Football: Team recognizes players' contributions for '09 Season
Issue date: 1/2/10 Section: Titantown Sports
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College football team held its annual awards banquet on Sunday, Jan. 31, in the Witherspoon Room of the McKelvey Campus Center. Fifth-year head coach Jeff Hand awarded letters to 47 lettermen as well as academic awards and team awards voted on by the players.
Top honors went to senior running back Nick McKolosky (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop), who was named the team's Most Valuable Player for a second straight year, as well as earning the Titan of the Year Alumni Award for his exemplary attitude, work ethic, and teamwork.
McKolosky, a first-team all-conference selection in 2009, was the Presidents' Athletic Conference's (PAC) third-leading rusher with 82.7 yards per game. He rushed for 744 yards on 199 carries including nine touchdowns, while also catching 19 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown. McKolosky, who started and played in all but one game during his four-year career, ranks fifth in school history for career rushing yards (2,891) and sixth for total touchdowns (30).
Top honors went to senior running back Nick McKolosky (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop), who was named the team's Most Valuable Player for a second straight year, as well as earning the Titan of the Year Alumni Award for his exemplary attitude, work ethic, and teamwork.
McKolosky, a first-team all-conference selection in 2009, was the Presidents' Athletic Conference's (PAC) third-leading rusher with 82.7 yards per game. He rushed for 744 yards on 199 carries including nine touchdowns, while also catching 19 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown. McKolosky, who started and played in all but one game during his four-year career, ranks fifth in school history for career rushing yards (2,891) and sixth for total touchdowns (30).
Senior defensive lineman Neil Falco (Pleasantville, Pa./Titusville) also collected two awards as the team's Defensive Most Valuable Player and the recipient of the "Battle of the Trenches" Award for the top interior lineman. Falco was a second-team all-PAC selection in 2009 who ranked seventh in the PAC with 4.5 sacks (0.50 per game), while his 50 tackles (20 solo, 8.5 for losses) ranked fifth on the team. A two-year starter, Falco also logged two pass break-ups and one forced fumble in 2009.
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