Football Announces 2008 Awards
12/14/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 14, 2008
OXFORD, Ohio -- JAKE RICHARDSON, originally a walk-on punter from Oxford's Talawanda High School, has been named as Miami University football's Most Valuable Player for 2008. The presentation was made Sunday at the team's annual football banquet, held at MU's Shriver Center.
Richardson, a first-team all-Mid-American Conference choice in 2008, was the MAC's leading punter with a 45.38 average, a Miami single-season record. The senior ranked fourth in this year's NCAA statistics and finished his RedHawk career as the most prolific punter in Miami history.
Other individual award winners included:
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING: Chris Shula (Sr., LB, Cooper City, FL)
JOHN BAUMES FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Brandon Brooks (R-Fr., OG, Milwaukee, WI)
JOHN SCHERZ OUTSTANDING WALK-ON: Seth Philip (So., K, Columbus)
TRENCH WARRIOR: Dave DiFranco (Sr., OT, LaGrange)
VIC WALTZ OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Joe Coniglio (Sr., DE, Rockford, IL)
KEITH SWAILES OUTSTANDING JUNIOR: Andre Bratton (Jr., RB, Woodbridge, VA)
SPECIAL TEAMS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: NATE PARSEGHIAN (Sr., PK, Sylvania)
CAPTAINS AWARD: Joey Hudson (Sr., LB, Piqua), Robbie Wilson (Sr., Apache, Cincinnati), Dave DiFranco
OFFENSIVE SCOUT OF THE YEAR: Zac Dysert (Fr., QB, Ada)
DEFENSIVE SCOUT OF THE YEAR: Mike Johns (Fr., DT, Oak Forest, IL)
SOARING HAWKS: Jake O'Connell (Sr., TE, Naples, FL); Tom Crabtree (Sr., TE, Carroll), Joe Hudson
2008 VARSITY LETTER WINNERS: MITCH ANDERSON (So., WR, Canton); Clay Belton (R-Fr., QB, Dayton); Ben Bennett (Jr., DB, Capitol Heights, MD); Caleb Bostic (Jr., LB, Galloway); Andre Bratton (Jr., RB, Woodbridge, VA); Brandon Brooks (So., OG, Milwaukee, WI); Jordain Brown (R-Fr., DL, Chicago, IL); Wendell Brunson (Jr., DB, Fort Pierce, FL); Kendrick Bruton (R-Fr., TE, Miamisburg); Martin Channels (Jr., DL, Xenia); BRAYDON COOMBS (Jr., WR, Cincinnati); Joe Coniglio (Sr., DE, Rockford, IL); Morris Council, III (So., DL, Decatur, GA); Tom Crabtree (Sr., TE, Carroll); Travis Craven (Jr., DL, Fort Wayne, IN); David Davis (So., LB, Decatur, GA); Kyle Decker (Sr., Holder, Granville); Dave DiFranco (Sr., OT, LaGrange); Peris Edwards (So., DB, Toledo); DeAndre Gilmore (So., DB, St. Louis, MO); Chris Givens (So., WR, Chillicothe); Bob Gulley (So., OL, Berea); Eugene Harris (So., Atlanta, GA); Joey Hudson (Sr., LB, Piqua); Ryan Kennedy (So., LB, Libertyville, IL); Anthony Kokal (R-Fr., DB, Warren); Mickey Mann (Sr., LB, Amherst); Thomas Merriweather (So., RB, Florissant, MO); Clayton Mullins (Sr., LB, Fairborn); Jake O'Connell (Sr., TE, Naple, FL); Brian Palascak (Sr., DB, Chicago, IL); Nathan Parseghian (Sr., PK, Sylvania); Mark Paun (Jr., DL, Strongsville); Seth Philip (So., K, Columbus); Donovan Potter (So., WR, Trotwood); Daniel Raudabaugh (Jr., QB, Coppell, TX); Sean Redwine (So., DL, Reading); Rob Reiland (R-Fr., TE, Canton); JAKE RICHARDSON (Sr., P, Oxford; Armand Robinson (So., WR, Reynoldsburg); Rion Robinson (Sr., LB, Dayton); Jamal Rogers (So., WR, Fort Myers, FL); Bryan Roland (Sr., DB, Detroit, MI); Mike Rummler (So., LS, Cincinnati); Josh Satterthwait (Sr., OL, Roswell, GA); Pat Shepard (Sr., TE, Pittsburgh, PA); Chris Shula (Sr., LB, Cooper City, FL); Ken Staudinger (R-Fr., OL, Canton); Brandon Stephens (So., DB, Strongsville); Jordan Stevens (So., DL, Monroeville, PA); Steve Sutter (Sr., OL, Saint Henry); D.J. Svabik (So., DL, Van Wert); J.R. Taylor (Fr., RB, Reynoldsburg); Jeff Thompson (Jr., CB, Worthington); Cornelius Ward (R-Fr., Fort Washington, MD); Jerrell Wedge (R-Fr., LB, Upper Marlboro, MD); Nate Williams (So., OL, Parma); Robbie Wilson (Sr., Apache, Cincinnati); Dustin Woods (Jr., WR, Cincinnati).
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