BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The Mountain East Conference released its 2015 individual football awards along with All-MEC selections Tuesday afternoon with the Golden Eagles placing nine players on the All-MEC squads.
On the offensive side of the ball Charleston's Joey Augustin, Jawaugn Arnold, Zach Erb and Justin Johnson were all named All-MEC First Team to go along with four defensive starters in James King, Rhakeem Stallings, Zaire Lewis, and Torie Wagner. Rounding out the All-MEC First Team selections was Brett Benes, making it on the special teams side of the ball as a punter.
The Golden Eagles added an All-MEC Second team selection in Jeremy Johnson from his QB position along with kick/punt return ace, Torie Wagner.
Shepherd quarterback Jeff Ziemba (Offensive Player of the Year) and teammate Shaneil Jenkins (Defensive Player of the Year) earned the top two individual honors in the Mountain East Conference, the league announced today. Additionally, Notre Dame's D.J. Greene was tabbed as the league's Offensive Freshman of the Year, while Glenville State's Fitz Mofor was selected as the Defensive Freshman of the Year. Shepherd head coach Monte Cater was named MEC Coach of the Year for the second time in three years.
In addition to the individual awards, the league also announced the All-MEC teams. Shepherd, the regular season champions, led all schools with 10 first team All-MEC selections (four offense, four defense and two special teams). Charleston, the MEC runner-up and NCAA playoff participant, had nine selections (four offense, four defense and one special teams). Glenville State and Concord each had four players earn first team honors, West Liberty and UVa-Wise had two, and Fairmont State, Urbana and West Virginia State each had one.
The all-conference teams and individual award winners are selected by a vote of the league's coaches.
| 2015 MEC Individual Awards |
Offensive Player of the Year: Jeff Ziemba (Shepherd)
Offensive Freshman of the Year: D.J. Greene (Notre Dame)
Defensive Player of the Year: Shaneil Jenkins (Shepherd)
Defensive Freshman of the Year: Fitz Mofor (Glenville State)
Coach of the Year: Monte Cater (Shepherd) |
| 2015 All-MEC First Team |
| Pos. | Name | School | Cl. | Hometown |
| QB | Jeff Ziemba | Shepherd | Jr. | Newark, Del. |
| RB | Michael Anderson | W.Va. Wesleyan | Jr. | Elkridge, Md. |
| RB | Tevin Drake | Glenville State | Sr. | Brooksville, Fla. |
| RB | Calvinaugh Jones | Concord | Sr. | Glen Burnie, Md. |
| RB | Rahmann Lee | Glenville State | Sr. | Capitol Heights, Md. |
| WR | Joey Augustin | Charleston | Jr. | Christiansburg, Va. |
| WR | Billy Brown | Shepherd | Jr. | Gaithersburg, Md. |
| WR | Terrence Younger | UVa-Wise | Sr. | Naruna, Va. |
| TE | Daree' Goodwin | West Liberty | Sr. | Wheeling, W.Va. |
| FB/H-Back | Jon Hammer | Shepherd | Sr. | Jarrettsville, Md. |
| OL | Juwaughn Arnold | Charleston | Sr. | Mocksville, N.C. |
| OL | Zach Erb | Charleston | Jr. | Mechanicsville, Va. |
| OL | Lavonte Hights | Shepherd | So. | N. Chesterfield, Va. |
| OL | Leon Hill | Glenville State | Sr. | Olympia Fields, Ill. |
| OL | Justin Johnson | Charleston | Jr. | Parkersburg, W.Va. |
| OL | Coleman Osborne | Concord | Jr. | Gretna, Va. |
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| DL | Myles Humphrey | Shepherd | So. | Upper Marlboro, Md. |
| DL | Shaneil Jenkins | Shepherd | Sr. | District Heights, Md. |
| DL | James King | Charleston | Jr. | Polaski, Va. |
| DL | Brandon Taylor | Concord | Sr. | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. |
| DL | Darnell Vickers | West Liberty | Jr. | Akron, Ohio |
| LB | Zachary Blair | UVa-Wise | Jr. | Front Royal, Va. |
| LB | Dennis Gardeck | W.Va. State | So. | Crystal Lake, Ill. |
| LB | James Gupton | Shepherd | So. | Waldorf, Md. |
| LB | Rhakeem Stallings | Charleston | Jr. | Chesapeake, Va. |
| LB | Marcus Umu | Glenville State | Sr. | Ewa Beach, Hawaii |
