Nov. 13, 2003
Duquesne University running back Mike Hilliard (Homer City, Pa./Homer Center) and offensive tackle Ken Chambon (South Fayette, Pa./South Fayette) were named to the 2003 CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 Football Team released today.
Hilliard, a senior finance major with a 3.55 GPA, earned first team honors for the second consecutive season while Chambon, a senior reading/language arts major with a 3.30 GPA, was named to the second team for the first time. It marks the eighth consecutive season Duquesne has had at least one representative on the district team.
Hilliard, who was a Second Team Academic All-America last season, will have his name placed on the national ballot, with the 2003 Academic All-America Football Team to be released on Monday, December 1.
Hilliard enters this weekend's game versus Robert Morris 107 yards shy of the school single-season rushing yardage record. He also needs one more rushing touchdown to break the school record of 14 he currently shares with Pedro Bowman (1982). Hilliard ranks third in NCAA Division I-AA in rushing (146.8 ypg.), 7th in scoring (9.33 ppg.) and 16th in all-purpose yards (158.2 ypg.). The Homer City, Pa. native has run for 100 yards six times this season with a high game of 323 vs. La Salle on Sept. 27. The 323-yard outing, in addition to being a Duquesne school record, is the best single-game effort by any player at the I-A and I-AA levels this season. Hilliard has carried 245 times for 1,321 yards and 14 touchdowns on the year.
Chambon, a two-year starter at tackle, has helped clear the way for Hilliard by anchoring an offensive line that has enabled the Dukes average 33.3 points and 462.1 yards per game.
Duquesne (6-3, 5-0) clinched its fifth consecutive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Football League championship - and seventh league title in the last nine years - with a win over Saint Peter's on Oct. 18. By virtue of winning the title, the Dukes will host the Northeast Conference champion (TBA) in the ECAC Classic on Saturday, Nov. 22.
Duquesne closes out the regular season at home vs. cross-town rival Robert Morris on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at Rooney Field. The Robert Morris game marks the final home game for a DU senior class that has won four consecutive league titles in compiling a 35-8 overall record.
2003 Academic All-District II Football University Division Team
First Team
Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA Major(s)
QB Chad Schwenk Lehigh II Sr. Whitehall, PA 3.26 Management/Marketing
REC Dave Crockett Lehigh II Sr. Turnersville, NJ 3.70 Marketing/Management
REC Joe Bleymaier Delaware II So. Boise, ID 3.435 History
TE Ray Pilch Rutgers II Sr. Piscataway, NJ 3.311 Criminal Justice
RB Mike Hilliard Duquesne II Sr. Homer City, PA 3.55 Finance
RB Mikal Lundy Towson II Jr. Willingboro, NJ 3.45 Business Administration
OL Curt Wilson Lafayette II Sr. Northampton, PA 3.62 Mechanical Engineering
OL Stephen Bono Lafayette II Jr. Upper Saddle River, NJ 3.75 Civil Engineering
OL Dave Costlow Penn State II Gr. Lansdale, PA 3.65 Information Sciences/Technology
OL Justin Gibson Bucknell II Jr. Greensburg, PA 3.66 Accounting
OL Jon Schall Pittsburgh II Sr. Cincinnati, OH 3.50 Accounting
K Nick Novack Maryland II Jr. Charlottesville, VA 3.452 Kinesiology
DB Nathan Jones Rutgers II Sr. Scotch Plains, NJ 3.604 Finance
DB Andrew Guman Penn State II Jr. Allentown, PA 3.75 Finance
DB P.D. Moore Towson II Jr. Cape May Court House, NJ 3.29 Biology
DB Raymond Ventrone Villanova II Jr. Pittsburgh, PA 3.22 Finance
LB Jonathan LeDonne Robert Morris II Jr. Aliquippa, PA 4.00 Manufacturing Engineering
LB Gino Capone Penn State II Gr. Ashland, PA 3.28 Management Sciences/I.S.
LB Adam Lehnortt West Virginia II Jr. Oil City, PA 3.27 Business Management
DL Vince Crochunis Pittsburgh II Jr. Schuylkill Haven, PA 3.76 Political Science/Comm./History
DL Dan Stephens Pittsburgh II Jr. Wheeling, WV 3.76 Urban Studies
DL Ben Cross Delaware II Jr. Hamilton, VA 3.928 Civil Engineering
DL Shawn Tidwell Bucknell II Sr. Nampa, ID 3.55 Accounting
P Carl Parrish Saint Francis II Jr. Duncansville, PA 3.937 Accounting
Second Team
Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA Major(s)
QB Michael Robinson Penn State II Jr. Richmond, VA 3.21 Advertising/Public Relations
REC John Pennington West Virginia II Jr. Charleston, WV 3.26 Accounting
REC Michael McClelland Monmouth II So. Lincroft, NJ 3.97 Business Accounting
TE Bill Brossman Towson II Sr. Ephrata, PA 3.33 Chemistry
OL Mike Finn Villanova II Sr. Danville, PA 3.60 Political Science
OL Kevin Mager Towson II Sr. Monrovia, MD 3.49 Computer Science
OL Jason Nerys Delaware II Sr. Hillsdale, NJ 3.417 Fitness Management
OL Scott Fleming West Virginia II Jr. Plano, TX 3.54 Business
OL Ken Chambon Duquesne II Sr. South Fayette, PA 3.30 Reading/Language Arts
OL Garin Justice West Virginia II So. Gilbert, WV 3.35 Physical Education
K Peter Veldman Pennsylvania II Sr. Granger, IN 3.63 Biology
DB Blake Perry Princeton II Sr. Rancho Sante Fe, CA 3.25 Politics
DB Paris McLean LaSalle II Sr. Bordentown, NJ 3.41 Elementary/Special Ed.
DB Gio Vendemia Penn State II Jr. Greenville, PA 3.33 Kinesiology
LB David Ulmer Bucknell II Jr. Farmington, NY 3.43 Art
LB Mark Moore Delaware II Jr. Lewes, DE 3.245 Biology Education
LB Justin Marino Robert Morris II Jr. Uniontown, OH 3.50 Communications
DL Chris Young LaSalle II Sr. Philadelphia, PA 3.81 Accounting/Finance
DL Tim Kirby Princeton II Sr. San Mateo, CA 3.39 Economics
DL Chris Mooney Delaware II Jr. Huntington, NY 3.464 Accounting
DL Bob Pluta Monmouth II Sr. Toms River, NJ 3.441 Business Finance
DL Joe Weiss Princeton II Sr. Somers Point, NJ 3.39 Economics
P Todd James West Virginia II Sr. New Eagle, PA 3.40 Communications
