Temple University Athletics
Brownell Named to Inquirer's Academic All-Area Football Team
12.9.07 | Football
Dec. 9, 2007
PHILADELPHIA - Temple sophomore Jake Brownell (Thorofare, N.J.) has been named to the 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Football Team, the newspaper announced on Sunday. Brownell is one of 24 student-athletes named to the team of players from the 10 Delaware Valley institutions that sponsor football.
The placekicker, who carries a 3.53 grade-point average in biology, played in all 12 games for the Owls this fall, handling field goals and extra points. Temple's leading scorer with 57 points, Brownell went 13-of-21 in field goals and 18-of-19 in extra points. He nailed a career-high three field goals in the win at Akron, including a career-long 41 yarder. Brownwell kicked the game-winning 39-yard field goal with just nine seconds on the clock to give Temple a 16-15 win over Northern Illinois en route to MAC Special Teams Player of the Week and OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week honors.
A member of the President's Academic Honor Roll and University Honors Program, Brownell earned a scholarship with the Cherry & White after initially joining the program as a walk-on. Last fall he was named a Sporting News Honorable Mention Freshman All-American. In order to be eligible for the All-Area team, a player must be of sophomore athletic standing, have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or key reserve. Ballots for the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Teams, which sponsored seven teams (men's cross country, women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's soccer, women's soccer, volleyball) this fall, were compiled and voted upon by the Philadelphia Area Sports Information Directors Association. The other nine schools eligible to nominate candidates for the team are Cheyney, Delaware Valley, La Salle, Penn, Rowan, Ursinus, Villanova, West Chester, and Widener. Cheyney led all schools with six members, while Penn boasted five honorees. Ursinus and Villanova had three members. Delaware Valley, Rowan, and Widener had two honorees each to comprise the rest of the squad. Villanova fifth-year senior tight end Matt Sherry was named the Performer of the Year. The 2007 season marks the third consecutive year that the Inquirer has sponsored the Academic All-Area Team team.
ACADEMIC ALL-AREA FOOTBALL TEAM
Student-Athlete School Cl. Major (G.P.A.) Hometown Justin Allen Cheyney Sr. Business (3.06) Waldorf, Md. Joe Anastasio Penn Sr. Wharton (Real Estate) (3.12) Camp Hill, Pa. Idriz Bauta Villanova Sr. Marketing (3.08) Brooklyn, N.Y. Xavier Blackwell Cheyney Sr. Business (3.28) St. Louis, Mo. Jake Brownell Temple So. Biology (3.53) Thorofare, N.J. Nick Cisler Penn Sr. Communications (3.32) Grand Rapids, Mich. Tyree Cooper Cheyney Sr. Criminal Justice (3.29) Piscataway, N.J. Dominique Curry Cheyney Jr. Geographical Information (3.07) Philadelphia, Pa. Chris Frank Ursinus Sr. Exercise and Sport Science (3.21) Blue Bell, Pa. Erik Frazier Cheyney So. Recreation Management (3.41) Philadelphia, Pa. Brandon Hawkins Cheyney Sr. Communications (3.12) Brandywine, Md. Brian Hrynczyszyn Ursinus Sr. Exercise and Sport Science (3.37) Bensalem, Pa. Patrick Kimener Penn Sr. Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) Grayslake, Ill. Keith Lynn Ursinus Sr. Physics (3.56) Allentown, Pa. Tyson Maugle Penn Jr. Biological Basis of Behavior (3.32) Duncansville, Pa. Robert McHugh Widener Sr. Criminal Justice (3.76) Philadelphia, Pa. Osayi Osunde Villanova So. Psychology (3.15) Bloomsburg, Pa. Chris Pinto Rowan Jr. Business Administration (3.45) Barnegat, N.J. Joe Rankin Rowan Sr. Health and Exercise Science (3.21) Toms River, N.J. Greg Rissinger Delaware Valley Jr. Social Sciences (3.84) Chalfont, Pa. Jamie Schild Widener Sr. Civil Engineering (3.55) Fairport, N.Y. Matt Sherry Villanova Sr. MBA Candidate (3.84) Rumford, R.I. Ralph Stambaugh Delaware Valley Jr. Criminal Justice (3.38) Westminster, Md. Bryan Walker Penn Sr. Wharton (Finance concentration) (3.13) Agoura Hills, Calif.
Performer of the Year: Matt Sherry, Villanova
