Westfield State Places Three Individuals On 2009 ECAC Division III Football Northeast All-Star Squad
Westfield State seniors Nick Leverone and Josh Mathieu, along with junior Chris Stengel, have been named to the 2009 ECAC Division III Football Northeast All-Star Squad for their efforts in leading the Owls to a 7-3 campaign this fall
Courtesy Westfield State Sports Information
Three Westfield State players -
senior defensive back Nick Leverone (Natick,
Mass.), senior defensive back Josh Mathieu
(Fitchburg, Mass.) and junior Chris Stengel
(Forest Hill, Md.) - were selected to the ECAC 2009 Division III
Northeast Football All-Stars.
The Owls had the second most players named to the ECAC all-star
squad, with unbeaten Amherst leading the way with four players.
Thirteen players from the New England Football Conference (NEFC)
were selected ECAC all-stars, with Westfield the only NEFC squad
with more than one player on the all-star squad.
Mathieu and Stengel have been chosen to multiple post-season
squads. Mathieu leads the NCAA Division III in pass defended (7
interceptions, 15 pass breakups) and Stengel ranks sixth nationally
in punting average (40.23).
Leverone was one of eight Owls selected to the NEFC Bogan Division
all-conference first team. The Merrimack College transfer was
Westfield's sixth leading tackler with 45 tackles, including 34
solo stops. He had five interceptions and four pass breakups.