UAA Announces 30th Anniversary Football Team

(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) – The University Athletic Association (UAA) announced its 30th Anniversary Football Team on Thursday, November 9. One hundred seventy student-athletes earned the honor with 38 representing Carnegie Mellon University.

The team consists of each student-athlete who was named Player of the Year (Offense, Defense, or Special Teams) or accumulated five or more points in his career, with two points awarded for All-Association first-team recognition, and one point for second-team honors.

Among those honored is 2008 William V. Campbell Trophy finalist and three-time Academic All-American Brian Freeman (2005-2008). Travis Sivek (2004-2007) earned Offensive Player of the Year twice while Brian Khoury (2013-2016) was named Defensive Player of the Year in two consecutive seasons. Sivek was also a four-time first team selection with Mike Campie (1996-1999) and Aaron Lewis (2003-2006) joining him with that distinction. Earning first-team honors three times with one second-team honor was Nathan Cheek (2010-2013)

Others making the list for the Tartans were:

Matt Adams (Punter) - three-time first team
Ray Ardire (LB) - 1995 Defensive POY, two-time first team
Scott Barnyak (RB) - 1990 Offensive POY, three-time first team
Sam Benger (RB) - 2015 Offensive POY, two-time first team (RB), once first team (KR)
Patrick Blanks (RB) - two-time first team, once second team special teams
Ben Burton (DL) - three-time first team
Ricardo Clarke (RB) - three-time first team
Clay Crites (DL) - two-time first team, once second team
Chris Dee (QB) - two-time first team
Jason Funke (DB) - two-time first team, once second team, once second team special teams
Robert Gimson (RB) - three-time first team
Nathaniel Greenstein (K) - two-time first team, two-time second team
Fred Harding (K) - two-time first team, once second team
Chuck Jackson (OL) - three-time first team
Ryan Jok (DL) - two-time first team, once second team
Rob Kalkstein (QB) - 2012 Offensive POY, two-time first team, once second team
Tyler Kohman (P,K) - two-time first team, two-time second team (same season)
Robert Locke (DB) - three-time first team
Greg Marmol (RB) - 1991 Offensive POY
Mike McLauglin (WR, KR) - two-time first team (WR), once first team & once second team (KR)
Anima Nwankwo (DL) - two-time first team, once second team
Robert O'Toole (LB) - three-time first team
Richard Pattison (P) - two-time first team, once second team
Michael Pignatiello (OL) - two-time first team, once second team
W. Tyler Reid (OL) - two-time first team, once second team
Gabe Renna (K) - 2016 Special Teams POY
Jonathan Scholl (DB) - two-time first team, once second team
Brad Stanley (RB) - 2003 Offensive POY
Chad Wilson (LB) - 1993 Defensive POY, three-time first team
Rich Wilson (OL) - two-time first team
Derek Wisniewski (TE) - two-time first team, once second team
Chad Zimmerman (OL) - three-time first team