Patriot League Announces Postseason Awards

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Patriot League Football All-League Teams and Major Awards Announced
Center Valley, Pa. - After an outstanding career that netted multiple Patriot League and Football Championship Subdivision records, Holy Cross senior quarterback Dominic Randolph added another accomplishment to his outstanding resume by becoming the first Patriot League player to earn three consecutive Offensive Player of the Year awards, it was announced on Tuesday along with all of the 2009 All-Patriot League Football team and major awards.

Randolph is just the third player to earn three Offensive Player or Player of the Year honors in Patriot League history. Lafayette running back Erik Marsh was named Offensive Player of the Year in 1992 and 1993 and Co-Player of the Year in 1994, while Colgate quarterback Ryan Vena earned Player of the Year honors in 1996, 1997 and 1999. The Player of the Year award was given out from 1986-2000.

Randolph's coach, Tom Gilmore, joined him as a major award winner as he claimed his second Coach of the Year honor after leading the Crusaders to the Patriot League title. Gilmore previously won the award in 2006. Lehigh senior linebacker Matt Cohen was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first recipient of the award for the Mountain Hawks since Abdul Byron in 2001. Colgate freshman defensive back Demitri Diamond was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year. Diamond is just the second defensive player in the 24-year history of the Patriot League to claim the award, and is Colgate's second straight choice and third in the past five seasons.

Patriot League champion Holy Cross led all schools with 15 overall and seven First-Team All-Patriot League selections. Lafayette, Lehigh and Colgate all finished in a tie for second place in the Patriot League, and each notched five First-Team All-Patriot League selections. Lafayette led the group with 13 overall selections, while Lehigh had 10 and Colgate notched eight. Fordham also recorded eight overall All-Patriot League picks, with four on the first team. Half of Bucknell's four selections were on the first team, while Georgetown had the remaining All-League spot.

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