NCAA football | Three Mount Union players earn special OAC awards
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Mount Union has three special award winners among its 16 selections to this year’s All-Ohio Athletic Conference football team.
Senior Kaleb Brown was named the Paul J. Hoernemann Most Outstanding Defensive Lineman. Senior Kosta Thrasivoulou was selected the Co-Lee Tressel Most Outstanding Defensive Back. Redshirt freshman quarterback Mikey Maloney is the Bob Packard Most Outstanding Offensive Back winner.
Brown led the OAC with 14 tackles for loss and ranked second with seven sacks. He had 53 tackles, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery for the league’s best overall defense in points and yards allowed per game.Thrasivoulou led the conference with 15 pass breakups and tied for second with three interceptions. He added 54 tackles for the second-best passing defense in the conference.Maloney led the OAC with 27 passing touchdowns, a 69.0 completion percentage and a 187.3 passing efficiency. His 2,237 passing yards ranked third in the conference in the regular season. He also had 391 yards rushing and eight TDs.
Mount Union All-Ohio Athletic Conference football team selections
- First team
- Kaleb Brown, LB-DE, sr.; Kosta Thrasivoulou, DB, sr.; Giovanni Kennedy, OL, sr.; Fred Fevier, OL, sr.; Brandon Bowden, DL, sr.; Michael Franklin, P, sr.; Davion Grant, WR, jr.; Ivan Maric, K, jr.
- Second team
- Darnell Williams, RB, gr.; Weston Arthur, LB-S, sr.; Jacob Cockrell, WR, sr.; Nick Turner, WR, sr.; Mitch Coffee, OL, jr.
- Honorable mention
- Mason Fortner, OL, sr.; Keenan Cruz, LB, sr.
Mount Union will host Muhlenberg on Saturday, Nov. 29 at noon in the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Mount Union football players, All-Ohio Athletic Conference selections
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