BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -- The University of Charleston Golden Eagles saw seven players selected to All-MEC teams announced by the conference offices on Tuesday. Adam Peton, John Cominksy, and Jalen Nelson were the Golden Eagles named to the All-MEC first team. John Cominksky a junior from Barberton, Ohio is No. 2 in the nation for tackles for loss, averaging 2.3 per game. Cominksy leads the conference in tackles for loss with 23 on the season, and was the Golden Eagles leading tackler with 76 tackles. Linebacker, Jalen Nelson is also ranked fourth nationally in tackles for loss averaging 2.1 per game. Nelson was third in the conference for TFLs this season with 21. Adam Peton was the Golden Eagles lone first team selection on offense.
Charleston was awarded two second team All-MEC picks in pre-season second team All-American Kahzin Daniels who is ranked No. 2 nationally for sacks, and defensive back, Cedric Amadi.
Joining their teammates in being selected All-MEC is senior center, Michael Farhat and senior defensive lineman, James King.
Shepherd's Connor Jessop and Myles Humphrey earned the top two individual honors in the Mountain East Conference as the league announced its awards and all-conference teams. Additionally, West Virginia State's Calil Wilkins was named Offensive Freshman of the Year, while Glenville State's Cory Roberts was selected as the Defensive Freshman of the Year. Shepherd head coach Monte Cater was named MEC Coach of the Year for the fourth time in five 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 (six offense, four defense). Notre Dame and Fairmont State each had five first team honorees. West Virginia State had four players placed on the first team, while Charleston, Concord and Urbana each had three. West Liberty had two players earn first team honors and West Virginia Wesleyan had one.
The all-conference teams and individual award winners are selected by a vote of the league's coaches.
| 2017 MEC Individual Awards |
Offensive Player of the Year: Connor Jessop (Shepherd)
Offensive Freshman of the Year: Calil Wilkins (West Virginia State)
Defensive Player of the Year: Myles Humphrey (Shepherd)
Defensive Freshman of the Year: Cory Roberts (Glenville State)
Coach of the Year: Monte Cater (Shepherd) |
| 2017 All-MEC First Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| QB |
Connor Jessop |
Shepherd |
Sr. |
Ashburn, Va. |
| RB |
Jabre Lolley |
Shepherd |
Sr. |
Wilmington, Del. |
| RB |
Jeremiah Ortiz |
West Liberty |
Sr. |
Rochester, N.Y. |
| RB |
Calil Wilkins |
W.Va. State |
Fr. |
Temple Hills, Md. |
| WR |
Ryan Feiss |
Shepherd |
Jr. |
Forest Hill, Md. |
| WR |
Quinton Gray |
W.Va. State |
Sr. |
Stafford, Va. |
| WR |
Trevon Saunders |
Urbana |
Sr. |
Columbus, Ohio |
| TE |
D.J. Cornish |
Shepherd |
So. |
Felton, Del. |
| OL |
Devon Bradshaw |
W.Va. State |
So. |
Willoughby, Ohio |
| OL |
Jamie Colon |
Shepherd |
Jr. |
Fredericksburg, Va. |
| OL |
Lavonte Hights |
Shepherd |
Sr. |
N. Chesterfield, Va. |
| OL |
Garrett Kapstein-O'Brien |
Fairmont State |
So. |
Silver Spring, Md. |
| OL |
Mike Kyle |
Notre Dame |
So. |
Columbus, Ohio |
| OL |
Adam Peton |
Charleston |
Jr. |
Blacksburg, Va. |
| At-Large/QB |
Malik Grove |
Notre Dame |
Sr. |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
| At-Large/QB |
Matt Kinnick |
W.Va. State |
Sr. |
St. Clairsville, Ohio |
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| DL |
John Cominsky |
Charleston |
Jr. |
Barberton, Ohio |
| DL |
Cody Goode |
W.Va. Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Ruther Glen, Va. |
| DL |
Myles Humphrey |
Shepherd |
Sr. |
Upper Marlboro, Md. |
| DL |
Claudy Mathieu |
Notre Dame |
Sr. |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
| DL |
Mikal Toliver |
Urbana |
So. |
Dayton, Ohio |
| LB |
R.J. Goodwin |
Notre Dame |
Jr. |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
| LB |
James Gupton |
Shepherd |
Sr. |
Waldorf, Md. |
| LB |
Duray Hall |
Urbana |
So. |
Cleveland, Ohio |
| LB |
Jalen Nelson |
Charleston |
Jr. |
Springfield, Ohio |
| LB |
Marcus Porter |
Fairmont State |
Sr. |
Accokeek, Md. |
