Carnegie Mellon’s Pogorelc Named D3football.com First Team All-America; Bikulege and Jaeb Named All-Region

(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) – Senior offensive lineman Sean Pogorelc (Centreville, Va./Chantilly) of the Carnegie Mellon University football team was named First Team D3football.com All-America while senior running back Luke Bikulege (Greer, S.C./St. Joseph's Catholic) and sophomore punter Casey Jaeb (San Jose, Calif./Bellarmine Prep) were named to the D3football.com All-South team.

Pogorelc is the Tartans first All-American since 2017, as it marks the seventh straight season the Tartans have had at least one player receive an All-Region accolade.

Because of the limited number of teams participating and games played during the pandemic, no players or coach of the year were named for 2020-21. The 2020-21 All-Region team was drawn from all regions, encompassing the top players who were not named to the All-America team.

Pogorelc, a first team All-Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) selection, is a three-year starter for the Cardinal and Gray and played a huge factor in the blocking upfront. He paved the way for Bikulege and the Tartans, who were third in the PAC in rushing offense.

Bikulege and Jaeb were also first team All-PAC honorees. Bikulege rushed for 417 yards on 87 carries for an average of 4.8 yards per carry, and averaged 104.2 yards per game, which ranked third in the PAC. The senior led the PAC with seven rushing touchdowns while recording two in each of the Tartans first three games. In the Tartans win over Geneva, Bikulege rushed the ball a career-best 30 times for 193 yards.

Jaeb led the PAC averaging 40.1 yards per punt on 14 punts. The sophomore landed six of his punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line while five were signaled for a fair catch.