscataway, NJ |
| 2004 Liberty League Second Special Teams |
| P |
Sean Losier |
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Union |
JR |
Waltham, MA |
| RS |
Nate Gibbons |
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Rochester |
JR |
Batavia, NY |
Honorable Mention:
Justin Andrews RS (Coast Guard),
Grant Cochran LB (Rensselaer),
Chase Cote DL (WPI),
Ty Godhino RB (Hobart),
Jimmy Gradis LB (Hobart),
Dan Haley DB (St. Lawrence),
Brett Hughes RB (St. Lawrence),
Ben Leuthold DB (Coast Guard),
Rich Martucci DL (Merchant Marine),
Brendan McGowan WR (Rensselaer),
Aaron Molisani QB (Rochester),
Ryan Perry TE (Union),
Preston Roberts WR (WPI),
Nolan Robinson LB (Hobart),
Jake Russell OL (Rensselaer),
Jeff Sanders LB (Hobart),
Elliott Silverstein OL (Union),
Dan Suozzi P (Hobart)
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