Ten Football Players Earn All-Ivy League Honors

NCAA Football Between Dartmouth and Columbia

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin

11/20/2018 1:51:00 PM | Football

Four Lions earn First Team honors including Chris Alleyne, Daniel DeLorenzi, Ryan Gilbert and Mike Roussos; Second Team honorees include Sean White and Drew Schmid; Honorable Mention awards go to Landon Baty, Kyle Castner, Parker Coogan and Mike Hinton.

PRINCETON, N.J.—Led by four First Team selections—senior defensive back Ryan Gilbert, senior placekicker Chris Alleyne, junior defensive lineman Daniel DeLorenzi and first-year return specialist Mike Roussos—10 Columbia football players earned All-Ivy League football honors, the conference office announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Earning Second Team honors for Columbia were senior linebacker Sean White and sophomore punter Drew Schmid. Columbia's honorable mention picks include junior center Parker Coogan, senior wide receiver/wildcat quarterback Kyle Castner, senior defensive lineman Mike Hinton and senior defensive back Landon Baty.

The All-Ivy League Team and yearly football awards are picked and voted upon by the conference's eight head football coaches. The entire team is posted below.

On Saturday, Columbia completed its 2018 season with a 6-4 overall and 3-4 Ivy League record despite overcoming injuries and season-ending injuries to over 25 key players. The Lions registered back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1961 and 1962. Columbia has amassed 14 victories over the last two seasons, its highest win total in consecutive seasons since the institution joined the Ivy League in 1956. In addition, its six overall victories rank among the top-five season win totals since 1956.

Defensive lineman Daniel DeLorenzi set Columbia's record for most sacks in a season with 9.5 in 2018. He becomes the only player in the history of Columbia Football to lead the Ivy League in sacks (9.5). In addition, the Cedar Grove, N.J. native ranked No. 12 nationally in sacks per game (0.95) and No. 2 in the conference in tackles for loss (1.05 per game). DeLorenzi finished the year leading the Lions in tackles for loss (10.5-59 yards) and sacks (9.5-56 yards), ranked No. 6 on the squad in tackles (37), No. 4 in solo tackles (23) and finished with a forced fumble and pass breakup. He had a career-best 2.5 sacks in two different games: at Georgetown (Sept. 22) and at Brown (Nov. 10). In his three-year career, DeLorenzi has totaled 15.0 sacks for 88 yards, 19.5 tackles for loss for 103 yards and 69 total tackles (36 solo) in 27 games played.

A native of Bellevue, Wash., Ryan Gilbert led the Lions for the second consecutive season in tackles with 89 (48 solo) from his safety position. He also ranked No. 2 in the Ivy League in tackles at 8.9 per game, No. 36 nationally in tackles and tied for the team-lead in interceptions with two. Gilbert led Columbia in tackles in five of its 10 games this year, has registered 10 career double-digit tackle games and has led the Lions in tackles in 14 of their last 20 games. A two-time CoSIDa Academic All-District selection (2017 and 2018), Gilbert concludes his career with 196 total tackles (108 solo), three interceptions, nine pass breakups, 12 passes defended, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 33 games and 20 starts.

A San Diego, Calif. native, Chris Alleyne enjoyed a phenomenal senior year as he established Columbia season records for most field goals made (15), most points by a placekicker (69) and highest point after touchdown percentage (1.000, 24-24). Alleyne concludes the 2018 season ranked No. 9 nationally in field goals made per game (1.50), No. 15 in field goal percentage (15-18, 83.3%) and led the Ivy League in field goals and point after attempt conversion percentage. He also ranked No. 6 in the league in scoring (6.9 points per game), No. 3 in kick scoring (6.9) and led the Lions in overall scoring (69 points). Alleyne, who converted 15-18 field goals on the year, converted five field goals of over 40 yards and kicked a career-long 51-yarder vs. Yale on Oct. 27, which ranks as the second longest field goal in school history. In addition, Alleyne also registered 27 touchbacks in 51 kickoffs as Columbia's kickoff specialist.

