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12:32 p.m., Jan. 2, 2003--Eight members of the 2002 University of Delaware football team have been named to the Atlantic 10 Football Conference All-Academic team.
The Atlantic 10 cited 50 student-athletes–26 on offense and 24 on defense--from the 11 conference schools. Delaware's total of eight players trailed only Villanova, which placed 13 players on the team.
Six New Hampshire players and four each from Hofstra and Northeastern were recognized. To be eligible, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 and be a starter or key reserve.
Delaware players named to the team were junior wide receiver Corey Howard, sophomore offensive lineman Jared Wray, junior offensive lineman Jason Nerys, sophomore linebacker Ben Cross, sophomore defensive end Mondoe Davis, sophomore defensive tackle Brian Jennings, sophomore defensive tackle Chris Mooney and sophomore linebacker Mark Moore.
Howard, a political science major, posted a 3.12 grade point average (GPA). He caught 12 passes for 134 yards in 2002. Wray, a mechanical engineering major with a 3.46 GPA, started 11 games at offensive guard and tackle.
Nerys, an exercise physiology major with a 3.26 GPA, earned second team All-Atlantic 10 honors after starting all 12 games at offensive guard and Cross, a civil engineering major with a 3.95 GPA, had three tackles as a backup at linebacker and special teams standout.
Davis, a sociology major with a 3.16 GPA, started 11 games at defensive end and collected 66 tackles, including seven for loss and three sacks, and Jennings, a wildlife conservation major with a 3.15 GPA, played in11 games and posted 16 tackles, including one sack.
Mooney, an accounting major with a 3.43 GPA, started all 12 games and had 29 tackles, including 8.5 for loss and 3.5 sacks, and Moore, a biology education major with a 3.24 GPA, played in all 12 games as a backup linebacker and starting long snapper on punts and had 41 tackles, including one sack.
Both Mooney and Cross were named to the Verizon/College Sports Information Directors of America District II All-Academic team.
Article by Neil Thomas
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