2018 Tartan Football News
Tartan Football Announces 2019 Incoming Class
May 08, 2019
Carnegie Mellon University Head Football Coach Rich Lackner has announced the Tartans 2019 recruiting class. The Tartans will welcome 32 newcomers that hail from 12 different states.
Five Carnegie Mellon Football Players Named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society
April 10, 2019
The Carnegie Mellon University football team had five student-athletes named to the 2019 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers.
Athletes Build Robotic Wide Receiver
March 28, 2019
Fusing football passion with engineering expertise, a group of Carnegie Mellon University athletes participated in the annual Build18 challenge to create a robotic wide receiver.
Football Announces 2019 Captains
March 06, 2019
Head Coach Rich Lackner of the Carnegie Mellon University football team has announced the captains for the 2019 season. The four rising seniors, Chris Haas (Coronado, Calif./Coronado), Michael Lohmeier (Clarendon Hills, Ill./Hinsdale Central), Parker Mellott (Ijamsville, Md./Urbana) and Willie Richter (Leander, Texas/Cedar Park) were voted captains by the Tartan football program.
Three Awarded Prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
February 13, 2019
Carnegie Mellon University football senior Rory Hubbard (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.) and 2018 women’s soccer graduates Haili Adams (Kirkland, Wash.) and Tori Iatarola (West Dundee, Ill.) have been selected to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for excelling academically and athletically while showing leadership and commitment to the community. Twenty-one males and 21 females across all three NCAA divisions were chosen as recipients for fall sports.
Willie Richter: A Student-Athlete Reflection
January 30, 2019
After three years of competing on the field of Gesling Stadium and excelling as a mechanical engineering student, junior Willie Richter has learned how to thrive as a student-athlete. Initially apprehensive of the competitive and rigorous environment at Carnegie Mellon University, Richter's ability to adapt to challenges is what has made him successful. In defeating nationally-ranked Case Western Reserve University in the Academic Bowl in November, Richter and the rest of the Tartans had a chance to exhibit this attribute.
33 Carnegie Mellon Football Players Recognized on PAC Academic Fall Honor Roll
January 22, 2019
The Carnegie Mellon University football team landed 33 members on the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Academic Honor Roll for the Fall 2018 semester. For the fifth consecutive fall, the Tartans had the most football players honored amongst the 11 schools that sponsor football in the PAC. Of the 33, 10 maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the first semester.
Kumm and Kennon Named to All-ECAC Team
December 17, 2018
Senior H-back Karl Kumm (Brick, N.J./Brick Township) and junior defensive back Anthony Kennon (Lancaster, Mass./Nashoba Regional) of the Carnegie Mellon University football team were named to the All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Football Team. Both received first team accolades.
Prather Signs to Play Professionally with the Sioux Falls Storm of the IFL
December 12, 2018
Former Carnegie Mellon University football standout wide receiver John Prather announced he has signed a contract to play professionally with the Sioux Falls Storm of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The Storm have won the IFL championship six times and have made eight straight appearances in the title game.
Four Football Players Named CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-America
December 12, 2018
Four Carnegie Mellon University football athletes were honored with selections to the 2018 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Google Cloud Academic All-America Division III Football Team. Three were named to the first team with one to the second team, as junior defensive lineman Michael Lohmeier (Clarendon Hills, Ill./Hinsdale Central) is a repeat honoree.
Kumm Named to D3football.com All-South Region Team
December 05, 2018
Senior H-back Karl Kumm (Brick, N.J./Brick Township), of the Carnegie Mellon University football team was named to the D3football.com 2018 All-South Region team. Kumm earned second-team honors, as the senior was selected in balloting by South Region sports information directors and D3football.com staff. This marks the fifth straight season the Tartans have had at least one player receive the accolade.
Football Claims 23 UAA Honors; Coaching Staff Honored
November 20, 2018
For the 11th time in program history, the Carnegie Mellon University football team claimed the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship with wins at University of Rochester and Case Western Reserve University. The league announced its postseason awards on Tuesday, as Head Coach Rich Lackner and his staff; Terry Bodnar, Andy Helms, Jeff Simmons, Bernie Colbert, Ben Gibboney, Zach Harvey, Carmelo R. Montalvo, Zach Richert and Kevin Sheridan were named Coaching Staff of the Year. It marked the seventh time that Lackner and his staff received the accolade.
Football Lands 18 on All-PAC Team
November 20, 2018
The Carnegie Mellon University football team had 18 members earn All-Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) distinction, announced by the conference office following voting by the league coaches on Tuesday. The Tartans place two on the first team and three on the second team while 12 were tabbed honorable mention with one named to the sportsmanship team.
Football Scores 28 Unanswered to Defeat Geneva; Cline Becomes All-Time Leader for TDs Thrown
November 17, 2018
Senior quarterback Alex Cline (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome) of the Carnegie Mellon University football team became the school’s all-time leader in touchdown passes after throwing four in the Tartans’ 35-14 win over the visiting Golden Tornadoes of Geneva College Saturday afternoon. The Tartans, who trailed 14-7, scored 28 unanswered points to end the season with a 6-4 overall record and 5-4 in Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) play. Geneva concludes its season at 2-8 and 2-7.
Eight Football Players Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
November 15, 2018
The Carnegie Mellon University football team had eight members named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District football team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). To be nominated for the award, a student-athlete must be a starter or significant reserve and maintain a GPA of 3.3 or better.
Three Tartans Garner Weekly Accolades
November 13, 2018
Junior running back Chris Haas (Coronado, Calif./Coronado), junior corner back Anthony Kennon (Lancaster, Mass./Nashoba Regional) and freshman placekicker Brandon Nguyen (Maitland, Fla./Lake Highland Preparatory) of the Carnegie Mellon University football team were recognized by the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) for their play in the Tartans’ 29-23 overtime win at 19th-ranked Case Western Reserve University this past Saturday. Haas and Kennon also garnered weekly recognition from the University Ath-letic Association (UAA), as the Tartans claimed their 11th Association title with the win over the Spartans.