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Cramer, Balestracci Join the Watch
Created: 8/25/2003 12:19:29 PM
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The Sports Network, the most widely recognized source of information on Division I-AA football, has released its lists for the Payton and Buchanan Award Watches and a pair of Ivy Leaguers are included.
Dartmouth senior Casey Cramer is the lone tight end among the 16 players on the Payton Award Watch while Harvard senior linebacker Dante Balestracci is the only Ivy Leaguer on the Buchanan Award Watch.
The Walter Payton Award is awarded annually to the top player in I-AA football while the Buck Buchanan Award goes to the top defensive player in I-AA. The honors will be presented at the 17th annual I-AA College Football Awards on Dec. 18 in Chattanooga, Tenn., on the eve of the 2003 I-AA National Championship. The Eddie Robinson Award, honoring I-AA's top coach, and the Sports Network Cup, bestowed upon the nation's best I-AA mid-major program, will also be presented at that ceremony.
Cramer, a first-team All-American last year, caught 72 passes for 1,107 yards in 2002. Both of those numbers were -- by far -- the most by a tight end in Division I-A and I-AA.
Balestracci is positioned to become the first player in Ivy history to be named First Team All-League four times. Last season, he was a finalist for the Buchanan Award after making a team-leading 95 tackles (50 primary, 45 assists). He had 12 tackles-for-loss, including four sacks (for 36 yards), along with six pass break-ups, two forced fumbles, an interception, and a fumble recovery.
Following are the 32 current members of both the 'Payton Watch' and 'Buchanan Watch' lists, with additional information on each player, as well as history and facts about each of the I-AA awards, available at www.sportsnetwork.com.
'Payton Watch' Candidates
Muhammad Abdulqaadir, RB, Southern Illinois
Jermaine Austin, RB, Georgia Southern
Casey Cramer, TE, Dartmouth
Tramon Douglas, WR, Grambling State
Bruce Eugene, QB, Grambling State
Ryan Fuqua, RB, Portland State
Gary Jones, RB, Albany
Russ Michna, QB, Western Illinois
Robert Kent, QB, Jackson State
Rich Musinski, WR, William & Mary
Andre Raymond, RB, Eastern Illinois
Allen Suber, QB, Bethune-Cookman
Jack Tomco, QB, Southeast Missouri
Kirwin Watson, RB, Fordham
Chaz Williams, QB, Georgia Southern
Marcus Williams, RB, Maine
'Buchanan Watch' Candidates
Jared Allen, DE, Idaho State
Dante Balestracci, LB, Harvard
Levy Brown, S, Florida A&M
Tim Bush, DE, Montana
Liam Ezekiel, LB, Northeastern
Boomer Grigsby, LB, Illinois State
Isaac Hilton, DE, Hampton
Kane Ioane, S, Montana State
Alexis Moreland, S, Southern Illinois
Nick Ricks, LB, Eastern Illinois
Roderick Royal, LB, McNeese State
Lee Russell, LB, Western Illinois
K.T. Stovall, DE, Appalachian State
Charles Thompson, CB, Nicholls State
Tony Tiller, CB, East Tennessee State
Renauld Williams, LB, Hofstra
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Related Schools: Dartmouth, Harvard
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Related Sports: Football
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