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EDINBORO, PA – The honors continue to come
in for Edinboro University football players Ben Stroup
(Columbus, OH/ Hilliard Davidson) and Kyle Witucki
(Tarentum, PA/Highlands). Stroup and Witucki were named to the
D2Football.com All-Northeast Region Team, which was announced
today. Both were selected to the first team and will now advance
to the national ballot.
Stroup has already been named a first team AP
Little All-America and was also selected a second team Daktronics
All-American. Witucki was also accorded second team Daktronics
All-American honors.
Stroup, a 6’1”, 213 lb. senior, was
named the PSAC West Defensive Player of the Year. He spearheaded
an Edinboro defense which ranked first in the PSAC in rushing
defense and total defense, and third in scoring defense, along
with ranking sixth in Division II in rushing defense, 24th in
scoring defense and 26th in total defense. He led the Fighting
Scots with 105 tackles, the most since 1996. He also paced the
team in tackles for losses (17.5), sacks (5.5), and passes broken
up (7), while intercepting two passes and forcing a pair of
fumbles.
Stroup had a career-high 19 tackles against
California(Pa.), and had 14 tackles with a pair of sacks vs.
Bloomsburg. He led the PSAC in tackles and ranked 18th in Division
II, along with being ranked fourth in the league and 22nd
nationally in tackles for losses. He was also an All-PSAC-West
first team selection a year ago, when Edinboro’s defense led
Division II in scoring defense, rushing defense and total defense.
Witucki landed on the team in his first year as
a starter, and also earned first team All-PSAC West accolades.
After catching 22 passes for 6 TDs in his first two seasons, the 6’3”,
237 lb. junior hauled in 31 passes for 455 yards with 5 TDs. He is
already tied for eighth in career touchdown receptions with 11.
Witucki caught at least one pass in all but one game, with two
touchdown receptions vs. Shippensburg. He had a career-best 5
catches for 80 yards and a touchdown against St. Anselm.
Edinboro finished its first season under head
coach Scott Browning with a 6-5 record. |
