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The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference released the members of the 2022 PSAC All-Conference teams Wednesday. Indiana University of Pennsylvania took two awards as Duane Brown and Paul Tortorella were selected as offensive athlete and coach of the year, respectively, while Seton Hill University’s Jaylen McDuffie was voted as the defensive athlete of the year, and Gannon University’s Donnell Mason as freshman of the year.

The all-conference teams and major awards were selected by a vote of the league’s head coaches. 

For Duane Brown, he receives the Offensive Athlete of the Year award after assisting IUP in a 9-1 season and a shared PSAC Western Division title. This season, the Crimson Hawks had the second-ranked scoring offense in the league, with Brown taking part as the PSAC’s No. 1 receiver. Brown’s 116.1 receiving yards per game placed fifth nationally, and his 16 receiving touchdowns ranked third in all of Division II. Brown surpassed the 200-yard mark for the first time in his career in a win against East Stroudsburg, and posted 100+ receiving yards on five separate occasions this year. 

IUP’s other award goes to Paul Tortorella who wins PSAC West Coach of the Year for the third time, after previously receiving the honor in 2017 and 2019. This year, Tortorella led the Crimson Hawks to their 19th PSAC championship to tie for the most football titles in conference history. The championship also led to IUP’s selection as the No. 1 seed in Super Region 1 for the NCAA Division II Football Playoffs. With Tortorella at the helm, 12 Crimson Hawks made the 2022 all-conference team. 

The West’s Defensive Athlete of the Year is Seton Hill’s Jaylen McDuffie, who led the league in multiple defensive categories. McDuffie recorded 20.5 total tackles for an average loss of 1.86 yards per game to rank first in the league and 12th nationally. The linebacker’s 11 total sacks also led the PSAC and cracked the Top 15 in all of Division II. McDuffie additionally contributed 116 total tackles (second-most in the PSAC), two forced fumbles, eight quarterback hurries, and a pass breakup to claim the defensive award. 

Gannon’s Donell Mason drew the final major honor as the Freshman of the Year. In his first season, Mason became a leading receiver for his team by accumulating 332 total receiving yards and one touchdown on 26 receptions. His 40.5 yards per game would rank third among all Golden Knights and Top 20 within the conference. 

Of all West teams, Slippery Rock had the most all-conference selections with 14, while their PSAC West Co-Champions IUP ended up with 12 and Gannon with 11. 

The full all-conference teams are listed below: 

2022 PSAC Football Western Division All-Conference and Major Awards 

Offensive Athlete of the Year: Duane Brown, IUP

Defensive Athlete of the Year: Jaylen McDuffie, Seton Hill

Freshman of the Year: Donell Mason, Gannon

Coach of the Year: Paul Tortorella, IUP

 

PSAC FOOTBALL WESTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE FIRST TEAM

Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
QB	Kory Curtis	Gannon	R-Jr.	Cape Coral, Fla. / Bryant
RB	Melvin Blanks*	Gannon	Sr.	Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Hills
RB	Chris D’Or	Slippery Rock	So.	Greenacres, Fla. / Cardinal Newman
RB	Dayjure Stewart	IUP	R-So.	York, Pa. / York
OT	Noel Brouse !	California (Pa.)	Sr.	Slatington, Pa. / Parkland
OT	Darrell Davis *!	IUP	Gr.	Union, N.J. / Union
OT	Daniel Morales !	Seton Hill	Sr.	Alpharetta, Ga. / Milford Academy
OG	Jacob Petit	Gannon	Jr.	Uniontown, Ohio / Archbishop Hoban
OG	John Robinson^	IUP	Gr.	Pittsburg, Pa. / Woodland Hills
C	Bryce Perkins *!	California (Pa.)	Sr.	Gettysburg, Pa. / Delone Catholic
C	Collin Pietropola ^!	IUP	R-Jr.	Wellsboro, Pa. / Wellsboro
TE	Max Maciejewski	Slippery Rock	R-Jr.	Monongahela, Pa. / Ringgold
WR	Ke’John Batiste	Gannon	R-Jr.	Covington, La. / Butler CC
WR	Duane Brown**	IUP	R-Sr.	Spring Church, Pa. / Apollo-Ridge
WR	JaQuae Jackson	California (Pa.)	Jr.	Pittsburgh, Pa. /Serra Catholic
RS	Jawon Hall	Slippery Rock	So.	Monaca, Pa. / Lackawanna
PK	Anthony Beitko	California (Pa.)	So.	White Oak, Pa. / McKeesport

