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MEAC ANNOUNCES 2015 FOOTBALL ALL-MEAC AWARDS
N.C. A&T State’s Cohen and Parker, SCSU’s Hargrave, and NCCU’s Dorrel McClain Earn Top Conference Honors
B-CU’s Sims Selected as Coach of the Year
NORFOLK, Va., November 30, 2015 – North Carolina A&T State running back Tarik Cohen was selected as the Mid-
Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Offensive Player of the Year and Javon Hargrave of South Carolina State earned
Defensive Player of the Year honors, as voted on by the MEAC’s head football coaches and sports information directors. Both student-athletes received the top honors just one year ago.
North Carolina Central’s Dorrel McClain earned Rookie of the Year honors and North Carolina A&T State’s Brandon
Parker was selected as the Offensive Lineman of the Year.
First-year head coach Terry Sims of Bethune-Cookman was selected as the Coach of the Year. Sims guided the
Wildcats to a share of the MEAC title, including a 9-2 overall finish and 7-1 mark in conference play. The Wildcats were victorious over local rival Florida A&M 35-14 in their final game of the season to secure their stake in the conference title. The Wildcats led the MEAC in several statistical categories, including scoring offense (31.4 avg/g), total offense (445.0 avg/g), rushing offense (191.8 yds./g), pass offense (253.2 avg/g), and pass efficiency (164.1 effic.). They also hold top 10 positions in the FCS in passing yards per completion (6 th ), team passing efficiency (3 rd ).
B-CU entered the STATS FCS Top 25 poll in the final ranking of the season (25 th ) and have slowly climbed the FCS
Coaches Poll with a 21 st spot following the last game of the regular season.
Junior Tarik Cohen of North Carolina A&T State led the MEAC in rushing and recorded his third straight 1,000 yard season with 1,248 total yards to help the Aggies secure a share of the conference title. He became the Aggies alltime leading rusher in less than three full seasons (3,736 yards) and accounted for his third-straight yearly conference honor having earned Rookie of the Year along with the top offensive honor in his first two seasons. He ranks seventh in the nation in rushing yards per game (113.5 avg.) and rushing yards and 14 th in rushing touchdowns (12.0). He also leads the MEAC in all-purpose yards (130.73 avg.), 22 nd in the nation. Cohen was named third-team preseason All-American (STATS) and honored as a 2015 FCS FAB 50 by the College Sporting
News. He received two conference player of the week honors and was a finalist for the STATS Inc., Offensive Player of the Year.
South Carolina State’s Javon Hargrave adds his second consecutive Defensive Player of the Year honor after aiding the team to a 6-2 conference finish and 7-4 overall mark. He was selected as the Preseason All-MEAC Defensive
Player of the Year and named to the FCS Stats Preseason All-American First-Team. He earned national FCS player of the week honors (STATS Inc.), Boxtorow National Defensive Player of the Week, and Stats FCS National Defensive
Player of the Week honors, He leads the MEAC in sacks (5 th in FCS) and is second in tackles for loss (5 th in FCS). He recorded 59 total tackles (43 solo), 13 sacks, and 20 tackles.
As a freshman, North Carolina Central’s Dorrel McClain led his team in rushing (958 yards) and ranked second in the MEAC (87.1 avg.). He also finished second in all-purpose yards in the MEAC averaging 108.0 yards per game.
He garnered the MEAC’s Rookie of the Week honor three times this season and was a finalist for the STATs Inc.
Freshman of the Year honor. As a freshman McClain averaged 5.6 yards per carry and eight touchdowns. Also, he caught 13 passes for 171 yards and a touchdown.
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North Carolina A&T State’s Brandon Parker started in every game this season for the Aggies. He paved the way for the second leading scoring offense (30.0 avg/g) and second top rushing offense (178.2 avg/g). He did not allow a single sack through 11 games and was not called for a penalty all season. He shouldered the offensive line that accounted for 3,902 total offensive yards including 1,960 yards on the ground. The sophomore added 4.32 pancakes per contest.
North Carolina Central finished with 13 student-athletes to be recognized to the three MEAC post-season teams.
South Carolina State finished with 12 with Bethune-Cookman and North Carolina A&T State with 10 apiece. B-CU and N.C. A&T State received the most first-team honors with five student-athletes each.
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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) - 2015 Football All-Conference Teams
Offensive Players of the Year: Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T State
Defensive Player of the Year: Javon Hargrave, South Carolina State
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Brandon Parker, North Carolina A&T State
Rookie of the Year: Dorrel McClain, North Carolina Central
Coach of the Year: Terry Sims, Bethune-Cookman
First Team
Pos.
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
C
OL
OL
P
PK
RS
Second Team
Pos.
QB
RB
DL
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
OL
OL
DEFENSE
Pos.
DL
DL
DL
RB
WR
WR
TE*
TE*
TE*
C
OL
OL
OL
OL
DEFENSE
Pos.
DL
DL
Name
Quentin Williams
Tarik Cohen
Dorrel McClain
Jawill Davis
Twarn Mixon
Tammarrick Hemmingway
Carl Jones
Dariusz Bladek
Brandon Parker
Torian White
Javarius Leamon
Name
Javon Hargrave
Miles Grooms
Gabriel Sherrod
Marquis Ragland
Deon King
Darius Leonard
Robert Way
Tony McRae
C.J. Moore
Marquis Drayton
D’Metrius Williams
Christian Kinney
Nigel Macauley
Khris Gardin
Cl. r-Sr.
Jr.. r-Fr. r-So. r-Jr. r-Sr. r-Jr.
