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Football All-Conference 2016

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Schemm Named Empire 8 Special Teams Player of the Year

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Empire 8 Conference released its football all-conference teams on Wednesday afternoon and six members of the Ithaca College squad were recognized, including junior Jordan Schemm, who was named Special Teams Player of the Year.

Schemm, a first-team selection as a corner back and return specialist, led the Empire 8 in punt returns with an average of 17.1 yards per return. He recorded 257 total yards on 15 returns with a long of 60 yards for a touchdown. On kickoffs, Schemm averaged 27.7 yards per return for a total of 443 yards.  Schemm is the third Bomber to be honored as Special Teams Player of the Year joining previous recipients Andrew Rogowski (2010 and Dan Ruffrage (2011).

Schemm led Ithaca in all-purpose yards with 700, and on the defensive side of the ball, he notched 13 pass breakups, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries (one for a touchdown) and a forced fumble, to go along with 46 total tackles.

Also finding a spot on the first-team was junior linebacker Dan Loizos. Loizos paced the Bombers' defense with 104 total tackles in 10 games played, with eight for a loss and 2.5 sacks. He also forced and recovered a fumble this season. On October 1 in a 23-14 victory over Utica, Loizos recorded 20 tackles, which culminated with a spot on the D3football.com Team of the Week.

On the second-team was junior linebacker Kenny Bradley. Bradley, the 2014 Rookie of the Year, ranked second on the team with 90 tackles, to go along with three pass breakups, two interceptions, a forced fumble and fumble recovery. He also tallied 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.

Three Bombers earned honorable mention distinction – senior lineman Joe Vandenbos, junior fullback Brad Helmkamp and sophomore linebacker Pat Minogue.

Vandenbos started all 10 games at tackle this season and paved the way for running backs Tristan Brown and Evan Skea to amass 823 yards and six touchdowns.

Helmkamp caught 13 passes out of the backfield this season for 120 yards, including a long of 30. His season-high of 44 yards came against Utica, and he also had three catches for 31 yards against Buffalo State.

Minogue was tops on the team with 18 tackles for loss and five sacks. He also finished the season with 70 tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. Minogue was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week after his performance against Union to open the season. The Manorville, N.Y. native had nine tackles, three tackles for loss, a sack, forced fumble and interception in the win.

Ithaca's Sportsman of the Year went to senior quarterback Wolfgang Shafer. Shafer, a captain on the team, threw for 1,833 yards and 17 touchdowns. He completed 59.1-percent of his passes (137-for-232) and averaged 183.3 yards per game. Shafer posted three games this season in which he completed more than 70-percent of his passes.

Players Mentioned

Kenny Bradley

#56 Kenny Bradley

LB
5' 11"
Junior
Tristan Brown

#33 Tristan Brown

RB
5' 7"
Junior
Brad Helmkamp

#36 Brad Helmkamp

FB
5' 10"
Junior
Dan Loizos

#40 Dan Loizos

LB
5' 11"
Junior
Pat Minogue

#48 Pat Minogue

P/LB
6' 0"
Sophomore
Jordan Schemm

#1 Jordan Schemm

DB
5' 9"
Junior
Wolfgang Shafer

#12 Wolfgang Shafer

QB
6' 1"
Senior
Evan Skea

#35 Evan Skea

RB
6' 1"
Junior
Joe Vandenbos

#74 Joe Vandenbos

OL
6' 3"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Kenny Bradley

#56 Kenny Bradley

5' 11"
Junior
LB
Tristan Brown

#33 Tristan Brown

5' 7"
Junior
RB
Brad Helmkamp

#36 Brad Helmkamp

5' 10"
Junior
FB
Dan Loizos

#40 Dan Loizos

5' 11"
Junior
LB
Pat Minogue

#48 Pat Minogue

6' 0"
Sophomore
P/LB
Jordan Schemm

#1 Jordan Schemm

5' 9"
Junior
DB
Wolfgang Shafer

#12 Wolfgang Shafer

6' 1"
Senior
QB
Evan Skea

#35 Evan Skea

6' 1"
Junior
RB
Joe Vandenbos

#74 Joe Vandenbos

6' 3"
Senior
OL