BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -- The Mountain East Conference today announced its all-conference teams and top individual award winners for the 2021 football season with Charleston's Tyreik McAllister earning Offensive Player of the Year honors, and Frostburg State's Carl Igweh and Notre Dame's Guam Lee sharing Defensive Player of the Year recognition. Fairmont State's Mike Floria was selected as the league's Offensive Freshman of the Year, while teammate Brocton Blair was tabbed as the Defensive Freshman of the Year. Frostburg State head coach DeLane Fitzgerald was recognized as the Coach of the Year.
McAllister, a senior from Latta, S.C., led the MEC rushing this year with 1,090 yards and a league-high 13 touchdowns to earn Offensive Player of the Year honors. He averaged just over 120 yards per game and his 7.62 yards per carry is the third-highest average in the country. He also had 32 receptions for 203 yards out of the backfield this year, and his 142.8 all-purpose yards per game ranks 16th in the NCAA Division II.
UC was awarded six First Team selections in RB Tyreik McAllister, OL Elburt Munn, DL Eliah Goodman, LB Keon Freeman, DB Kei Beckham, and Kicker Tim McCutchen.
The second team consisted of QB Guy Myers, OL Donnie McCallister, DL Christian Van Horn, LB Michael Perry, and DB Jeremie Dominique.
WR Colby Cooper and OL Ebube Emeh took home honorable mentions honors.
The all-conference teams and individual award winners are selected by a vote of the league's coaches.
| 2021 MEC Individual Awards |
Offensive Player of the Year: Tyreik McAllister (Charleston)
Offensive Freshman of the Year: Mike Floria (Fairmont State)
Defensive Player of the Year: Carl Igweh (Frostburg State)/Guam Lee (Notre Dame)
Defensive Freshman of the Year: Brocton Blair (Fairmont State)
Coach of the Year: DeLane Fitzgerald (Frostburg State) |
| 2021 All-MEC First Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
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| QB |
Chris Brimm |
Notre Dame |
|
| RB |
Sy Alli |
Wheeling |
|
| RB |
Dante Jones |
W.Va. State |
|
| RB |
Gavin Lavat |
Frostburg State |
|
| RB |
Tyreik McAllister |
Charleston |
|
| WR |
Devanaire Conliffe |
Notre Dame |
|
| WR |
Malik Morris |
Frostburg State |
|
| WR |
Tywan Pearce |
Concord |
|
| TE |
Faheem Diab |
UNC Pembroke |
|
| FB/HB |
Nate Forte |
Frostburg State |
|
| OL |
Gottlieb Ayedze |
Frostburg State |
|
| OL |
Nick Beans |
Notre Dame |
|
| OL |
Brandon Dillard |
Frostburg State |
|
| OL |
Elburt Munn |
Charleston |
|
| OL |
Brandon Nicholson |
Notre Dame |
|
| == |
|
|
|
| DL |
Eliah Goodman |
Charleston |
|
| DL |
Noah Harris-Lyles |
Notre Dame |
|
| DL |
Trevor Hoosier |
West Liberty |
|
| DL |
Carl Igweh |
Frostburg State |
|
| DL |
Jack Kosko |
Notre Dame |
|
| LB |
Seth Arnold |
Glenville State |
|
| LB |
Keon Freeman |
Charleston |
|
| LB |
Guam Lee |
Notre Dame |
|
| LB |
Payton Lunsford |
W.Va. State |
|
| LB |
Nate Moore |
Notre Dame |
|
| LB |
Hauns White |
Frostburg State |
|
| DB |
Kei Beckham |
Charleston |
|
| DB |
Antoine Holloway |
Notre Dame |
|
| DB |
Brandon Penn |
Glenville State |
|
| DB |
Bryce Sheppert |
Notre Dame |
|
| DB |
Rich White III |
Wheeling |
|
| == |
|
|
|
| P |
Avery Book |
Glenville State |
|
| K |
Tim McCutcheon |
Charleston |
|
| KR/PR |
Devin Jones |
UNC Pembroke |
|
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|
|
|
| 2021 All-MEC Second Team |
| QB |
Jack Mangel |
Concord |
|
| QB |
Guy Meyers |
Charleston |
|
| RB |
Tyris Dickerson |
Notre Dame |
|
| RB |
Malcom Facey |
Frostburg State |
|
| RB |
Alfred Menjor |
Glenville State |
|
| WR |
Javon Butler |
Glenville State |
|
| WR |
Javon Hayes |
Fairmont State |
|
| WR |
Isaiah Robinson |
West Liberty |
|
| TE |
C.J. Kiss |
Notre Dame |
|
| FB/HB |
Josh Nevers |
Fairmont State |
|
| OL |
Jimmy Burchett |
Notre Dame |
|
| OL |
Lavon Cottemond |
W.Va. State |
|
| OL |
Mike Kyle |
Notre Dame |
|
| OL |
Donnie McCallister |
Charleston |
|
| OL |
Cade Raudebaugh |
Wheeling |
|
| == |
|
|
|
| DL |
Luke Freeman |
Frostburg State |
|
| DL |
David Gilcreast |
West Liberty |
|
| DL |
Eric Lilly |
Glenville State |
|
| DL |
Christian Van Horn |
Charleston |
|
| DL |
Taye Vereen |
UNC Pembroke |
|
| LB |
Brocton Blair |
Fairmont State |
|
| LB |
Maceo Christmas |
West Liberty |
|
| LB |
Michael Perry |
Charleston |
|
| LB |
Dylan Spaeth |
Notre Dame |
|
| LB |
Josiah Wright |
Wheeling |
|
| DB |
Dante Bowlding |
UNC Pembroke |
|
| DB |
Jeremie Dominique |
Charleston |
|
| DB |
Akyian Loney |
Frostburg State |
|
| DB |
Rob Salters |
Notre Dame |
|
| DB |
Christian Thompson |
W.Va. State |
|
| DB |
Avery Thurman |
Frostburg State |
|
| == |
|
|
|
| P |
Dominic Buttazzoni |
Notre Dame |
|
| K |
Tanner Harding |
Notre Dame |
|
| KR/PR |
Zae Giles |
Frostburg State |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2021 All-MEC Honorable Mention |
QB: Josh Jones (UNCP)
RB: Joe Early (UNCP), Tyler Moler (WLU)
TE: Tristan Ballard (WU)
FB/HB: Kam Kruzelyak (WLU)
WR: Trey Dixon (UNCP), Shawn Harris (FAIR), Ryan LaFollette (WU), Marquise McCoy (UC)
OL: Gage Baldwin (UNCP), Greg Gaines (FROST), Andrew Griffith (FROST), Ebube Emeh (UC), Trey Milam (WVWC), Adam Reigler (NDC), Brook Robey (GSC),
DL: Chrinovic Mukulu (FAIR), Brandon Munoz (WU), Randy Robinson (FAIR), Leonard Scott (FROST), Jason Simon (WU), Cody Stanley (WVSU)
LB: Danny Anige (FAIR), Ryan Gorman (WU), Deontre Logan (WVWC), Tracey White Jr. (AB)
DB: Elijah Hadley (WLU), Devin Jackson (FAIR), John Jones (UNCP), Ibrahim Sesay (WVSU), Shaun Sterling Jr. (GSC)
P: Owen Rozanc (WLU)
K: Josh Jones (GSC)
KR/PR: Bryce Sheppert (NDC) |