First-year wide receiver Mike Roussos earned First Team All-Ivy League honors as a return specialist. He becomes just the second Columbia first-year in school history to earn First Team All-Ivy League honors following current junior placekicker Oren Milstein (2016). In Columbia's final game of the 2018 season vs. Cornell, Roussos became the first player in school history to score on both a kickoff and punt return in the same game as he returned a kickoff 87 yards for the dramatic game-winning touchdown with 45 seconds to play. He also scored on a school-record tying 91-yard punt return in the first quarter and earned Ivy League Special Teams Player and Rookie of the Week honors for his efforts. The New Port Richey, Fla. native set Columbia first-year records for most all-purpose yards in a game (206), most punt return yards in a game (91) and season (218), most total return yards in a game (192), longest punt return (91) and kickoff return (87) for a first year. On the season, Roussos led the Lions in punt returns (12-218, 18.2 average) and ranked second on the squad in kickoff returns (8-203, 25.4 average) and totaled 433 all-purpose yards.

A key playmaker on the Columbia defense, linebacker Sean White ranked No. 5 in the Ivy League and No. 2 on the Lions in tackles with 81 (42 solo). He also registered 2.0 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss and broke up two passes from his outside linebacker position. Over his four-year, 32-game, 20-start career, White finished with 131 total tackles (65 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss for 18 yards, 2.0 sacks, two interceptions and seven pass breakups. White is a Friendswood, Texas native.

A punter from San Diego, Calif., sophomore Drew Schmid follows in the long line of All-Ivy League punters at Columbia as he becomes the fourth consecutive punter in as many years to garner all-league honors. In 2018, his first as Columbia's starting punter, Schmid led the Ivy League in most punts placed inside the 20-yard line (21) and ranked second in punting average (38.8 yards per punt). Schmid's best game came against Yale on Oct. 27, when he set school-records for punting average with a minimum of 10 punts (44.7) and most punts downed inside the 20-yard line (7) after an 11-punt, 492-yard day which included a career long of 65-yards. He kicked four punts that traveled 50 yards and registered 17 fair catches.

Junior center Parker Coogan earns All-Ivy League honors for the first time in his career. The Kingwood, Texas native switched from right guard to center prior to the start of the 2018 season. Coogan has started 20 of his 22 career games played on the offensive line at Columbia.

Wide receiver Kyle Castner emerged during the tail end of the 2018 season as Columbia's triple-threat wildcat quarterback. On the year, Castner led the Lions in receptions (41), receiving yards (430) and all-purpose yardage (529) and ranked third in scoring (five touchdowns for 30 points). He ranked No. 7 in the Ivy League in receptions per game (4.1) and No. 9 in receiving yards per game (43.0). At Brown on Nov. 10, Castner tied a school-record with five touchdowns responsible for while scoring three rushing touchdowns and throwing for two more scores in leading the Lions to victory. An Indianapolis, Ind. native, Castner concludes his senior year with 65 receptions for 716 yards and one touchdown, completed four of five passes for 52 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 99 yards and five touchdowns on 22 carries. He has started the last 20 consecutive games.

A senior co-captain, Mike Hinton moved inside from defensive end to defensive tackle to help the team. He led the Lions and ranked No. 3 in the Ivy League with two forced fumbles and ranked No. 7 on the squad with 29 tackles (12 solo) and finished the 2018 season with 3.5 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss. In his four-year, 30-game, 28-start career, Hinton totaled 70 tackles (26 solo), 4.5 sacks for 27 yards, 13.5 tackles for loss and forced three fumbles. The Winston-Salem, N.C. native, who was named a William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist, always had a knack for making big plays at key moments throughout his career.