PSAC FOOTBALL WESTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM

Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
DL	DJ Adediwura	Slippery Rock	Sr.	Columbia, Md. / Fairmont State
DL	Jeff Marx**	Slippery Rock	R-Sr.	Youngstown, Ohio / Ursuline
DL	Gregory Moore II	IUP	Gr.	Brandon, Fla. / Stetson
DL	Malachi Woody	Gannon	R-Jr.	Lynchburg, Va. / Liberty Christian Academy
DL	Nick White*	Gannon	R-Jr.	Randallstown, Md. / Milford Mill Academy
LB	Noah Dillow*	California (Pa.)	Jr.	Alum Bank, Pa. / Chestnut Ridge
LB	Drew DiNunzio-Biss	IUP	R-So.	Vandergrift, Pa. / Kiski Area
LB	Jake Holl	Mercyhurst	Gr.	Cranberry Twp, Pa. / Seneca Valley
LB	Jaylen McDuffie*	Seton Hill	R-Sr.	Waldorf, Md. / McDonough
DB	Darius Bruce^	IUP	So.	Pittsburgh, Pa. / Westinghouse
DB	Chris Farnsworth	Gannon	R-Jr.	Bristol, Pa. / Milton Hershey
DB	Jalen Dangerfield	Slippery Rock	R-So.	Abington, Md. / Harford
DB	Kavon Morman	California (Pa.)	Sr.	Pittsburgh, Pa. / Obama Academy
P	Reed Martin^	Edinboro	So.	Plum, Pa. / Plum Senior High

 

PSAC FOOTBALL WESTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE SECOND TEAM

Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
QB	Noah Grover	Slippery Rock	R-Sr.	Phoenix, Ariz. / North Dakota
RB	Eric McKan III	California (Pa.)	So.	Washington, D.C. / Bullis (Md.)
RB	Khalil Owens^	Clarion	Jr.	Germantown, Md. / Northwest
RB	Dustin Shoaf	Mercyhurst	R-Jr.	West Newton, Pa. / Yough
OT	Yuriy Hryckowian	Slippery Rock	Jr.	Chalfont, Pa. / Central Bucks-South
OT	Gabriel Huslander	Edinboro	So.	Delta, Pa. / Kennard-Dale
OG	Montana Nietert*	Gannon	R-Jr.	Aurora, Ohio / Aurora
OG	Colton Rossi	Slippery Rock	Jr.	New Wilmington, Pa. / Wilmington
C	Jeff Burkhart	Slippery Rock	Jr.	Watsontown, Pa. / Lock Haven
TE	Grant Smith !	IUP	R-Sr.	Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin
TE	Alex Whittaker !	Gannon	R-Sr.	Medina, Ohio / Saginaw Valley State
WR	Hilton Ridley	IUP	R-So.	Lancaster, Pa. / Manheim Twp.
WR	Thaddeus Stanfield	Edinboro	So.	Bowie, Md. / Annapolis Area Christian
WR	Kyle Sheets	Slippery Rock	Jr.	Springboro, Pa. / Conneaut Area
RS	Thaddeus Stanfield	Edinboro	So.	Bowie, Md. / Annapolis Area Christian
PK	Jarrett Esposito	Clarion	Gr.	Brockway, Pa. / Brockway

PSAC FOOTBALL WESTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAM

Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
DL	Gerald Brown	California (Pa.)	Sr.	Duquesne, Pa. / West Mifflin
DL	MaLik Bridgeman	Gannon	Sr.	Washington, D.C. / Gonzaga College HS
DL	Dioh Desuah	Seton Hill	Sr.	Newark, N.J. / North Star Academic Charter
DL	Raunya Mitchell	IUP	R-Sr.	Harrisburg, Pa. / Susquehanna Twp.
DL	Derick Korboi	California (Pa.)	Sr.	Upper Darby, Pa. / Upper Darby
LB	Clay Cunningham	Edinboro	R-So.	Mayfield, Ohio / Mayfield
LB	Keith Thompson	Gannon	R-Sr.	Woodbridge, Va. / Woodbridge
LB	Matt Tobey	California (Pa.)	Jr.	Chalfont, Pa. / Central Bucks South
LB	Brandon Tuck-Hayden	Slippery Rock	Sr.	Akron, Ohio / Wayne State (Mich.)
DB	Na’Sir Douglas	Seton Hill	So.	Harlem, N.Y. / Cardinal Hayes
DB	Jaheim Howard^	IUP	R-So.	Erie, Pa. / Erie Cathedral
DB	Allen Stritzinger	Edinboro	Gr.	Detroit, Mich. / De La Salle
DB	Jacob Williams	Slippery Rock	R-Sr.	Fairlawn, Ohio / Ashland
P	Kyle Butts !	Slippery Rock	R-Sr.	Clarksville, Md. / Monmouth
P	Clayton Rosensteel !	California (Pa.)	Fr.	Donora, Pa. / Ringgold

* Indicates previous All-PSAC First Team selection

^ Indicates previous All-PSAC Second Team selection

! Indicates tie

ABOUT THE PSAC

Headquartered in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference comprised of 18 institutions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The member institutions are Bloomsburg, California (Pa.), Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Gannon, Indiana (Pa.), Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Mercyhurst, Millersville, Pitt-Johnstown, Seton Hill, Shepherd, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West Chester.

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