Football Places League-Leading 24 Players on CAA Academic All-Conference Team

RICHMOND, Va. – The University of New Hampshire football program placed a league-high 24 members on the 2012 CAA Academic All-Conference Team, announced Tuesday by the league. The team is comprised of starters and important reserves with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better on a 4.00 scale for their entire academic careers.

Here are UNH's 24 CAA Academic All-Conference representatives:

Name                 Pos.         Cl.        Hometown                      Major
Alex Blane           OL           So.        North Andover, Mass.        Kinesiology: Sport Studies
Nick Cefalo          DB           So.        Basking Ridge, N.J.           English Teaching
Brian Ciccone       TE           So.        Manchester, Mass.            Business Admin.: Accounting
Dalton Crossan     RB           Fr.        Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.     Undeclared
Casey DeAndrade DB           Fr.        East Bridgewater, Mass.     Kinesiology: Phys. Ed. Pedagogy
Lamar Edmonds   DB          R-Fr.      Worcester, Mass.               Undeclared
Ryan Farrell         DB            Fr.       Westwood, Mass.               Undeclared
Sean Goldrich      QB          R-Fr.      West Haven, Conn.            Undeclared
Hayden Jardine    QB            Fr.       Tokyo, Japan                     Business Administration
Ryan Lynch          DB          So.       Atkinson, N.H.                   Nutrition          
Mike MacArthur    K/P           Jr.        North Hampton, N.H.         Nutrition
Walter McCarthy   OL           Sr.        Warwick, R.I.                    History
Chris McCormick  QB            Fr.        Winooski, Vt.                    Undeclared
Kevin McNally       LB           Fr.        Cornwall, N.Y.                   Kinesiology: Phys. Ed. Pedagogy
Justin Mello          WR          Jr.        Dartmouth, Mass.              Sociology
Nick Pellino            K            Sr.       Danvers, Mass.                 Mathematics, Physics
Brad Prasky          P/K          So.       Groton, Mass.                   Economics
Adam Riese           QB          Fr.        Hamilton, N.J.                   Undeclared
Daniel Rowe          DB          Fr.        Orange, N.J.                      Undeclared
Chris Setian          RB           Jr.        East Longmeadow, Mass.    Kinesiology: Phys. Ed. Pedagogy
Cam Seymour       WR          So.       Hyannis, Mass.                  Business Administration: Finance
Cam Shorey          TE           Fr.        Calais, Maine                     Business Administration
Harold Spears       TE           So.        Perkasie, Pa.                     Communication                   
Chris Zarkoskie     OL           Sr.        West Caldwell, N.J.             Psychology 

CAA football cited 141 student-athletes from its 11 institutions as members of its Academic All-Conference Team. The other league schools are Delaware, Georgia State, James Madison, Maine, Old Dominion, Rhode Island, Richmond, Towson, Villanova and William & Mary. For a complete list of the honorees, visit www.CAAFootball.com.

For more information on the UNH football program, visit www.unhwildcats.com.