Columbia's sparkplug, defensive playmaker, inspirational leader and two-year team captain Landon Baty earns All-Ivy League honors for the second consecutive season. As a fifth-year senior in 2018, Baty tied for the team lead in interceptions with two and finished with 20 tackles and two pass breakups while seeing action in seven games due to an injury. In his 27-start, 29-game career, Baty totaled 142 tackles (76 solo), eight interceptions, 12 pass breakups, forced two fumbles and recovered a fumble. Combining his career, he was responsible for 10 turnovers. A Mountain View, Calif. native, Baty concludes his career ranked among school leaders in career interceptions (No. 14^th, 8), career passes defended (No. 8, 20) and career pass breakups (No. 15, 12).

Below is the Ivy League selections and award-winners:

2018 ALL-IVY LEAGUE FOOTBALL SELECTIONS

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Griffin O'Connor, Yale (Fr., QB – Huntington Beach, Calif.)

COACH OF THE YEAR
Bob Surace, Princeton

FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY^
Offense
* Matt Kaskey, Dartmouth (Sr., OL – Winnetka, Ill.)
Pat Kilcommons, Dartmouth (Sr., OL – Berwyn, Ill.)
Phil Berton, Dartmouth (Sr., OL – Oak Park, Ill.)
Larry Allen, Harvard (Sr., OL – Danville, Calif.)
Reily Radosevich, Princeton (Jr., OL – Manalapan, N.J.)
George Attea, Princeton (Sr., OL – East Amherst, N.Y.)
* John Lovett, Princeton (Sr., QB – Wantagh, N.Y.)
Aaron Shampklin, Harvard (So., RB – Paramount, Calif.)
Charlie Volker, Princeton (Sr., RB – Fair Haven, N.J.)
Alan Lamar, Yale (Jr., RB – Olive Branch, Miss.)
Jesper Horsted, Princeton (Sr., WR – Shoreview, Minn.)
* Reed Klubnik, Yale (Jr., WR – Austin, Texas)
Graham Adomitis, Princeton (Sr., TE – Ross Township, Pa.)

Defense
Daniel DeLorenzi, Columbia (Jr., DL – Cedar Grove, N.J.)
* Rocco Di Leo, Dartmouth (Sr., DL – Elmhurst, Ill.)
Jackson Perry, Dartmouth (Sr., DL – Las Vegas, Nev.)
Stone Hart, Harvard (Sr., DL – Olympia, Wash.)
Cooper Gardner, Penn (Sr., DL – Broomfield, Colo.)
* Jack Traynor, Dartmouth (Sr., LB – Lake Forest, Ill.)
* Nick Miller, Penn (Sr., LB – New Market, Md.)
Mark Fossati, Princeton (Sr., LB – Upper Saddle River, N.J.)
Tom Johnson, Princeton (Sr., LB – Moorestown, N.J.)
Ryan Gilbert, Columbia (Sr., DB – Bellevue, Wash.)
* Isiah Swann, Dartmouth (Jr., DB – Queen City, Ariz.)
Kyran McKinney-Crudden, Dartmouth (Sr., DB - Glastonbury, Conn.)
Wes Ogsbury, Harvard (Sr., DB – Denver, Colo.)
TJ Floyd, Princeton (Jr., DB – Jacksonville, Fla.)

Special Teams
Chris Alleyne, Columbia (Sr., K – San Diego, Calif.)
Jon Sot, Harvard (Fr., P – Clark, N.J.)
Mike Roussos, Columbia (Fr., RS – New Port Richey, Fla.)

SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY^
Offense
John Kilcommons, Dartmouth (Sr., OL – Berwyn, Ill.)
Tim O'Brien, Harvard (Sr., OL – San Diego, Calif.)
Liam Shanahan, Harvard (Jr., OL – Marlborough, Mass.)
Tommy Dennis, Penn (Sr., OL – East Setauket, N.Y.)
Dieter Eiselen, Yale (Jr., OL – Stellenbosch, South Africa)
Sterling Strother, Yale (Jr., OL – Moraga, Calif.)
Jared Gerbino, Dartmouth (Jr., QB – Rush, N.Y.)
Harold Coles, Cornell (Jr., RB – Erie, Pa.)
Karekin Brooks, Penn (Jr., RB – Marietta, Ga.)
Drew Hunnicutt, Dartmouth (Sr., WR – Argyle, Texas)
Steve Carlson, Princeton (Sr., WR – Jamestown, N.Y.)
JP Shohfi, Yale (Jr., WR – San Marino, Calif.)
Anton Casey, Brown (Sr., TE – Bethesda, Md.)