| DB |
Tre Anderson |
Shepherd |
Sr. |
Hagerstown, Md. |
| DB |
Jeremiah Johnson |
Concord |
Sr. |
Baltimore, Md. |
| DB |
Dejuan Neal |
Shepherd |
Jr. |
Shady Side, Md. |
| DB |
Michael Porter |
Fairmont State |
So. |
Accokeek, Md. |
| DB |
Stephen Turner |
Fairmont State |
Jr. |
Clinton, Md. |
| At-Large/LB |
Cliff Clark |
West Liberty |
Jr. |
Cambridge, Ohio |
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| P |
Garrett Lee |
Concord |
Sr. |
Pearisburg, Va. |
| K |
Sam Keil |
Fairmont State |
Sr. |
Carmichael, Calif. |
| KR/PR |
Tywan Pearce |
Concord |
Fr. |
Kissimmee, Fla. |
| KR/PR |
Marvelle Ross |
Notre Dame |
So. |
Cleveland, Ohio |
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| 2017 All-MEC Second Team |
| QB |
JuJuan Young-Battle |
Fairmont State |
Sr. |
Orlando, Fla. |
| RB |
Terrell Charles |
Fairmont State |
Sr. |
Ellicott City, Md. |
| RB |
Dominique Gibson |
Glenville State |
Sr. |
Belle Glade, Fla. |
| RB |
DJ Greene |
Notre Dame |
Jr. |
Willoughby, Ohio |
| WR |
Wanya Allen |
Shepherd |
Jr. |
Sterling, Va. |
| WR |
Javon Butler |
Glenville State |
Fr. |
Elkton, Va. |
| WR |
Rodell Rahmaan |
Urbana |
So. |
Columbus, Ohio |
| WR |
Marvele Ross |
Notre Dame |
So. |
Cleveland, Ohio |
| H-Back |
Ian Kelly |
West Liberty |
Jr. |
Moon Township, Pa. |
| OL |
Keandre Batson |
Shepherd |
So. |
Upper Marlboro, Md. |
| OL |
Caleb Doak |
Glenville State |
So. |
Hurricane, W.Va. |
| OL |
Derek Dressler |
Concord |
Jr. |
Covington, Va. |
| OL |
Corey Ernest |
West Liberty |
Sr. |
St. Clairsville, Ohio |
| OL |
Doug Hardin |
Urbana |
Jr. |
Grove City, Ohio |
| OL |
Austin Treneff |
Notre Dame |
Jr. |
Columbus, Ohio |
| OL |
Will White |
UVa-Wise |
Jr. |
Charlottesville, Va. |
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| DL |
D.J. Adediwura |
Fairmont State |
So. |
Columbia, Md. |
| DL |
Kahzin Daniels |
Charleston |
Jr. |
Newark, N.J. |
| DL |
Austin Hill |
Glenville State |
Jr. |
Mt. Nebo, W.Va. |
| DL |
Elijah Norris |
Shepherd |
Sr. |
Upper Marlboro, Md. |
| DL |
Quincy Redmon |
Fairmont State |
Sr. |
Keyser, W.Va. |
| DL |
Mo Sankoh |
West Liberty |
Sr. |
Columbus, Ohio |
| LB |
Brandon Grayson |
W.Va. Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Middleburg, Va. |
| LB |
Jerry Iweh |
Fairmont State |
Jr. |
Baltimore, Md. |
| LB |
Zach Malone |
Concord |
Jr. |
Charleston, W.Va. |
| LB |
Donavan Montague |
UVa-Wise |
Jr. |
Altavista, Va. |
| LB |
Cory Roberts |
Glenville State |
Fr. |
Pensacola, Fla. |
| DB |
Cedric Amadi |
Charleston |
Sr. |
Reistertown, Md. |
| DB |
Kevin Coffie |
W.Va. State |
Sr. |
Beltsville, Md. |
| DB |
Andre Hamilton |
UVa-Wise |
Sr. |
Stafford, Va. |
| DB |
Ed Kargbo |
UVa-Wise |
Sr. |
Springfield, Va. |
| DB |
Earon Settles |
Glenville State |
Sr. |
Suitland, Md. |
| DB |
Nate Simmons |
W.Va. Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Stuart, Fla. |
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| P |
Sam Tucker |
Fairmont State |
So. |
Fairmont, W.Va. |
| P |
Anton Vrebac |
Notre Dame |
Sr. |
Willowick, Ohio |
| K |
Aaron Ball |
W.Va. State |
Jr. |
Lake Forest, Calif. |
| KR/PR |
Marquis Hamilton |
UVa-Wise |
Fr. |
Washington, D.C. |
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| 2017 All-MEC Honorable Mention |
RB: Juwan Etheredge (W.Va. State), Brian Walker (Notre Dame)
WR: Kaian Duverger (UVa-Wise), Andre Hall (Fairmont State), D.J. Williams (Glenville State), Austin Ratliff (Glenville State)
OL: Tyler Butler (Notre Dame), Nick Dolly (W.Va. Wesleyan), Michael Farhat (Charleston), Chase Henderson (W.Va. State)
TE: Jordan Bryant (Concord)
DL: Bruno Anyangwe (Shepherd), Derrick Brumfield (Notre Dame), Ben Funny (UVa-Wise), James King (Charleston), Harry Lewis (W.Va. Wesleyan)
LB: Antonio Harris (Fairmont State), Gabe Moultrie (W.Va. Wesleyan), Chrys Lane (Shepherd)
DB: Kyle Alexander (W.Va. State), Terrance Baldwin (West Liberty), Demonne Cox (Fairmont State), Bakari Davis (Glenville State), Logan Deri (West Liberty), Naiquan Thomas (Fairmont State), Alex Zelch (Notre Dame)
P: Ruan Venter (Shepherd)
K: Tanner Harding (Notre Dame)
KR/PR: Trevon Saunders (Urbana) |
