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Temi Ajirotutu, Luke Colella and Pat McQuaide be part of repeat unanimous choice Shane Hartzell on the checklist
VILLANOVA, Pa. — A quartet of Wildcats landed on this yr’s PhillySIDA Educational All-Space squad as Temi Ajirotutu, Luke Colella, Shane Hartzell and Pat McQuaide earned point out on the checklist launched Friday.
It is the 18th straight yr that a number of ‘Cats have obtained the honour and retains VU’s streak alive of not less than one soccer choice in yearly for the reason that awards began in 2005, with Villanova tying for second this season for many alternatives from a single faculty.
The VU honorees are highlighted by Hartzell, who was a repeat alternative from final yr’s checklist in addition to a unanimous choice. The First Group All-CAA linebacker and Villanova’s chief in tackles, TFLs, sacks and hurries was considered one of simply 4 unanimous picks this yr. The Perkasie native holds a 3.89 in his graduate program and was named a Buck Buchanan award finalist and a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy in his senior yr of eligibility.
Ajirotutu makes his first look on the PhillySIDA honorees after being named First Group All-CAA, beginning all 13 video games at left guard as considered one of two crew captains. The graduate pupil from Queens maintains a 3.54 in his counseling grasp’s diploma and lately performed in his fiftieth profession recreation as a Wildcat.
Colella earned the accolade throughout his first yr on the Most important Line after transferring in from Princeton, being named Second Group All-CAA as Villanova’s main receiver. The western PA product is nearing 1,000 yards as a Wildcat with a team-best 68 receptions along with carrying a 3.67 grade level common at VU.
McQuaide rounded out this yr’s Villanova alternatives after an All-CAA Honorable Point out marketing campaign the place he is thrown for over 2,700 yards and 23 touchdowns after transferring in from Nicholls. The graduate quarterback has a 3.80 GPA in his training grasp’s, and in only one season he ranks in this system’s prime 20 for nearly each passing class.
Ajirotutu, Colella, Hartzell, McQuaide and the Wildcats will participate in an NCAA quarterfinal matchup on Saturday afternoon, squaring off with Tarleton State at 12:00 p.m. Japanese from Stephenville, Texas.
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