Temple University Athletics
Derenthal, Shelton Named ECAC All-Stars
1.8.09 | Football
Jan. 8, 2009
CAPE COD, Mass. - Temple seniors Alex Derenthal (Davie, Fla.) and Travis Shelton (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) have been named 2008 ECAC Football Bowl Subdivision All-Stars, the ECAC announced on Thursday.
A center, Derenthal was a Second-Team All-MAC pick by the coaches and a Third-Team All-MAC honoree by Phil Steele. He was the recipient of the George M. Illman Award for Leadership on and off the field at the team's annual banquet. Derenthal finished his career with a school record 47 consecutive starting appearances at center. He is a two-time team captain.
Temple's career leader in kickoff return yards, Shelton finished his career with 2,507 KOR yards. A Second-Team All-MAC honoree by the coaches and by Phil Steele, Shelton ranks No. 1 in the MAC and No. 3 nationally with a 31.30 KOR average. He had a 92-TD return at Kent State. The Owls have ranked among the nation's Top 3 all season, holding the No. 1 spot for three weeks.
Under third-year head coach Al Golden, Temple tied for second place in the East Division with a 4-4 record while finishing with a 5-7 overall record, the team's most wins since 1990. Five Owls were named to the All-MAC teams.
About the ECAC®
The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) is the nation's largest athletic conference and only multi-divisional conference, with 321 member institutions and over 122,000 student-athletes ranging across 16 states from Maine to North Carolina and westerly to Illinois. Established in 1938 with 58 charter members, the ECAC has since emerged as the nationwide leader in service.
The ECAC honors more than 2,500 student-athletes during the academic year through its all-star and player of the week programs. Each week, the conference has recognized 12 football players of the week, including offensive and defensive, in the Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA), Division II, and Division III (Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest Regions).
2008 ECAC Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) All-Stars
Player of the Year
Donald Brown, Connecticut
Rookie of the Year Jabaree Tuani, U.S. Naval Academy
Offense Pat White Sr. QB West Virginia Donald Brown Jr. RB Connecticut LeSean McCoy So. RB Pittsburgh Kenny Britt Jr. WR Rutgers Derrick Williams Sr. WR Penn State Nate Byhan Jr. TE Pittsburgh A.Q. Shipley Sr. OL Penn State Alex Derenthal Sr. OL Temple Ryan Stanchek Sr. OL West Virginia Ryan Durand Sr. OL Syracuse Rich Ohrnberger Sr. OL Penn State
Defense Aaron Maybin Jr. DL Penn State B.J. Raji Sr. DL Boston College Cody Brown Sr. DL Connecticut Mark Herzlich Jr. LB Boston College Morty Ivy Sr. LB West Virginia Scott McKillop Sr. LB Pittsburgh Navorro Bowman So. LB Penn State Anthony Scirrotto Sr. DB Penn State Darius Butler Sr. DB Connecticut Courtney Greene Sr. DB Rutgers Davonte Shannon So. DB Buffalo
Special Teams Conor Lee Sr. K Pittsburgh Pat McAfee Sr. P West Virginia Travis Shelton Sr. KOR Temple
