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Football Ivies Collect Postseason Honors
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Ivy League football capped off the 2012 season with another impressive haul of postseason honors.
Harvard senior tight end Kyle Juszczyk led the way for the Ivies with seven All-America and All-Star honors, accepting an invitation to play in the 2013 Senior Bowl on Jan. 26 in Mobile, Ala. Princeton senior defensive lineman Mike Catapano, the 2012 Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, received recognition on five All-America/All-Star team plus an East-West Shrine Game invite and the Elite Defensive End Award from the College Football Performance Awards.
Cornell senior left tackle JC Tretter earned four All-America honors and a Senior Bowl invite to as well. JusTretter will be first Ivy Leaguer to play in this all-star game since Penn's Mitch Marrow did so in 1998.
The other in Princeton's 1-2 punch on the defensive line, senior Caraun Reid, also got four All-America bids and a the Defensive Tackle Award from the College Football Performance Awards.
Ancient Eight players receiving postseason honors following the 2012 season:
ALL-STAR GAME PARTICIPANTS
East-West Shrine Game
Mike Catapano, Princeton
FCS Senior Scout Bowl
AJ Cruz, Brown
Ross Wathall, Brown
Colton Chapple, Harvard
John Lyon, Harvard
Senior Bowl
JC Tretter, Cornell
Kyle Juszczyk, Harvard
AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION
FCS All-America Teams
First Team
AJ Cruz, Brown
Kyle Juszczyk, Harvard
Caraun Reid, Princeton
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FCS All-America Teams
Second Team
JC Tretter, Cornell
Mike Catapano, Princeton
Third Team
Caraun Reid, Princeton
Tyler Varga, Yale
BEYOND SPORTS NETWORK
FCS All-America Teams
First Team
Kyle Juszczyk, Harvard
Second Team
Cameron Brate, Harvard
Colton Chapple, Harvard
Caraun Reid, Princeton
Third Team
Luke Tasker, Cornell
JC Tretter, Cornell
Mike Catapano, Princeton
Honorable Mention
AJ Cruz, Brown
Tyler Varga, Yale
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS
National Performer of the Year Trophy
Colton Chapple, Harvard
Quarterback Award
Colton Chapple, Harvard
Elite All-Purpose Award
Tyler Varga, Yale
Defensive Tackle Award
Caraun Reid, Princeton
Elite Defensive End Award
Mike Catapano, Princeton
COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL
FCS All-Academic Team
Adewole Oyalowo, Brown
Michael Runger, Dartmouth
Cameron Brate, Harvard
COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS
FCS All-America Team
First Team
Kyle Juszczyk, Harvard
Second Team
Zach Hodges, Harvard
ECAC
FCS All-Stars
AJ Cruz, Brown
Kyle Juszczyk, Harvard
Mike Catapano, Princeton
CAPITAL ONE/CoSIDA
Academic All-America
First Team
Cameron Brate, Harvard
Academic All-District
First Team
Adewole Oyalowo, Brown
Jack Templeton, Brown
Ross Walthall, Brown
Michael Yules, Brown
Kurt Ondash, Cornell
Andrew Nelson, Cornell
Mike Banaciski, Dartmouth
Michael Runger, Dartmouth
Garrett Wymore, Dartmouth
Cameron Brate, Harvard
Jacob Dombrowski, Harvard
John Collins, Harvard
FCS ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
Academic All-Star Team
Michael Runger, Dartmouth
Garrett Wymore, Dartmouth
GRIDIRON CLUB OF GREATER BOSTON
George "Bulger" Lowe Award
Colton Chapple, Harvard
New England FBS/FCS Assistant Coach of the Year
Scott Larkee, Harvard
NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION & COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
National Scholar-Athlete Semifinalists
Ross Walthall, Brown
Patrick Lahey, Dartmouth
Joe Cloud, Princeton
NEW ENGLAND SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION
FCS Gold Helmet
Colton Chapple, Harvard
FCS All-New England All-Star Team
Offense
Nathan Berstein, Brown
Rob Bathe, Dartmouth
Colton Chapple, Harvard
John Collins, Harvard
Kyle Juszczyk, Harvard
Treavor Scales, Harvard
Tyler Varga, Yale
Defense
AJ Cruz, Brown
Michael Yules, Brown
Stephen Zambetti, Brown
Michael Runger, Dartmouth
Joshua Boyd, Harvard
Special Teams
Jacob Dombrowski, Harvard
PHIL STEELE
FCS Postseason All-America Teams
First Team
JC Tretter, Cornell
Kyle Juszczyk, Harvard
Caraun Reid, Princeton
Second Team
Mike Catapano, Princeton
Fourth Team
Zach Hodges, Harvard
THE SPORTS NETWORK
FCS All-America Teams
Second Team
Kyle Jusczcyk, Harvard
Caraun Reid, Princeton
Tyler Varga, Yale
Third Team
JC Tretter, Cornell
Mike Catapano, Princeton
Eddie Robinson Award
Finalist
Bob Surace, Princeton