Sr. r-So.
Sr. r-Jr.
Cl.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr. r-Jr.
Sr. r-So. r-Sr.
Sr.
Sr. r-Sr.
Sr. r-Jr..
Fr.
So.
School
Bethune-Cookman
Bethune-Cookman
Hampton
South Carolina State
North Carolina Central
Hometown
Tampa, Fla.
North Carolina A&T State Bunn, N.C.
North Carolina Central Cary, N.C.
Miami, Fla.
Charlotte, N.C.
Loris, S.C.
Nashville, Tenn.
Bethune-Cookman Kissimmee, Fla.
North Carolina A&T State Kannapolis, N.C.
Hampton
South Carolina State
School
South Carolina State
Hampton
Delaware State
Inglewood, Calif.
Woodruff, S.C.
Hometown
Salisbury, N.C.
Richmond, Va.
Perryville, Md.
North Carolina A&T State Fayetteville, N.C.
Norfolk State Reston, Va.
South Carolina State
Bethune-Cookman
Lakeview, S.C.
Belle Glade, Fla.
North Carolina A&T State Laurinburg, N.C.
North Carolina Central Raleigh, N.C.
Bethune-Cookman
Norfolk State
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Virginia Beach, Va.
Hampton
North Carolina Central
Williamsburg, Va.
Fayetteville, N.C.
North Carolina A&T State Morganton, N.C.
Name
David Watford
Anthony Jordan
Jalen Simmons
Taquan West
Denzel Keyes
Nathan Scruggs
Myles Williams
Ja-Quan Lumas
Michael Young
Clevonne Davis
Desmond Cooper
Mike Phillips
Toree Boyd
Name
Angelo Keyes
Reggie Owens
Cl.
Gr.
Gr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr. r-Sr. r-Sr. r-So. r-Jr.
Sr. r-Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Cl. r-Jr.
Sr.
School
Hampton
Bethune-Cookman
North Carolina Central
Norfolk State
Howard
Hometown
Hampton, Va.
Atlanta, Ga.
South Carolina State
South Carolina State
Charlotte, N.C.
Lexington, S.C.
North Carolina A&T State Kinston, N.C.
North Carolina Central Jacksonville, Fla.
Howard
Bethune-Cookman
Hampton
North Carolina Central
Perris, Calif.
Orlando, Fla.
Atlanta, Ga.
Miramar, Fla.
Stafford, Va.
Virginia Beach, Va.
Miami, Fla.
School Hometown
North Carolina A&T State Kinston, N.C.
South Carolina State Statesboro, Ga.
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Third Team
Pos.
QB
RB
RB
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
P
*PK
*PK
LB
LB
*LB
*LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
P
PK
RS
*Indicates Tie
OL
OL
OL
OL
WR
WR
TE
C
DEFENSE
Pos.
DL
DL
DL
DL
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Richard Mitchell
James Settles
Denzel Jones
Donald Smith
Jordan Miles
Chris Pauling
Ryan Smith
Antonio Hamilton
Travon Hunt
Jack Fleck
Jack Fleck
Chase Varnadore
Ryan Smith
Sr. r-Sr. r-Sr. r-Sr. r-Jr.
Sr. r-Sr. r-Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr. r-Sr. r-Sr.
North Carolina Central
South Carolina State
Southhaven, Miss.
McCormick, S.C.
North Carolina A&T State Greensboro, N.C.
Bethune-Cookman Tampa, Fla.
North Carolina Central
South Carolina State
North Carolina Central
South Carolina State
Woodbridge, Va.
High Point, N.C.
Upper Marlboro, Md.
Johnston, S.C.
Howard
Howard
Howard
Florida A&M
Lawndale, N.C.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Tallahassee, Fla.
North Carolina Central Upper Marlboro, Md.
Name
Malcolm Bell
Michael Jones
Christopher Dukes
Isaac White
Montavious Williams
N/A
Dominique Woods
Zachary Giles
Cooper Clarkin
Sean Fogarty
Devon Stainrod
Name
Chris Lee
Michael Neal
Charles Owens
Damon Gresham-Chisolm
Joshua Thorne
Malik Harris
Akil Blount
Dayshawn Taylor
Marquis Boyan
Peterson Janvier
Craig Johnson
Dalonte Hall
Jonathan Cagle
Tyler Scandrett
Darius Banks
Cl. r-Jr.
Jr. r-Sr.
Cl.
So.
Sr. r-Sr.
Sr.
Sr. r-Jr.
Jr. r-Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Sr. r-So.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
So.
School
North Carolina Central
Bethune-Cookman
Hampton
Hometown
Richmond, Va.
Sarasota, Fla.
Mobile, Ala.
Norfolk State
Florida A&M
Morgan State
North Carolina Central
Morgan State
Savannah State
Savannah State
Portsmouth, Va.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Skyline, Texas
Durham, N.C.
Middleton, Conn.
Savannah, Ga.
Baltimore, Md.
School
Norfolk State
Hometown
Woodbridge, Va.
North Carolina A&T State Greensboro, N.C.
Hampton Upper Marlboro, Md.
Howard Covington, Ga.
Hampton
Delaware State
Florida A&M
South Carolina State
Oxon Hill, Md.
Washington, D.C.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Lincolnton, Ga.
North Carolina A&T State Columbia, S.C.
Morgan State Immokalee, Fla.
Howard
Morgan State
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Fort Washington, Md.
Bethune-Cookman
South Carolina State
Hampton
Pensacola, Fla.
Barnesville, Ga.
Newport News, Va.
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