Randolph Earns Second Team AP All-America Honors
Video: A Conversation With Dominic Randolph
WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross senior quarterback Dominic
Randolph (Amelia, Ohio) has been selected as a second team
All-American by the Associated Press. He becomes the first Crusader
to earn All-America honors from the AP since 1995, when offensive
lineman Tom Claro was a first team selection.
Randolph was previously named the Patriot League Offensive Player
of the Year, the ECAC Player of the Year and the Harry Agganis
Award winner, in addition to being a three-time first team
All-Patriot League and All-New England selection. He was also a
three-time finalist for the Walter Payton Award as the National
Player of the Year in the football championship subdivision, and
placed fifth in the voting this season.
During the 2009 season, Randolph completed 310 of 485 passes for
3,776 yards and 34 touchdowns. He set new Holy Cross single-season
records for yards of total offense (4,256) and touchdowns
responsible for (41), while tying the mark for touchdown passes
(34). Randolph led the nation in total offense, while standing
second in points responsible for, third in completions, fourth in
passing yards and 15th in pass efficiency.
Over the course of his career as a Crusader, he completed 1,131 of
1,786 passes for 13,455 yards and 117 touchdowns. Randolph owns the
Holy Cross and Patriot League career records for yards of total
offense (14,240 yards), passing yards, touchdown passes,
completions and pass attempts. He also set the New England
collegiate record for most career passing yards, and broke the NCAA
football championship subdivision records for most consecutive
games with a touchdown pass (42) and most consecutive games with
200 passing yards (41).
Holy Cross concluded the 2009 season with an overall record of
9-3, and won the Patriot League championship with a 5-1 mark in
conference games.
A complete list of the 2009 Associated Press football championship
subdivision All-America team follows.
2009 ASSOCIATED PRESS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION
ALL-AMERICA TEAM
First Team Offense
Quarterback: Armanti Edwards, senior, Appalachian
State.
Running Backs: Deji Karim, senior, Southern Illinois; Pat
Paschall, senior, North Dakota State.
Offensive Linemen: Derek Hardman, senior, Eastern Kentucky; Matt
McCraken, senior, Richmond; Vladimir Ducasse, senior,
Massachusetts; Jeff Hansen, senior, Montana State; Kyle Mutcher,
senior, Weber State.
Tight End: Clay Harbor, senior, Missouri State.
Wide Receivers: Terrell Hudgins, senior, Elon; Marc Mariani,
senior, Montana.
All-Purpose Player: Matt Szczur, junior, Villanova.
Kicker: Matt Bevins, sophomore, Liberty.
First Team Defense
Defensive Linemen: James Ruffin, senior, Northern Iowa;
Arthur Moats, senior, James Madison; Austen Lane, senior, Murray
State; Dane Fletcher, senior, Montana State.
Linebackers: Brandin Jordan, senior, Southern Illinois; J.C.
Sherritt, junior, Eastern Washington; Mike Morales, senior, UC
Davis.
Defensive Backs: Terrell Whitehead, senior, Norfolk State; Mark
Legree, junior, Appalachian State; Jeromy Miles, senior,
Massachusetts; Josh Morris, senior, Weber State.
Punter: Jonathan Plisco, freshman, Old Dominion.
Second Team Offense
Quarterback: Dominic Randolph, senior, Holy
Cross.
Running Backs: Chase Reynolds, junior, Montana; Toddrick Pendland,
senior, McNeese State;
Offensive Linemen: Benjamin Ijalana, junior, Villanova; Mario
Acitelli, senior, Appalachian State; Johnny Culbreath, junior,
South Carolina State; James Williams, senior, Harvard; Austin
Steichen, senior, Northern Iowa.
Tight End: Scott Sicko, senior, New Hampshire.
Wide Receivers: Tysson Poots, junior, Southern Utah; Buddy
Farnham, senior, Brown.
All-Purpose Player: LeRoy Vann, senior, Florida A&M.
Kicker: Craig Camay, senior, Chattanooga.
Second Team Defense
Defensive Linemen: Danny Batten, senior, South Dakota
State; Tim Knicky, senior, Stephen F. Austin; Adrian Tracy, senior,
William & Mary; Larry Hart, senior, Central Arkansas.
Linebackers: Matt Cohen, senior, Lehigh; Tyler Santucci, senior,
Stony Brook; George Howard, senior, Morgan State.
Defensive Backs: Charles Graves, senior, Delaware; Jason House,
junior, Southern; Patrick Stoudamire, senior, Western Illinois;
T.J. Heath, junior, Jacksonville State.
Punter: Jon Vanderwielen, senior, Idaho State.
Third Team Offense
Quarterback: Matt Nichols, senior, Eastern
Washington.
Running Backs: James Mallory, senior, Central Connecticut; Kyle
Minett, junior, South Dakota State.
Offensive Linemen: Dorian Brooks, senior, James Madison; Will
Rackley, senior, Lehigh; Levi Horn, senior, Montana; Joe Gibbs,
senior, Tennessee-Martin; Austin Howard, senior, Northern Iowa.
Tight End: John Sheffield, senior, Yale.
Wide Receivers: Jason Caldwell, senior, Fordham; Juamorris
Stewart, senior, Southern.
All-Purpose Player: Taiwan Jones, sophomore, Eastern
Washington.
Kicker: Zach Kutch, senior, Illinois State.
Third Team Defense
Defensive Linemen: Christian Anthony, senior, Grambling
State; Tim Kukucka, senior, Villanova; Josh Beard, senior,
Chattanooga; Mychal Savage, senior, Youngstown State.
Linebackers: Wes McDermott, sophomore, Morehead State; Jake Lewko,
senior, Penn; Jacque Roman, senior, Appalachian State.
Defensive Backs: Anthony Beck, senior, Prairie View A&M;
Justin Rogers, junior, Richmond; Korey Lindsey, junior, Southern
Illinois; Josh Norman, sophomore, Coastal Carolina.
Punter: Jahmal Blanchard, senior, Hampton.
