North Park won a fourth game for the first time in 30 years, while Augustana beat Wash U in another CCIW showdown, King's handed Lebanon Valley its first conference loss and Middlebury snapped Trinity (Conn.)'s 15-game winning streak.
Doug Mandigo, who played at Middlebury and has been defensive coordinator at the school since 2011, will take over after the retirement of his former head coach, Bob Ritter.
Dan Arnold, Matt Gono and Brandon Zylstra are the newest Division III names to make NFL rosters, but Alex Tanney is on a Week 1 roster as well, along with others. Here's the full list.
With a plethora of starters returning from last year’s 6-2 squad, Middlebury has its sights set atop the NESCAC standings this fall. The Panthers welcome back several players in key positions, but will have some holes to fill on the offensive line.
Jared Lebowitz was drawn away from Vermont to pursue his football dreams. He felt the pull to come back home and is now waiting his turn to put up big numbers for Middlebury. More in Around the Northeast.
The Jumbos showed support for their teammate and his family's battle with Alzheimer's. Tufts players raised funds and awareness, then delivered a season-opening win on the road.
Ali Marpet was the star of Division III on draft day, but he's not the only rookie who made an active NFL roster. Here's a rundown of who you could see on Sundays this fall.
The bus barreling up I-95, through the small towns along Route 103 and up Route 7 back to Middlebury, Vt., was spilling over with euphoria. Middlebury had done something that nobody had done since 2001. But the bus had been just as excited on the way down as well.
Trinity (Conn.) had won 53 consecutive home games, dating to 2001, but Middlebury put an emphatic end to that streak on Saturday. Plus, Montclair took over first in the NJAC and Hiram picked up a fourth win for the first time since ...
Kyle Rudolph plays offensive line for Amherst, while his younger brother Ryan is on the Middlebury O-line. That makes for some interesting game days for this family from California.
Austin Lommen went from Boston College to Williams and Win Homer transferred from there to Middlebury. Going from a power conference to the eight-game NESCAC should be an interesting transition.
Derek Carrier and Jordan Gay are the new names in the league, which is a good reminder that the D-III players who make it in the NFL are often the most persistent.
Cornwall, Vermont native Ryan Paquette has joined the football coaching staff at Middlebury College. He will also serve as the department's strength and conditioning coach. Paquette comes to Middlebury from Maine Maritime Academy, where he served as the defensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach for the past two seasons.
It speaks volumes about Pete Carroll that he listened. It says even more about Steven Hauschka that he spoke up. With Seattle trailing 17-13 early in the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship Game, and facing a 4th-and-7 from the 49ers' 35-yard line, the Seahawks coach was about to send Hauschka out to try a 53-yard field goal.
Adding to his accolades off the football field, recent Middlebury graduate McCallum Foote (Newton, Mass.) was honored at the Vermont Chapter's National Football Foundation 2013 awards ceremony on the campus of Castleton State. Foote was a recipient of the chapter's Collegiate Scholar-Athlete Award.
Maintaining a strict routine and meditating to cope with stress are two of Middlebury graduate Steven Hauschka's keys to becoming a successful placekicker in the National Football League.
Seattle Seahawks’ kicker and Super Bowl Champion Steven Hauschka will visit his alma mater on April 17-18. The ’07 Middlebury graduate will be doing events both on and off campus over the two-day period. Hauschka will speak and be interviewed by Sports Illustrated senior writer Alex Wolff during a presentation on Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the McCullough Social Space on campus. The event is open to Middlebury College ID holders only, with free tickets available at the box office on April 3. A public event will take place on Friday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium at Middlebury Union High School with donations benefiting “Project Graduation”. A meet and greet will follow.
Former Middlebury College kicker Steven Hauschka ’07 has agreed to terms on a three-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks worth $9.15 million with $3.35 million guaranteed. Hauschka originally signed with Seattle in Sept. of 2011 after he was released by the Denver Broncos. He is now one of the top-10 highest-paid kickers in the NFL.
Middlebury football student-athlete McCallum Foote (Newton, Mass.) has been named one of just 29 fall male student-athletes from around the nation in all three divisions to be awarded a National Collegiate Athletic Association Postgraduate Scholarship.
Former Middlebury College kicker Steven Hauschka ’07 contributed a game-high 11 points to help lead the Seattle Seahawks to a 43-8 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The kicker became Middlebury's first team sport world champion since 1910 graduate Ray Fisher was a part of the Cincinnati Reds World Series team in 1919.
Super Bowl Media Day is an event that needs to be experienced to be believed. Hundreds of sports journalists, television personalities, and camera crews swarm, first to the tables topped with pastries, then to the players entering the arena. Out comes Richard Sherman, sardonically taking pictures of the media members flashing him with strobes; out comes quarterback Russell Wilson, all 5’10 and ¾’’ of him calm, cool, and collected; out comes head coach Pete Carroll, a jovial smile permanently fixed on his face. Behind them—and out of the glare from the jostling horde—is Seahawks’ kicker Steven Hauschka ’07.
Three members of the Middlebury College football team were honored when nationally-acclaimed D3football.com announced its four all-region teams. Senior quarterback McCallum Foote (Newton, Mass.) and senior offensive lineman Jack Allard (Natick, Mass.) were named to the first team, while senior tight end William Sadik-Khan (Chappaqua, N.Y.) was a third-team honoree. The threesome helped lead the team to a 7-1 mark in ’13, earning a share of the NESCAC Championship.
Middlebury College football quarterback McCallum Foote (Newton, Mass.) has been named one of four finalist for the 2013 Gagliardi Trophy given to the most outstanding football player in NCAA Division III by Jostens and the J-Club of Saint John's University of Minnesota. The Gagliardi Trophy, given annually since 1993, recognizes excellence in athletics, academics and community service. The award is named after John Gagliardi, Saint John's legendary Hall of Fame head football coach who retired in 2012 with 489 career victories, the most in college football history. The trophy will be presented on Wednesday, Dec. 18, in Salem, Va., at a banquet kicking-off a series of Division III Stagg Bowl championship events where the final four candidates will be on hand. Joining him as finalists are junior quarterback Kevin Burke from Mount Union (Ohio), senior linebacker Cole Klotz from Wisconsin-Whitewater and senior running back Octavias McKoy from Western Connecticut State.
Mount Union quarterback Kevin Burke, Middlebury quarterback McCallum Foote, UW-Whitewater linebacker Cole Klotz and Western Connecticut running back Octavias McKoy will be heading to Salem for the Gagliardi Trophy ceremony.
Former Panther football coach Mickey Heinecken will receive the George C. Carens Award for contributions to the game of football from the New England Football Writers. The All-New England team and several others will be honored at the annual banquet on Thursday, December 12, at the Montvale Plaza, in Stoneham, Mass. For more information, contact Dick Lipe at Bentley University at 781-891-2334. The award has been given annually since 1952.
Middlebury College tight end William Sadik-Khan (Chappaqua, N.Y.) has been named District I First-Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). He is just the fourth player in school history to earn the award, joining Paul Righi (Men’s Basketball in ’82), John Humphrey (Men’s Basketball in ’88) and Andrew Harris (Men’s Basketball in ’08). Sadik-Khan and his teammates finished the season with a 7-1 mark, earning a share of the NESCAC Championship.
North Park, Augustana register big wins
October 14, 2023North Park won a fourth game for the first time in 30 years, while Augustana beat Wash U in another CCIW showdown, King's handed Lebanon Valley its first conference loss and Middlebury snapped Trinity (Conn.)'s 15-game winning streak.
