GRANVILLE, Ohio (November 18, 2021) – 14 Denison University football players were named to the 2021 All-North Coast Athletic Conference postseason teams on Thursday morning, including six Big Red players on the first-team.

Trey Fabrocini, Trey Dawkins, Kevin Stone, Jeff Moore, Ryan Hallinan and Cory Swartzmiller were each named First-Team All-NCAC.

Trey Fabrocini, a sophomore running back from Lancaster, Ohio, started all 10 games and led the Big Red with 787 rushing yards on 151 attempts, good for an average of 5.2 yards per carry, and had 10 touchdowns on the ground while catching 20 passes for 178 yards and one touchdown. He eclipsed 100 rushing yards twice on the season, including a career-high 140 rushing yards during the season finale against Ohio Wesleyan University on November 13. He had three games on the season with two rushing touchdowns, but against the College of Wooster on October 23, he accounted for three touchdowns as he punched one touchdown in on the ground, secured his first career touchdown catch and also completed his only career pass for a nine-yard touchdown. It was the first all-conference recognition for Fabrocini, who led the NCAC in rushing touchdowns, ranked second in both total rushing yards and rushing yards per game, and was third in yards per carry. He was also fifth in the conference in total points (66), points per game (6.6), total all-purpose yards (965) and all-purpose yards per game (96.5).

Trey Dawkins, a senior offensive lineman from Evanston, Illinois, earned his second straight first-team all-conference honor after starting all 10 games at left tackle and helping Denison rush for 2,112 yards and 25 touchdowns. In all, the Big Red rushing attack finished first in the NCAC in total rushing yards, rushing yards per game (211.2), rushing yards per attempt and rushing touchdowns, and was 30th in all of NCAA Division III in rushing yards per game.

Kevin Stone, a junior offensive lineman from Anderson, Ohio, started all 10 games (9 at left guard, 1 at right tackle) on the season and earned his first career all-conference recognition.

Jeff Moore, a sophomore inside linebacker from Richmond, Virginia, started all 10 games and led the Big Red with 93 total tackles and was third on the team with six tackles for loss. He recorded double-digit tackles five times on the season and a had a career-high 15 tackles during Denison's season opener at Ohio Northern University on September 4. In addition to leading the NCAC in total tackles and tackles per game (9.3), Moore was third in the conference in both solo tackles (49) and assisted tackles (44), and was 23rd in tackles for loss. In all of NCAA Division III, Moore was 43rd in tackles per game.

Ryan Hallinan, a senior safety from Westerville, Ohio, also started all 10 games and was named first-team all-conference for the first time in his career while earning his second all-conference award overall after being named to the second-team as a sophomore in 2019. Hallinan finished the season second on the team with 54 total tackles, added a team-high two interceptions, and had one fumble recovery. He recorded a new career-best 12 tackles at DePauw University on October 30. In all of the NCAC, Hallinan was ninth in interceptions, 24th in solo tackles (31), 26th in total tackles, 28th in tackles per game (5.4) and 38th in assisted tackles (23).

Cory Swartzmiller, a fifth-year cornerback from Lexington, Ohio, started all 10 games and earned his first career all-conference recognition after finishing the season with 30 total tackles and a team-high 10 pass breakups. In all of the NCAC, Swartzmiller was tied for second in pass breakups and was 71st in solo tackles (20) and 89th in total tackles.

Six more Big Red players were named Second-Team All-NCAC, including Brian Stone, Sean McCafferty, Pat Kramer, Francis Fay, Clay Denstorff and Joey Muncie.

Brian Stone, a junior center from Anderson, Ohio, started all 10 games and like his brother, earned his first career all-conference recognition.

Sean McCafferty, a fifth-year offensive lineman from Cincinnati, Ohio, makes it four Big Red offensive linemen to earn all-conference in 2021. McCafferty started nine games at right tackle and was named second-team all-conference for the second time in a row.

Pat Kramer, a fifth-year place kicker from Chicago, Illinois, earns his second straight second-team all-conference recognition and third all-conference award overall after also being named honorable mention as a freshman in 2017. Kramer finished 2021 with 76 points after making all 43 of his extra point attempts and 11 of his 15 field goal tries, including a career-long make of 45 yards at Oberlin College on September 18. The 11 made field goals were a career-best in one season for Kramer, who was 3-for-3 on field goals and scored 12 total points against Wabash College on October 2. Kramer was a perfect 8-for-8 on extra point tries twice during the season, and made six or more PAT's in one game four times. Adding to his already-spectacular numbers, Kramer finished his Denison career with 119 consecutive made PAT attempts dating back to the 2018 season, 189 total made PAT's, and 36 made field goals, which is a school record in all three categories. He also finished second all-time in scoring in program history with 296 career points. In the NCAC, Kramer was first in total points and points per game (7.6), was tied for first in made field goals and longest made field goal, and was third in made extra point kicks. In all of NCAA Division III, Kramer was tied for ninth in field goals per game (1.10).

Francis Fay, a fifth-year outside linebacker from Glencoe, Illinois, started in all nine games he played in this season and earned his first career all-conference recognition after finishing third on the team with a career-high 48 tackles and adding 3.5 tackles for loss, all while forcing a team-best three fumbles on the year. In the NCAC, Fay was tied for first in forced fumbles and was 20th in tackles per game (6.0), 33rd in solo tackles (29), 39th in total tackles, 46th in tackles for loss, and 52nd in assisted tackles (19). In all of NCAA Division III, he was 20th in forced fumbles per game (0.33).

Clay Denstorff, a junior defensive end from Perrysburg, Ohio, started all 10 games and earned his first career all-conference recognition after finishing fourth on the team with 46 total tackles and leading the squad with 13 tackles for loss and an awesome 9.5 sacks, all to go along with two forced fumbles. In the NCAC, Denstorff was tied for first in sacks, was second in sack yardage (57), was tied for third in forced fumbles, and was fourth in tackles for loss, 39th in solo tackles (27), 44th in total tackles, 49th in tackles per game (4.6), and 52nd in assisted tackles (19). In all of NCAA Division III, he was 25th in sacks per game (.95).

Joey Muncie, a senior defensive end from Sugar Grove, Ohio, also started in all 10 games and also earned his first career all-conference recognition after finishing with 24 tackles, nine tackles for loss and six sacks. In all of the NCAC, Muncie was eighth in sacks, ninth in sack yardage (38), 10th in tackles for loss, and was 91st in solo tackles (16).

Last but not least, named to the Honorable Mention All-NCAC team from the Big Red were Andrew Blanchard and Jaylin Epps.

Andrew Blanchard, a senior running back from Scituate, Massachusetts, was named all-conference for the first time in his career after playing in all 10 games and finishing second on the team with 118 rushes for 630 yards (5.3 yards per rush) and nine touchdowns, including scoring a touchdown in each of the final eight games of the season. He ran for over 120 yards twice on the year. Blanchard ranked second in the NCAC in both yards per carry and touchdowns, and was fifth in total yards and sixth in yards per game. He was also 11th in total points (54), 12th in points per game (5.4), 21st in total all-purpose yards (636) and 24th in all-purpose yards per game (63.6) in the conference.

Jaylin Epps, a freshman return specialist from Cordele, Georgia, had 18 kickoff returns for 405 yards (22.50 yards per return) and three punt returns for 65 yards (21.67 yards per return). Against Wabash on October 2, Epps returned the opening kickoff of the second half 93 yards for his first career touchdown. Epps was third in the NCAC in kickoff return yards and average yards per return, and was fourth in punt return yards.

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