CAPE COD, Mass. -
Ben Guiles has been named the ECAC South Offensive Player of the Year, and center
Sam Colletts, defensive end
Cory Homer, and kicker
Sean Fakete are ECAC All-Star picks as announced by the organization.
Guiles, Colletts, and Homer were first-team ECAC all-star selections, while Fakete was named a second-teamer.
Guiles - the first ECAC player of the year in program history - was also named the Middle Atlantic Conference's offensive player of the year as he ran for 1,226 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior. The d3football.com all-American became LVC's all-time leading rusher by averaging 6.4 yards per carry with eight 100-yard games, including a season-high 208 yards against Wilkes. A versatile threat, Guiles also caught three touchdown passes with 243 yards receiving. He ranked fifth in NCAA Division III in scoring with 12 points per game and 24th in rushing at 111.5 yards per game.
Colletts was a first-team all-MAC selection in his first year starting at center. He was one of just two Dutchmen linemen to start all 11 games, helping LVC average 200 rushing yards per game and 4.7 yards per rush while allowing only 14 sacks in 11 games, the second-fewest in the MAC.
Homer was also a d3football.com all-American, earning ECAC South-West Bowl Most Outstanding Player and first-team all-Middle Atlantic Conference accolades after ranking second in the league with 108 tackles, 11.5 sacks, and 20.5 tackles for loss in 2011. His best game came on senior day against King's when had a school-record 5.5 sacks, and he followed that up with an 11-tackle, 3.0-sack performance against Saint Vincent in the ECAC Bowl. He had seven 10+ tackle games during the year.
Fakete proved to be a reliable kicker as a sophomore for the Dutchmen, setting a single-season record with 41 PATs in 2011. Hebooted seven field goals while averaging 55.0 yards per kick-off, and he scored 62 total points. He set a single-game record with 13 kicking points (two field goals and seven PATs) against Stevenson in Week 4.
2011 ECAC Division III South All-Stars
Offensive Player of the Year
Ben Guiles, Sr., Running Back, Lebanon Valley (Middle Atlantic Conference)
Defensive Player of the Year
Greg Martell, Sr., Linebacker, Ursinus (Centennial Conference)
Offensive Rookie of the Year
Aaron Wilmer, Fr., Quarterback, Delaware Valley (Middle Atlantic Conference)
Defensive Rookie of the Year
Sosthene Kapepula, Fr., Linebacker, Wesley (Independent)
First Team Offense
Quarterback: Shane McSweeny, Sr., Wesley (Independent)
Running Back: Ben Guiles, Sr., Lebanon Valley (Middle Atlantic Conference)
Running Back: Joe Rollins, So., McDaniel (Centennial Conference)
Wide Receiver: John Babin, So., Cortland (New Jersey Athletic Conference)
Wide Receiver: Cedrick Clayton, Sr., Widener (Middle Atlantic Conference)
Tight End: Kevin DelleDonne, Sr., Rowan (New Jersey Athletic Conference)
Offensive Line: Jim Buettner, Sr., Wesley (Independent)
Offensive Line: Dave Vermeuel, Sr., Kean (New Jersey Athletic Conference)
Offensive Line: Sam Colletts, Jr., Lebanon Valley (Middle Atlantic Conference)
Offensive Line: John Lavelle, Jr., Delaware Valley (Middle Atlantic Conference)
Offensive Line: Billy Castro, Sr., Cortland (New Jersey Athletic Conference)
First Team Defense
Defensive Line: Cory Homer, Sr., Lebanon Valley (Middle Atlantic Conference)
Defensive Line: Sean Whelan, Sr., Ursinus (Centennial Conference)
Defensive Line: Allen Petros, Sr., Moravian (Centennial Conference)
Defensive Line: Mike Jaskowski, Sr., Delaware Valley (Middle Atlantic Conference)
Linebacker: Greg Martell, Sr., Ursinus (Centennial Conference)
Linebacker: Bekim Bujari, Sr., Kean (New Jersey Athletic Conference)
Linebacker: Jeff Morgan, Sr.,Wesley (Independent)
Defensive Back: Terrance Osborne, Jr., Delaware Valley (Middle Atlantic Conference)
Defensive Back: Shawn Brown, Sr., The College of New Jersey (New Jersey Athletic Conf.)
Defensive Back: Dakevis Howard, Sr., Wesley (Independent)
Defensive Back: Chris Rountree, Jr., Ursinus (Centennial Conference)
First Unit Special Teams
Kicker: Billy Daniels, Sr., Kean (New Jersey Athletic Conference)
Punter: Jake Nichols, Sr., McDaniel (Centennial Conference)
Return Specialist: Anthony Davis, Fr., Widener (Middle Atlantic Conference)
Second Team Offense
Quarterback: Hewitt Tomlin, Sr., Johns Hopkins (Centennial Conference)
Running Back: Marty Reinhardt, Sr., Albright (Middle Atlantic Conference)
Running Back: Zach Tivald, Sr., Wilkes (Middle Atlantic Conference)
Wide Receiver: Eddie Eisenhart, Fr., Rowan (New Jersey Athletic Conference)
Wide Receiver: Scott Pillar, Sr., Albright (Middle Atlantic Conference)
Tight End: Adam Moses, Jr., Waynesburg (Presidents'Athletic Conference)
Offensive Line: Victor Jaramillo, Sr., Ursinus (Centennial Conference)
Offensive Line: Ed Rodger, Sr., Johns Hopkins (Centennial Conference)
Offensive Line: Roland Massimino, Sr., Johns Hopkins (Centennial Conference)
Offensive Line: David Green, Sr., Rowan (New Jersey Athletic Conference)
Offensive Line: Armand Jenifer, So., Johns Hopkins (Centennial Conference)
Second Team Defense
Defensive Line: Ray Wegrzynek, Sr., Kean (New Jersey Athletic Conference)
Defensive Line: Steve Williams, Jr., Rowan (New Jersey Athletic Conference)
Defensive Line: Darryl Moore Jr., Sr., Waynesburg (Presidents' Athletic Conference)
Defensive Line: Jarred Frawley, Sr., Grove City (Presidents' Athletic Conference)
Linebacker: Nick Bricker, So., The College of New Jersey (New Jersey Athletic Conf.)
Linebacker: Ken Fowlkes, Sr., Delaware Valley (Middle Atlantic Conference)
Linebacker: Neil Sorice, Sr., Washington & Jefferson (Presidents' Athletic Conference)
Defensive Back: Eric Sharkey, Sr., Rowan (New Jersey Athletic Conference)
Defensive Back: D.J. Romano, Sr., Cortland (New Jersey Athletic Conference)
Defensive Back: Michael Milano, Sr., Johns Hopkins (Centennial Conference)
Defensive Back: Nathan Melhorn, Jr., Washington & Jefferson (Presidents' Athletic Conf.)
Second Unit Special Teams
Kicker: Sean Fakete, So., Lebanon Valley (Middle Athletic Conference)
Punter: Tyler Olsson, Sr., The College of New Jersey (New Jersey Athletic Conference)
Return Specialist: Al Desiderio, Sr., Ursinus (Centennial Conference)