| LB | D'Gary Wallace | Urbana | Sr. | Dayton, Ohio |
| DB | Jacob Jean-Charles | Fairmont State | Jr. | Miami, Fla. |
| DB | Jeremiah Johnson | Concord | So. | Baltimore, Md. |
| DB | Zaire Lewis | Charleston | So. | Akron, Ohio |
| DB | Tre Sullivan | Shepherd | Jr. | Accokeek, Md. |
| DB | Torie Wagner | Charleston | Sr. | Severn, Md. |
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| P | Brett Benes | Charleston | Jr. | Boca Raton, Fla. |
| K | Ryan Earls | Shepherd | Sr. | Stevensville, Md. |
| KR/PR | C.J. Davis | Shepherd | Jr. | Hagerstown, Md. |
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| 2015 All-MEC Second Team |
| QB | Malik Grove | Notre Dame | So. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| QB | Jeremy Johnson | Charleston | Sr. | Silsbee, Texas |
| RB | Allen Cross | Shepherd | Sr. | Elkridge, Md. |
| RB | D.J. Greene | Notre Dame | Fr. | Willoughby, Ohio |
| RB | Jabre Lolley | Shepherd | Jr. | Wilmington, Del. |
| WR | Dante Absher | Glenville State | Jr. | Sterling, Va. |
| WR | Fabian Guerra | Fairmont State | Jr. | Miami, Fla. |
| WR | Mitchell Shegos | Notre Dame | Jr. | Fenton, Mich. |
| TE | Jamie Deason | Shepherd | Jr. | Fredericksburg, Va. |
| FB/H-Back | Shaun Workinger | Concord | Sr. | Greensboro, N.C. |
| OL | Zack Buffkin | Shepherd | Sr. | Langley, Va. |
| OL | Rodney Carroll | Fairmont State | So. | Fredericksburg, Va. |
| OL | Jonathan Dupree | Glenville State | Sr. | Lake City, Fla. |
| OL | Jacob Kingston | Shepherd | Jr. | Pasadena, Md. |
| OL | Dalton Shannon | W.Va. State | Jr. | Ocklawaha, Fla. |
| OL | Paul Smith | Concord | Jr. | Roanoke, Va. |
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| DL | Ian Andrews | Glenville State | Jr. | Beltsville, Md. |
| DL | Darius James | Notre Dame | Sr. | Springfield, Ohio |
| DL | Claudy Mathieu | Notre Dame | So. | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| DL | Ervin Moore | Concord | Sr. | Lancaster, S.C. |
| DL | Quincy Redmon | Fairmont State | So. | Keysey, W.Va. |
| DL | Isaiah Ross | Shepherd | Sr. | Bowie, Md. |
| LB | Kevin Chapple | Urbana | Jr. | Columbus, Ohio |
| LB | Austin Dotson | Concord | Sr. | Clintwood, Va. |
| LB | Darius Lee | Fairmont State | Sr. | Ft. Washington, Md. |
| LB | Marcus Porter | Fairmont State | So. | Accokeek, Md. |
| LB | Keon Robinson | Shepherd | Sr. | Fairfax Station, Va. |
| LB | Octavius Thomas | Shepherd | Jr. | Myrtle Beach, S.C. |
| DB | Adam Coles | Shepherd | Jr. | Oxon Hill, Md. |
| DB | Stephin Gomez | W.Va. State | Sr. | Freemont, Calif. |
| DB | D'Andre Muhammad | West Liberty | Sr. | Stockbridge, Ga. |
| DB | Earon Settles | Glenville State | So. | Suitland, Md. |
| DB | Chaudlier Shepherd | Concord | So. | Upper Marlboro, Md. |
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| P | Christan Morris | West Liberty | Fr. | Orlando, Fla. |
| K | Kyle Kaplan | Notre Dame | Jr. | Hilliard, Ohio |
| KR/PR | Torie Wagner | Charleston | Sr. | Severn, Md. |
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| 2015 All-MEC Honorable Mention |
QB: Dakota Conwell (West Liberty), Sean Steele (Glenville State)
RB: Jeremiah Ortiz (West Liberty), Austin White (Fairmont State)
WR: Jermeil Douse (Concord), Quinton Gray (West Virginia State), Anton McCallum (West Liberty), Trevon Saunders (Urbana), T.J. Smith (Concord)
TE: Kyle Perkins (Notre Dame)
FB/H-Back: Jake Harper (Glenville State)
OL: Andrew Garland (Urbana), Corey Ernest (West Liberty), Dalton Shannon (W.Va. State), Jake Turley (West Liberty), Richard Sloan (Glenville State)
DL: Ben Funny (UVa-Wise), Cody Goode (W.Va. Wesleyan), Jonah Harper (Notre Dame), Alex Robinson (Glenville State)
LB: Zach Chatlain (Notre Dame), Jaylen Johnson (Shepherd), Mitch Rowell (W.Va. State) Onslow Williams (Notre Dame), James Johnson (Glenville State)
DB: Andre Hamilton (UVa-Wise), Emanuel Ivey (Fairmont State), William Merritt (West Virginia State)
P: Tanner Collins (Glenville State)
K: Johnny Dearstine (Fairmont State) |