Defense
Daryle Banfield, Brown (Sr., DL – Bronx, N.Y.)
David Chalmers, Dartmouth (Sr., DL – Leesburg, Va.)
Richie Ryan, Harvard (Sr., DL – Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Mike Wagner, Princeton (Sr., LB – Victor, N.Y.)
Spencer Matthaei, Yale (Jr., DL – Bayville, N.Y.)
Sean White, Columbia (Sr., LB – Friendswood, Texas)
Jordan Hill, Harvard (So., LB – Silver Spring, Md.)
Jay Cammon, Jr., Penn (Sr., LB – Landover, Md.)
Jeremiah Tyler, Princeton (So., LB – Detroit, Mich.)
David Jones, Cornell (Jr., DB – Sugar Land, Texas)
Bun Straton, Dartmouth (Sr., DB – Honolulu, Hawaii)
Delan Stallworth, Princeton (So., DB – Cincinnati, Ohio)
Ben Ellis, Princeton (Sr., DB – Memphis, Tenn.)

Special Teams
Jake McIntyre, Harvard (Jr., K – Orlando, Fla.)
Ryan Kopec, Brown (Sr., P – Alpharetta, Ga.)
Drew Schmid, Columbia (So., P – San Diego, Calif.)
Tiger Bech, Princeton (Jr., RS – Lafayette, La.)

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-IVY
Offense
Phil Lynch, Brown (Jr., OL – Milton, Mass.)
Logan Winders, Brown (Sr., OL – Springfield, Ill.)
Parker Coogan, Columbia (Jr., OL – Kingwood, Texas)
J. Edward Keating, Cornell (Sr., OL – Birmingham, Mich.)
Henry Stillwell, Cornell (Sr., OL – Richmond, Va.)
Alex Deters, Princeton (Jr., OL – Cincinnati, Ohio)
Tom Stewart, Harvard (Sr., QB – Dallas, Texas)
Kurt Rawlings, Yale (Jr., QB – Bel Air, Md.)
Rashaad Cooper, Dartmouth (Sr., RB – Tracy, Calif.)
Collin Eaddy, Princeton (So., RB – Raleigh, N.C.)
Livingstone Harriott, Brown (Jr., WR – Central Islip, N.Y.)
Kyle Castner, Columbia (Sr., WR – Indianapolis, Ind.)
Adam Scott, Harvard (Sr., WR – Denton, Texas)
Steve Farrell, Penn (Sr., WR – Hillsdale, N.J.)
J.J. Howland, Yale (So., TE – Fiskdale, Mass.)

Defense
Mike Hinton, Columbia (Sr., DL – Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Niko Lalos, Dartmouth (Jr., DL – Copley, Ohio)
Joey DeMarco, Princeton (Jr., DL – Del Mar, Calif.)
Daniel Aidman, Brown (Sr., LB – Austin, Texas)
Reis Seggebruch, Cornell (Sr., LB – Tomball, Texas)
Jake Moen, Dartmouth (Sr., LB – Gilroy, Calif.)
Ryan Burke, Yale (Jr., LB – Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Landon Baty, Columbia (Sr., DB – Mountain View, Calif.)
Ryan Roegge, Dartmouth (Jr., DB – Marietta, Ga.)
Zach Miller, Harvard (Sr., DB – Houston, Texas)
Mohammed Diakite, Penn (Fr., DB – Northhampton, Pa.)
Jacob Martin, Penn (Jr., DB – Buford, Ga.)

Special Teams
Jack Soslow, Penn (Sr., K – Bryn Mawr, Pa.)
David Jones, Cornell (Jr., RS – Sugar Land, Texas)

^ First and Second Teams Expanded Due to Ties in Voting
* Unanimous Selection